Welcome to Easy Mediterranean Dishes, your destination for authentic Egyptian and Mediterranean recipes made simple for home cooks.
If you walk into a local juice shop in Cairo on a hot day, you might find more than fresh juices on the menu: colorful bowls of fruit salad tossed with sweet, chilled mango juice. Growing up in Egypt, this simple treat was known as …
If you know anything about me, you know that my absolute favorite way to spend a lazy afternoon is with a hot cup of mint tea and a slice of simple, unfussy cake. While I am deeply loyal to the desserts I grew up eating …
I still remember walking through the busy streets of Cairo craving something sweet, and heading straight to the nearest Labban, or milk shop, for a little cup of chilled Egyptian Mahalabia. Growing up in Egypt, these bright, bustling dairy shops were part of everyday life, …
If you tell an old Egyptian grandmother that you’re making Vegan Basbousa, she might look at you like you’ve lost your mind! Traditional Egyptian basbousa is famous for its rich, buttery crumb made with ghee and dairy, but this plant-based version delivers the same irresistibly …
If you grew up in Egypt like I did, the sight of those bright orange apricot leather sheets hitting the shelves meant one thing: Ramadan was here! Qamar Al Din pudding, or Meshmesheya as we lovingly call it back home, is one of my favorite …
There is something so comforting about a bowl of rich, creamy Egyptian rice pudding. Growing up in Cairo, we didn’t make rice pudding at home very often. Instead, Roz Bel Laban was a special treat we would buy fresh from the local Laban—the traditional neighborhood …
If you want to fill your home with the warm, comforting aroma of a Middle Eastern bakery, these vegan date pinwheel cookies are such a special treat! Growing up, I loved watching my mother roll out soft pastry dough, spread it with sweet date paste, …
Bring the sweet, festive spirit of an Egyptian Eid celebration straight to your kitchen with these Egyptian Betefour Cookies! Also known as Egyptian petit fours, these delicate butter cookies have a light, crisp, melt-in-your-mouth texture and are filled with sweet apricot jam, dipped in chocolate, …