Arabic meat pies

I try to keep my food blog only about Algerian/ Moroccan and North African cuisine in general, but when something as memorable as these lit...

If you’re not grinding the meat yourself (me either!), ask the butcher to grind it coarsely, since it’s not typically available pre-ground. If you can't get coarse ground meat, standard ground meat will do! Fatayar freezes well in a zip lock freezer bag and can be reheated from frozen in a 250 degree oven. Serve fatayar warm or room temperature as an appetizer, or for a meal with a salad. Makes about 24-30 fatayar.

Remember a while back when I talked about starting a gratitude or smile journal? Well I thought I would take Natalie’s example and making it part of my posts. I won’t promise it to be a…

Lebanese Lahm Bi Ajeen, Open-faced Meat Pie (Sfiha) recipe, the authentic pastry! Seasoned ground beef mixed with onions and tomatoes.

Lebanese sfeeha or sometime called lahm bi ajeen, which basically means lamb in dough, are amazing little meat pies that full of flavor and simply delicious. The dough is basically like a pizza dough and

Mini open beef pies with tomato, onion and spices

One time, my grandmother Teta Nabiha came to visit us in France. She marvelled at the flowers growing by the side of the streets and how clean everything was. She went into the kitchen and in no time at all fixed some sfeeha for us. I watched her stretch the little balls of dough with...Read More »

If you like Middle Eastern food you are going to love this shortcut Lebanese meat pie recipe. Made with storebought mini naan bread, you can make these delicious pies in just 20 minutes!

Lebanese closed meat pies with filling of meat, onions, tomatoes and spices.