1846. Arayes Sprial Skewers

Arayes is a classic Arabian snack, and presenting them as spirals on a skewer is novel and innovative. I served it with a side of kefir ranch dip, and it was delicious. 

1823. Seaweed Roasted Cashew

A salty and sweet snack that tastes delicious. Seaweed is not only rich in iron, but it interestingly also helps to stabilize female hormones.

1628. Peanut Butter Oat Balls

With a black coffee first thing in the morning, these peanut butter oat balls are a feel-good way to start your day. Loaded with hidden nutrients, they taste more of a treat than a service for your health. 

929. Apple Peanut Butter Granola Snacks

This is a very popular snack that can also be a breakfast coming from the North Americas and trickling to the rest of the world: fresh apple slices are used like a toast of bread, spread generously with a nut butter (peanut butter is typical, but any nut or seed butter would do), and sprinkled with granola.

713. Cheesy Olive Baguettes

Are bread and sheep the oldest foods known to man?
Bread, at any rate, is one thing no society can live without, so it comes as no surprise the sheer variety and embellishments created using bread.

682. Raw Nuts and Dried Fruit Snack

The other day I was super-busy with no time to sit and eat.

523. Pea Popcorn

This is supposed to be a healthy alternative to popcorn, but I actually preferred it to popcorn!

383. Zaatar Popcorn

I learned how to make popped corn from Donald Duck.
Truly.

288. Spinach Artichoke Dip

Spinach-Artichoke dip would always be the first thing I order when dining in a place that serves it.
I can't find any information where the dish originated from, but since it contains artichokes, I'm assuming it's got Italian or French roots.
I honestly don't know why I never tried making it at home. I think I might have thought I'd never make it as good. I was right: I made it even better to the point that I never again order this dip out.

279. Roasted Rosemary Chestnuts

We can't let December pass without hearty roasted chestnuts can we?!
Without roasted chestnuts, it would be like winter never came.
My favorite method included a single ingredient: chestnuts. I would score them with an X, and dry-fry them covered in a pot over the stove.

268. Zaatar Pinwheel Bites

The zaatar fest continues!
After Zaatar Manaeesh, Zaatar Swirl Buns, and Zaatar Toasties, I found Zaatar Pinwheel Bites!
These nuggets of zaatar are a creation of Taste of Beirut, who enjoys them for breakfast and at all hours of the day. Highly recommended to follow suite ;)
This zaatar recipe, although very similar in concept to the other zaatar rec

265. Zait wa Zaatar: Zaatar Toasties

Zeit wa zaatar (زيت و زعتر) is a tale as old as time. It literally translates to oil and zaatar. I always use olive oil, but you can use what you want.
It really is too simple, but merits a mention nevertheless.
My mother (الله يرحمها) used to feed it to us as children, always saying how it sharpens the mind and memory.
I didn't mind zaatar as a child. Now as an adult, I actually crave it.

252. Pear and Blue Cheese Crostini

I could live on appetizers and side dishes.
And dessert.
Don't you find the best part of a meal are the apps and the sides?
And dessert.
Appetizers can easily contain all the food groups, rendering the main dish moot in my opinion.

244. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

The spicy pumpkin roast left me with some beautiful pearly white pumpkin seeds, perfect for roasting and nibbling on for a snack or salty fix.

241. Spanish Tomato Bruschetta

Crostini and bruschetta are often used interchangeably. Both consist of toasted bread sliced topped with anything that appeals to the imagination. The main difference between the two is that bruschetta is rubbed with garlic and olive oil before grilling or toasting, whereas crostini forgo the garlic step.

215. Meat Sambousak

Sambousak, aka samosa, is of an Indian origin I believe, and the wonderful thing about them is that they can be filled with almost anything: meat, chicken, shellfish, or vegetarian. Sort of like kubba.

174. Emmental Cheese Balls

These little golden cheese nuggets are courtesy of Bernard's kitchen, where he served them with some cold soup. No mistake, these emmental balls are good, but a teeny bit on the bland side eaten by themselves, so they do need a little dipping sauce on the side, like pizza sauce for instance. Or even just a couple of drops of hot sauce really does the trick. This recipe yielded 50 balls.

101. Roasted Chickpea Snack

Roasted chickpeas make for a light and healthy snack.
Once cooled, they become so crunchy, they can easily rival popcorn.

72. Guacamole

I'm not the biggest fan of Mexican food... is that bad? I never crave it, and if it were right there, I would probably choose something else over it. That may be because I was never really properly introduced to it, but there it is.

52. Arayes

Arayes are basically a minced meat and vegetable mixture, spread in a pita bread, and grilled. They are Arab in origin, and like many Arab dishes, several variants exist according to the country.