Month: August 2019

Cauliflower salad with tahini and Za'atar
Arab, Israeli, Kitniyot (legume), Lebanese, Palestinian, Passover, Salads, Vegetables, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Cauliflower, Tahini and Za’atar Salad

This salad is a variation of a classic Palestinian salad of cauliflower and tahini. Za’atar is a Palestinian spice mix. […]

Appetizers, Georgian, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Tu BiShvat, Vegetables

Georgian stuffed eggplant rolls (Nigvziani Badrijani)

Nigvziani Badrijani combines everything that’s good about the Georgian cuisine, including eggplant, walnuts, cilantro and pomegranate. It is truly an […]

Georgian, Grains & Legumes, Kitniyot (legume), Passover, Shabbat

Georgian kidney beans and walnut stew (Lobio Nigvzit)

 This is a quick (speedy!) version of the Georgian classic stew of kidney beans with walnuts. It is usually prepared […]

Ashkenazi, Israeli, Rosh Hashanah, Soups, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

Quick Kreplach with a trick in pho-chicken soup

You could always tell the time of year by looking at my Polish grandmother Rachel’s chicken soup: If it was […]

Couscous soup
Feature story, Grains & Legumes, Main course, Moroccan, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Tunisian, Vegetables, Yom Kippur

The Power of Couscous

Einat Admony is an Israeli chef known for her modern and irreverent interpretations of Middle Eastern cuisine. Her “everyday cauliflower,” […]

Cakes and cookies, Feature story, Italian, Rosh Hashanah

Italian Rosh Hashanah cake: Sfratto Dei Goym (Eviction of the Goyim)

On a trip to Tuscany in 2011, I visited Pitigliano, a small medieval town located on a tuff hill in […]