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Month: February 2021

savory hamantaschen
Appetizers, Israeli, Pastries & Breads, Purim

Savory hamantaschen

Purim is all about the sweets. After all, what could be better than celebrating the saving of the Jewish people […]

Ashkenazi cholent
Ashkenazi, Grains & Legumes, Main course, Overnight dishes, Polish, Shabbat

Ashkenazi cholent – Shabbat overnight stew

When I was growing up in Israel, every shabbat afternoon was spent at my Polish grandmother’s, Rachel. As we sat […]

Moroccan s’heena/s’cheena (hamin)
Main course, Moroccan, Overnight dishes, Shabbat

Moroccan chickpea and meat Shabbat stew (adafina/s’heena)

Moroccan and Tunisian adafina (or dafina, t’feena, s’heena, s’cheena) is a dish of chickpea, meat and vegetables that is cooked […]

z'houg yemeni salsa
Dips, pickles and relishes, Yemeni, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Yemeni green Z’houg (chili pepper and cilantro salsa)

Just how spicy should the z’houg be is really up to you and much you can tolerate. The original z’houg […]

jachnun
Breakfast, Overnight dishes, Pastries & Breads, Shabbat, Yemeni

Yemenite overnight pastry rolls (jachnun)

In 2023, Tel Aviv celebrated its first ever Jachnun Festival. Celebrity pastry chefs, jachnun joints and hungry crowds gathered at […]

Hungarian poppy seed crescent (kifli)
Cakes and cookies, Hungarian, Purim

Hungarian poppy seed crescents (kifli)

The classic filling for these yeast dough crescents is poppy seeds cooked in milk and honey. The yeast in the […]

Hamantaschen variety: Salted peanuts and caramel, halva-Nutella and birthday cake
Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Purim

Salted peanuts and caramel hamantaschen

Hamantaschen are the new soufganiyot! Take a stroll through the many pastry shops in Israel these days before Purim and […]