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Month: May 2021

Okra, oregano and feta salad on tomato gazpacho
Appetizers, Israeli, Salads, Shavuot, Vegetables, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Okra, oregano and feta salad on tomato gazpacho

A spring to summer salad, when okra and tomatoes are at their peak (although it’s fine to use frozen okra.) […]

arayes pita with kebab
Arab, Lebanese, Main course, Palestinian, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Grilled pita with kebab (arayes)

 Arayes is a Lebanese and Palestinian street food of grilled pita bread that stuffed in lamb kebab mixture and served […]

fish stuffed artichokes with fava bean in wine sauce
Israeli, Kitniyot (legume), Main course, Moroccan, Passover, Shavuot

Fish kebab with artichoke and fava bean

Spring is a wonderful time, if only for fresh artichoke and fava bean. Stuffed artichoke bottoms, with either ground meat […]

pastelikos with feta
Appetizers, Balkan, Breakfast, Bulgarian, Pastries & Breads, Sephardi, Shavuot

Bulgarian pastelikos with feta

Pastelikos are a type of borek, filled pastries that originate from the Ottoman Empire and have been popular ever since […]

Iraqi Kahi kahee for Shavuot
Iraqi, Pastries & Breads, Shavuot

Iraqi crepes for shavuot (kahi)

Kahi is a Iraqi puff-pastry-like crepe (similar to the Yemeni malawach) that is a specialty of Shavuot. Traditionally, kahi is […]

Tomato quiche
Breakfast, Israeli, Italian, Pastries & Breads, Shavuot, Vegetables

Tomato quiche

A great addition for the Shavuot table, but also for every brunch. Just add a small tomato salad or green […]

Siete Cielos challah (seven heavens challah)
Greek, Pastries & Breads, Sephardi, Shavuot

Seven heavens challah for Shavuot

Not as glorious as Rosh Hashanah, not as holy as Yom Kippur, and lacking that perfect timing of Passover, right […]