Tu B’Av, which started as a national matchmaking day in the times of the second temple, has turned into a […]
Month: July 2021
Moroccan eggplant salad (zaalouk)
Zaalouk is a member of the large family of Middle Eastern eggplant salads. In here, the eggplant is roasted and […]
Eggplant and goat cheese lasagna
This recipe is not a traditional one in Italy, and I came up with it as another way to use […]
Fava bean salad with tahini
Foul mudammas (or ful medames, or foul) is an Egyptian stew of cooked small dried fava beans with lemon juice, […]
Turkish lentil and bulgar patties (Mercimek köftesi)
Lentil dishes are common for time of mourning, like shiva and Tisha B’Av. Their round shape symbolizes the circle of […]
lentils and rice (mejadra)
The fast of Tisha B’Av commemorates multiple tragedies in the Jewish history. The destructions of the first and second temples, […]
Food and Death: A Look at the Tasty and Tearful Tradition of Jewish Mourning
For American Jews, bagel platters may be the most common food served after a funeral or during the shivah (the […]
Jewish supra – a feast from the Jewish Georgian cuisine
Nestled between the shores of the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, the country of Georgia is a land where […]
Georgian cheese and egg pastry (Adjaruli Khachapuri)
Khachapuri is a general name for a family of Georgian cheese stuffed pastries. Boat shaped Adjaruli khachapuri may be the […]
Meringue cream cake
Back in the 70’s and 80’s, this cake of shortbread bottom, instant-coffee-flavored cream and meringue on top was the fanciest […]