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Month: July 2021

figs in white chocolate cream
Desserts, Israeli, Shavuot

Figs in white chocolate and balsamic vinegar

Tu B’Av, which started as a national matchmaking day in the times of the second temple, has turned into a […]

zaalouk Moroccan eggplant salad
Appetizers, Dips, pickles and relishes, Moroccan, Salads, Shabbat, Vegetables

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 goat cheese lasagna
Israeli, Italian, Main course, Pastries & Breads, Shavuot, Vegetables

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 […]

FOUL fava beans with tahini
Appetizers, Arab, Egyptian, Grains & Legumes, Salads

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, […]

Mercimek köftesi Turkish lentil and bulgar patties
Appetizers, Grains & Legumes, Tisha B'Av, Turkish

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 […]

Mejadra lentil and bulgar
Arab, Grains & Legumes, Lebanese, Palestinian, Tisha B'Av

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, […]

Mejadra lentil and bulgar
Ashkenazi, Feature story, Iraqi, Israeli, Moroccan, Sephardi, Tisha B'Av

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 […]

Georgian food Deda restaurant Bat Yam Israel
Feature story, Georgian

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 […]

Adjaruli Khachapuri
Georgian, Pastries & Breads, Shabbat, Shavuot

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
Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Shabbat, Shavuot

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 […]