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Month: September 2021

Abouelafya sambousak
Arab, Breakfast, Israeli, Main course, Palestinian, Pastries & Breads, Shabbat, Sukkot, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Eggplant & cheese sambousak (Abouelafia style)

Every time I visit Israel I simply can’t stop admiring the food. The creative chefs of Tel Aviv; the more […]

Galicia kugel potato and yeast mandavortchinek
Ashkenazi, Pastries & Breads, Polish, Romanian, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

Galician potato and yeast dough kugel (mandavortchinek or potatonik)

Mandavortchinek is a unique kugel from Galicia (a historic region in today’s Ukraine and Poland.) The kugel is made with […]

Rainbow carrots
Ashkenazi, Israeli, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Vegetables, Yom Kippur

New tzimmes

 A new take on ashkenazi tzimmes, with heavy Persian influence. The rainbow carrots are roasted in pomegranate molasses and honey (both […]

Uri shofar
Ashkenazi, Feature story, Israeli, Sephardi, Yom Kippur

What our grandmothers said we should eat before and after the fast

Yes, we need to plan what to eat even when we fast. For many, Jewish holidays are about food. Even […]