Author: Vered Guttman

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 […]

Bulgarian feta and cheese noodle kugel
Balkan, Bulgarian, Pastries & Breads, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Shavuot, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

Bulgarian feta noodle kugel

This may look like any noodle kugel, but the use of feta in this Bulgarian-Jewish dish, adds a kick to […]

cauliflower pashtida kugel
Israeli, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Pastries & Breads, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Shavuot, Sukkot, Vegetables, Yom Kippur

Cauliflower and cheese pashtida (kugel)

Israelis love pashidot (plurals of pashtida, which is a crustless pie, or a casserole, or simply put, kugel.) They make […]

Tunisian potato salad with tuna, preserved lemon
Appetizers, Israeli, Salads, Shabbat, Tunisian

Potato salad with tuna and preserved lemon

This potato salad draws its inspiration from the Tunisian sandwich of preserved tuna, egg, preserved lemon and harissa. This combination […]

knaffe with goat cheese and arak
Arab, Desserts, Israeli, Lebanese, Palestinian, Shavuot, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Goat cheese knaffeh with arak syrup, served with labneh ice cream

 Knaffeh is a traditional Arab sweet pastry made with layers of shredded phyllo dough (kadaifi) and sweet cheese (jibn, has […]