Author: Vered Guttman

vegan coconut macaroons for passover with chocolate
Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Italian, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover

Two-ingredient vegan coconut macaroons (sure, you can add chocolate)

These macaroons are both vegan and parve, and as juicy as they get, thanks to the use of condensed coconut […]

zucchini pashtida
Israeli, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Pastries & Breads, Shavuot, Vegetables

Zucchini pashtida (kugel)

The popularity of Pashtida, a crustless pie or simply put, kugel, peaks during the holiday of Shavuot. But it’s a […]

Ashkenazi cholent
Ashkenazi, Grains & Legumes, Main course, Overnight dishes, Polish, Shabbat

Ashkenazi cholent – Shabbat overnight stew

When I was growing up in Israel, every shabbat afternoon was spent at my Polish grandmother’s, Rachel. As we sat […]

Moroccan s’heena/s’cheena (hamin)
Main course, Moroccan, Overnight dishes, Shabbat

Moroccan chickpea and meat Shabbat stew (adafina/s’heena)

Moroccan and Tunisian adafina (or dafina, t’feena, s’heena, s’cheena) is a dish of chickpea, meat and vegetables that is cooked […]

jachnun
Breakfast, Overnight dishes, Pastries & Breads, Shabbat, Yemeni

Yemenite overnight pastry rolls (jachnun)

In 2023, Tel Aviv celebrated its first ever Jachnun Festival. Celebrity pastry chefs, jachnun joints and hungry crowds gathered at […]