Author: Vered Guttman

pastry party cooking class
Video

Video: Pastry party cooking class

And in this fun class we make Gozleme, Turkish stuffed flat bread; Kubaneh, a Yemenite Shabbat bread; and Halva and […]

Persian quince, prune & beef stew (khoresh d beh)
Main course, Persian, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot

Persian quince, prune and beef stew (khoresh e beh)

This wonderful member of the Persian stew family is filled with fall flavors and aroma thanks to the quince and […]

rice with noodles
Arab, Grains & Legumes, Iraqi, Lebanese, Palestinian

Middle Eastern rice with noodles

This simple method of cooking rice is popular around the Levant. My Iraqi grandmother used to start with making a […]

Whole roasted cauliflower with dukkah
Appetizers, Israeli, Kitniyot (legume), Passover, Vegetables, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Whole roasted cauliflower in dukkah

 The roasted whole cauliflower craze, as announced by the NY Times, was started in Israel by celebrity chef Eyal Shani. […]

oshpelo (osh/plov) lamb, carrot and rice dish
Kitniyot (legume), Main course, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Uzbeki, Yom Kippur

Oshpelo, Uzbeki lamb, carrot and rice dish

Oshpelo, (also osh or plov,) is Uzbekistan’s national rice dish that’s cooked with meat, carrots and chickpeas. The Jews of […]

Stuffed artichoke
Appetizers, Israeli, Italian, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Sukkot, Vegetables

Stuffed artichoke

This is an easy way, full of flavor, to stuff an artichoke, with a combination of herb, parmesan and anchovy […]

Oven dried tomatoes
Appetizers, Dips, pickles and relishes, Italian, Vegetables

Oven dried tomatoes

 Oven dried tomatoes are wonderful in so many ways. You can add them to pasta dishes (one example of such […]

Israeli, Main course, Tunisian

Tunisian tuna and preserved lemon sandwich

 Imagine a large bread roll stuffed with canned tuna, tomato sauce, preserved lemon, harissa, warm potato, half-boiled egg and chopped […]