Author: Vered Guttman

Deconstructed Nicoise salad
French, Kitniyot (legume) free, Main course, Passover, Salads, Tunisian, Vegetables

Deconstructed Niçoise Salad

Tunisian fricassee sandwich is made with tuna, potatoes, hard-cooked egg, olives and harissa or filfel-chuma (spicy paprika and garlic sauce). […]

Iraqi, Kitniyot (legume), Main course, Overnight dishes, Passover, Shabbat

Tbeet, a Jewish-Iraqi Shabbat overnight stew of chicken and rice

In her modest, shack-like home in southern Israel, my great aunt Toya served some of the best food I’ve ever […]

Appetizers, Grains & Legumes, Israeli, Main course, Sukkot, Tu BiShvat, Vegetables

This Sukkot, Celebrate the Fall Harvest With Stuffed Squash

The Festival of Tabernacles is about showing the bounty of the year’s final harvest. In the United States, squash are a classic symbol of that.

Arab, Israeli, Main course, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Shavuot, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Rainbow trout over tomato, beans and arak salad

The tomato, cannellini beans and arak salad is excellent on its own. Use any fish fillet with skin on. Arak […]

Grains & Legumes, Israeli, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Sukkot, Tu BiShvat

Quick Almond and sour cherry rice

Use any combination of roasted nuts and dried fruit in this simple dish. Some nice combinations are pine nuts and […]

Appetizers, Arab, Breakfast, Israeli, Pastries & Breads, Shabbat, Shavuot, Turkish, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Swiss chard, sumac and feta spanakopita

Burekas or borek, Turkey-originated savory stuffed pastries, is probably Israel’s most popular snack. You’ll find it as street food, served […]