Author: Vered Guttman

Feature story, Rosh Hashanah, Sephardi

Date as a symbolic Rosh Hashanah food

This time of the year, when the first signs of fall are evident and Rosh Hashanah is on its way, […]

Cakes and cookies, Feature story, Italian, Rosh Hashanah

Italian Rosh Hashanah cake: Sfratto Dei Goym (Eviction of the Goyim)

On a trip to Tuscany in 2011, I visited Pitigliano, a small medieval town located on a tuff hill in […]

Ashkenazi, Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Rosh Hashanah, Russian, Shabbat, Tu BiShvat, Yom Kippur

Honey, orange and hazelnut babka

either Russian-style simple roulade-shaped cakes, or the German-Austrian kugelhopf style pastries. Braided babkas, considered a staple of North American Jewish […]

Appetizers, Ashkenazi, Feature story, Pastries & Breads, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

The History of Kugel and Poppy seed walnut kugel recipe

When I asked why the word “kigel” disappeared from the American Jewish culinary vocabulary, I was told it is due to a set of pelvic floor exercised by the same name, invented in 1948 by Arnold Kegal.

Ashkenazi, Italian, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Polish, Rosh Hashanah, Soups, Yom Kippur

Chicken and White Wine Soup With Spinach Matzo balls

An Italian-inspired delicacy, perfect for any Jewish holiday. If you’re making this soup for Passover, you can keep the celeriac […]

Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Italian, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Tu BiShvat

Date, Whiskey and Mascarpone Tart

This Middle Eastern-Italian-inspired tart can fit well on your traditional Thanksgiving table, as well as Jewish holidays such as Tu […]

Ashkenazi, Israeli, Overnight dishes, Pastries & Breads, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Yom Kippur

Jerusalem Kugel

I’m not a kugel type of girl, but Jerusalem kugel, the peppery, caramelized, overnight version stole my heart. The kugel […]