Author: Vered Guttman

Koylitsh challah for Purim with sprinkles prep
Ashkenazi, Pastries & Breads, Purim

Koylitsh challah for Purim

Koylitsh (or koilitch, or koylitch) is the Yiddish name of a long challah, can be twice as long of a […]

Turkish delight hamantaschen
Cakes and cookies, chef's recipe, Purim

Turkish delight hamantaschen

Here’s a modern take on the favorite cookie. Turkish delight keeps its shape and color in the oven, and makes […]

Chasidic challah
Ashkenazi, Israeli, Pastries & Breads, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat

Hasidic challah (i.e. water challah)

Hasidic challah (known in the U.S. as water challah) has no eggs and very little fat. It is a vegan, […]

Imam Bayildi stuffed eggplant
Appetizers, Sukkot, Turkish, Vegetables

Imam Bayildi, Turkish stuffed eggplant

Imam Bayildi (literally, the Imam swooned) is a popular Turkish dish of stuffed eggplant with tomato and onion. There are […]

Matcha and white chocolate babka
Cakes and cookies, chef's recipe, Shabbat

Matcha & white chocolate babka

In search for more interesting babka ideas, I was inspired by everyone’s favorite matcha latte and came up with this […]

Vegan cholent
Ashkenazi, chef's recipe, Main course, Overnight dishes, Shabbat

Vegan cholent

Cholent is that famous Ashkenazy Shabbat overnight stew of potatoes, white beans and kishka (stuffed beef intestines.) But what gives […]

Tu BiShvat tabbouleh salad bulgar macademia grapefruit
Arab, chef's recipe, Grains & Legumes, Salads, Shavuot, Sukkot, Tu BiShvat

Grapefruit, macadamia and herb tabbouleh

Tabbouleh is an Arab salad from the Levant that’s popular in Israel as well. The original salad is made with […]

ashura noah's pudding for Tu Bishvat
Breakfast, Desserts, Greek, Sephardi, Tu BiShvat, Turkish

Ashura (Noah’s pudding) for Tu BiShvat

Growing up in Israel, celebrating Tu BiShvat was very intuitive. In Jewish tradition, Tu BiShvat marks the New Year of […]

Festival of Sons Tunisian Jews
Cakes and cookies, Feature story, Tu BiShvat, Tunisian

Festival of the sons (or Feast of Jethro)

The Feast of Jethro, or Seudat Yitro in Hebrew, is an ancient tradition celebrated on the Thursday before parashat Jethro […]

vegan borscht
Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Polish, Russian, Soups

Vegan borscht soup

There are so many versions of borscht, but most include beets that give the soup its signature color and flavor. […]