Origins of rugelach, the favorite Jewish pastry, date back to the Hungarian kifli, Austrian kipfel and Polish rogal. The crescent-shape […]
Cuisine
Quick Israeli – Russian honey layered cake
Medovic is a wonderful Russian multi layered honey cake, smothered in sweet sour cream and covered with cake crumbs. The […]
Yom Kippur food: What to eat before and after the fast
“It once happened in Rome on the eve of the great fast [Yom Kippur]… …that a certain tailor went to […]
Israeli Biscoff cookie cheesecake
One of the most popular cakes in Israel is a biscuit cookie cake. It’s the simplest no-bake cake of all, […]
Sirloin shishlik with dried apricot
Shishlik or shashlik are skewers of meat chunks that come originally from Turkey, but spread all over the Balkan and […]
Israeli cabbage salad
This modest cabbage salad is part of any falafel and shawarma stand around Israel. It is also a wonderful salad […]
Israeli grilled lemon chicken wings
The recipe for these lemon marinated chicken wings is as simple as it gets, yet the meat comes out so […]
The long history of the modest hareesa
Or, why do we eat wheat berries on Beshalach Torah portion?
Andalusian fried eggplant and honey (Berenjenas Con Miel)
Berenjenas con miel or miel de caña (eggplant with honey or with cane honey in Spanish) is a specialty of […]
Moroccan chicken in olive, tomato and lemon
Chicken cooked in a rich sauce of tomatoes and olives is a traditional Moroccan dish. What makes it special is […]