Dabo is an Ethiopian bread that is served by Ethiopian Jews during Shabbat and holidays as a challah. It is […]
Cuisine
Winter squash, goat cheese and turmeric quiche
Winter squash variety are so beautiful to look at, it’s crazy how delicious they are as well. This quiche combines […]
Tunisian meat stuffed potato (mafroum, m’battan batata)
Mafroum is an irresistible dish of meat stuffed potato (like a sandwich,) fried and then cooked in tomato sauce. It […]
The sweet taste of Torah
“And He said unto me: ‘Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll […]
Iraqi quince and almond candies (luzina)
Luzina is a modern version of a medieval Arab candy made of almonds. According to The Oxford Companion to Sugar […]
Libyan sweet rolls for Yom Kippur (bolo)
My friend Delphine Gamburg, a French-Israeli, remembers how as a young girl in Paris, her Algerian-born aunt would give her […]
Kreplach (Ashkenazi dumplings)
Kreplach are Ashkenazi dumplings, similar to pierogi, stuffed with meat or potato and served in chicken soup. My grandmother used […]
Iraqi meatballs in sweet and sour apricot-tomato sauce
My great-aunt Victoria (Toya) Levy was an incredible woman. Born in Baghdad in 1922, she moved to Israel with her […]
Chicken liver stuffed matzo balls
Matzo balls, the beloved Ashkenazi dumplings, need no introduction here. This version, which I’ve seen first in Israel, is stuffed […]
Corn pashtida (casserole)
Corn casserole is an easy summer meal on its own. It’s a member of the israeli family of pashtidot (pashtida […]