Pampushki (or pampushkes in Yiddish) are fried stuffed potato balls filled with cheese and chive. It’s like taking potato latkes […]
Hanukkah
Polish/Russian cheese latkes (Syrniki)
Syrniki are popular in Russia and Poland, mainly as breakfast treats, much like pancakes. Traditionally, the dish is made with […]
Sambousak b’tawa (Iraqi chickpea-filled turnovers)
Sambousak is a filled fried turnover from the Iraqi cuisine (notice the similarity to the Indian samosa.) Traditional fillings include […]
Halva and chocolate soufganiyot
For a very contemporary Israeli version of the old-fashioned soufganiyot, fill it with a rich halva flavored chocolate cream.
Classic strawberry jelly soufganiyot
This is the all time classic Israeli jelly doughnut. Mahlab, used to spice the dough in this recipe, is a […]
Romanian cheese doughnuts (papanasi)
Papanasi (pronounce papanash) are Romanian farmers cheese doughnuts, that are served with sour cream and cherry jam. They are very […]
Moroccan sfinge doughnuts
Sfenj (or sfinge) is a free-form doughnut that originated from Muslim Andalusia in Spain, where it was called isfenğ. From […]
Classic potato latkes
Potato latkes are the one of most beloved dishes of the Jewish culinary repertoire. But these small, delicious, golden fried […]
Quick doughnuts with cherry sauce
These small sufganiyot (Hebrew for Hanukkah doughnuts) use baking powder instead of yeast, which makes the preparation fast and easy. […]
Swiss chard kifteh (latkes)
A classic recipe from the Sephardi cuisine, these kifteh are part of the Rosh Hashanah blessing table and Passover fare […]