Poppy seed ice-cream is pretty popular in Israel’s many artisanal ice-cream and gelato parlors. As with anything poppy seed, the […]
Holidays
Recipes for Jewish and Israeli holidays
Poppy seed and chocolate ganache cake
For those who, like me, cannot have enough poppy seeds, this is the cake for you. The origin of this […]
Egg Noodles with poppy seeds and walnut
The pasta dish is a savory take on a Hungarian noodle dish with either poppy seed or walnut and sugar. […]
Tunisian wheat overnight stew (hareesa)
Hareesa is a Tunisian Shabbat overnight stew that started as an Arab overnight dish of wheat and meat. The dish […]
Tu B’Shvat Seder
Celebrating Tu B’shvat in Israel seemed always very natural. On the hills leading to Jerusalem almond trees were already blooming […]
Sephardi fish in lemon and egg sauce (Pescado con limon y huevo)
Pescado con lemon y huevo is a Sephardi fish in lemon-egg sauce, that is served year round, but is great […]
Roasted eggplant in tomato and Serrano
There are many versions of eggplant salads in the Israeli repertoire, coming from Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, the Levant and more. […]
Polish braised red cabbage and apple
A classic sweet and sour Polish combination of cabbage and apples. It’s so simple to make, the ingredients are not […]
Orange, polenta and olive oil cake
This olive oil based cake is very moist and full of flavors, but make sure to use a mild olive […]
Celery root and Swiss chard pashtida (kugel)
In Israel we would’ve called it Pashtida. Kugel, casserole, or spoon bread sounds as good.