Origins of rugelach, the favorite Jewish pastry, date back to the Hungarian kifli, Austrian kipfel and Polish rogal. The crescent-shape […]
Holidays
Recipes for Jewish and Israeli holidays
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?
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 […]
Israeli chocolate “balls”
Israeli chocolate “balls” are simple, no-bake cocoa, butter and tea biscuits cookies truffles rolled in shredded coconut beloved by all […]