Gondi are dumplings of chickpea flour and ground chicken from the Persian cuisine that are very popular among Jews. The […]
Kitniyot (legume)
Kosher for Passover for those who eat legume (kitniyot)
Meatballs in spring vegetables and oregano-lemon sauce
This dish celebrates spring abundance in all its beauty and flavor. Feel free to include any spring vegetable, including baby […]
Tahini bread
This sounds almost too good to be true. But there’s a reason why this recipe, that first appeared on an […]
Yemeni haroset
Full of flavors of sesame, dates and ginger, this haroset Sia very special one. Notice that sesame seeds are for […]
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 […]
Persian beef, herb, kidney bean and dried lime stew (ghormeh sabzi)
To make this delicious stew vegan, just omit the beef from the recipe and replace water with vegetable or vegan […]
Rice paper feta & green onion burekas
In this recipe, a Turkish pastry, the borek, takes an Asian turn, using rice paper instead of the classic phyllo dough, […]
Whole roasted cauliflower in dukkah
The roasted whole cauliflower craze, as announced by the NY Times, was started in Israel by celebrity chef Eyal Shani. […]
Oshpelo, Uzbeki lamb, carrot and rice dish
Oshpelo, (also osh or plov,) is Uzbekistan’s national rice dish that’s cooked with meat, carrots and chickpeas. The Jews of […]
Tbeet, a Jewish-Iraqi Shabbat overnight stew of chicken and rice
In her modest, shack-like home in southern Israel, my great aunt Toya served some of the best food I’ve ever […]