Here’s a trick for making the beloved fried cauliflower florets, that’s so popular in Israel, but with half the labor […]
Shabbat
Sephardi celery root and carrot in lemon (apio)
Celery root, or celeriac, is available in supermarkets year long, but is younger and fresher in fall. You can find […]
The biblical roots of Ethiopian sweet bread
The Ethiopian-Jewish community marks Sigd, a holiday of self-examination with prayers and fasting, broken with a ceremonial challah-style bread called dabo.
Ethiopian Shabbat and holiday bread (dabo)
Dabo is an Ethiopian bread that is served by Ethiopian Jews during Shabbat and holidays as a challah. It is […]
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 […]
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 […]
Schnitzel and harissa in challah roll
The new it street food in Israel
Challah rolls
Challah rolls are fun to make and great to eat. You can make them as large or small as you […]