Chicken breast schnitzel is Israeli kids’ favorite dish, next to mashed potatoes and a bottle of ketchup. It’s a simple, […]
Shabbat
Rice with fava bean and herb
Fresh fava beans are in season in spring, and so it is no surprise that it became part of the […]
Classic tzimmes
Tzimmes, the classic sweet carrot dish, started as a very meaty dish of carrots and beef cooked in goose fat. […]
Braised brisket with root vegetables & prunes
Ashkenazi Jews specialize in making the best out of cheap cuts of beef (tongue, anyone?) and brisket is the most […]
Hasidic challah (i.e. water challah)
Hasidic challah (known in the U.S. as water challah) has no eggs and very little fat. It is a vegan, […]
Matcha & white chocolate babka
In search for more interesting babka ideas, I was inspired by everyone’s favorite matcha latte and came up with this […]
Vegan cholent
Cholent is that famous Ashkenazy Shabbat overnight stew of potatoes, white beans and kishka (stuffed beef intestines.) But what gives […]
Tunisian Swiss chard stew (pkaila)
Pkaila is a Jewish Tunisian dish that starts with the “essence” of slow-cooked Swiss chard (or spinach) to very dark […]
Tunisian pumpkin salad (tirshi)
Let’s talk gourds. Jewish texts mention four types of gourds: cucumber, melon, watermelon and summer squash. Their first appearance is […]
Kubbeh batata
From my grandmother’s Iraqi kitchen, fried potato patties filled with ground beef that she used to make every Hanukkah. The […]