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Rye chocolate honey marble cake
Ashkenazi, Cakes and cookies, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

Rye-chocolate-honey marble cake

Honey cake are an essential part of the Jewish High Holidays. They’re served on Rosh Hashanah when we wish for […]

Israeli rugelach with nutella or chocolate ganache
Ashkenazi, Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Purim, Shabbat, Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Yom Kippur

Israeli chocolate (ok, Nutella) rugelach

Origins of rugelach, the favorite Jewish pastry, date back to the Hungarian kifli, Austrian kipfel and Polish rogal. The crescent-shape […]

Kreplach
Ashkenazi, Polish, Purim, Shabbat, Soups, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

Kreplach (Ashkenazi dumplings)

Kreplach are Ashkenazi dumplings, similar to pierogi, stuffed with meat or potato and served in chicken soup. My grandmother used […]

chicken liver stuffed matzo ball
Ashkenazi, chef's recipe, Israeli, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Soups, Yom Kippur

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 […]