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vegan coconut macaroons for passover with chocolate
Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Italian, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover

Two-ingredient vegan coconut macaroons (sure, you can add chocolate)

These macaroons are both vegan and parve, and as juicy as they get, thanks to the use of condensed coconut […]

Hungarian poppy seed crescent (kifli)
Cakes and cookies, Hungarian, Purim

Hungarian poppy seed crescents (kifli)

The classic filling for these yeast dough crescents is poppy seeds cooked in milk and honey. The yeast in the […]

Hamantaschen variety: Salted peanuts and caramel, halva-Nutella and birthday cake
Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Purim

Salted peanuts and caramel hamantaschen

Hamantaschen are the new soufganiyot! Take a stroll through the many pastry shops in Israel these days before Purim and […]

Poppy seed and chocolate hamantaschen
Ashkenazi, Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Purim

Poppy Seed Hamantaschen, two ways

Queen Esther, according to Jewish tradition, kept a vegetarian diet of seeds at King Achashverosh’s palace, in order to avoid […]

Poppy seed and chocolate ganache cake
Cakes and cookies, Hungarian, Israeli, Polish, Purim

Poppy seed and chocolate ganache cake

For those who, like me, cannot have enough poppy seeds, this is the cake for you. The origin of this […]

Orange, polenta and olive oil cake
Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Italian, Kitniyot (legume), Passover, Tu BiShvat, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

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 […]