Cakes and cookies

tahini cookies
Arab, Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Purim, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Tahini Cookies

An Israeli obsession, and it’s easy to see why. Tahini is a vegan staple too, and it’s easy to make […]

Cakes and cookies, Feature story, Italian, Rosh Hashanah

Italian Rosh Hashanah cake: Sfratto Dei Goym (Eviction of the Goyim)

On a trip to Tuscany in 2011, I visited Pitigliano, a small medieval town located on a tuff hill in […]

Ashkenazi, Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Rosh Hashanah, Russian, Shabbat, Tu BiShvat, Yom Kippur

Honey, orange and hazelnut babka

either Russian-style simple roulade-shaped cakes, or the German-Austrian kugelhopf style pastries. Braided babkas, considered a staple of North American Jewish […]

Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Italian, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Tu BiShvat

Date, Whiskey and Mascarpone Tart

This Middle Eastern-Italian-inspired tart can fit well on your traditional Thanksgiving table, as well as Jewish holidays such as Tu […]