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Ghuvech ghivech givech giveci ghiveci Bulgarian Romania polenta
Bulgarian, Main course, Romanian, Shabbat, Vegetables

Bulgarian / Romanian rustic vegetable stew (guvech)

Looking for a Shabbat dinner centerpiece or a hearty midweek meal? Picture cubes of eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes and […]

Hamin de kastanya chestnut cholent plov chestnut
Main course, Sephardi, Shabbat

Sephardi chestnut, rice and lamb plov

Cooler weather and falling leaves bring to mind quiet evenings in front of the fireplace, noshing warm chestnuts, drinking spiced […]

Bukharian bakhsh
Israeli, Main course, Shabbat, Uzbeki

Bukharian rice dish with herbs and beef (bakhsh)

Bukhara is an ancient city in today’s Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Jews have lived there for about a milenia (the first […]

Israeli BBQ Sirloin skewers
Balkan, Israeli, Main course, Turkish, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Sirloin shishlik with dried apricot

Shishlik or shashlik are skewers of meat chunks that come originally from Turkey, but spread all over the Balkan and […]

Moroccan chicken with olives, tomato, preserved lemon
Main course, Moroccan, Shabbat

Moroccan chicken in olive, tomato and lemon

Chicken cooked in a rich sauce of tomatoes and olives is a traditional Moroccan dish. What makes it special is […]

Roasted lamb shoulder with roasted spring veggies
chef's recipe, Israeli, Kitniyot (legume) free, Main course, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat

Lamb shoulder with spring vegetables

“You shall have a perfect male lamb in its [first] year; you may take it either from the sheep or […]

Oshisevo Bukharian Uzbeki hamin
Grains & Legumes, Main course, Overnight dishes, Shabbat, Uzbeki

Bukharian rice, meat and dried fruit stew for Shabbat (Oshisavo)

Oshisavo (or Yoshi save or Âsh-i Sabbâh, according to Max Malkiel, an expert on Jewish cuisine of this region) is […]

Hamin macaroni
Israeli, Main course, Overnight dishes, Sephardi, Shabbat

Hamin macaroni

Hamin macaroni is a Sephardi Shabbat recipe from Jerusalem of macaroni and chicken cooked overnight to perfection. Just imagine the […]

Stuffed onion and tomato prep
Grains & Legumes, Iraqi, Kitniyot (legume), Main course, Passover, Shabbat

Iraqi stuffed onions and tomatoes

My grandmother Rachel was a gifted cook. After moving as a young mother from Baghdad to Tel Aviv in 1943, […]