One of the most popular cakes in Israel is a biscuit cookie cake. It’s the simplest no-bake cake of all, […]
Recipes
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 […]
Israeli cabbage salad
This modest cabbage salad is part of any falafel and shawarma stand around Israel. It is also a wonderful salad […]
Israeli grilled lemon chicken wings
The recipe for these lemon marinated chicken wings is as simple as it gets, yet the meat comes out so […]
Andalusian fried eggplant and honey (Berenjenas Con Miel)
Berenjenas con miel or miel de caña (eggplant with honey or with cane honey in Spanish) is a specialty of […]
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 […]
Israeli chocolate “balls”
Israeli chocolate “balls” are simple, no-bake cocoa, butter and tea biscuits cookies truffles rolled in shredded coconut beloved by all […]
Ashkenazi egg noodles (lokshen)
Handmade Ashkenazi egg noodles are a labor of love, a lot of love. The cook needs to make a dozen […]
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 […]
Matzo lasagna
Growing up in Israel in the 1970s, I was exposed to only one kind of lasagna: my mother’s. It was […]