Jachnun is not the only Yemenite pastry to become a household item in Israeli cuisine. Malawach, its popular cousin, is […]
Pastries & Breads
Matzo lasagna
Growing up in Israel in the 1970s, I was exposed to only one kind of lasagna: my mother’s. It was […]
The biblical roots of Ethiopian sweet bread
The Ethiopian-Jewish community marks Sigd, a holiday of self-examination with prayers and fasting, broken with a ceremonial challah-style bread called dabo.
Ethiopian Shabbat and holiday bread (dabo)
Dabo is an Ethiopian bread that is served by Ethiopian Jews during Shabbat and holidays as a challah. It is […]
Winter squash, goat cheese and turmeric quiche
Winter squash variety are so beautiful to look at, it’s crazy how delicious they are as well. This quiche combines […]
Libyan sweet rolls for Yom Kippur (bolo)
My friend Delphine Gamburg, a French-Israeli, remembers how as a young girl in Paris, her Algerian-born aunt would give her […]
Jerusalem bagel (ka’ak)
Jerusalem bagel, or ka’ak Al-Quds in Arabic, is a Palestinian elongated ring shaped bread that’s coated in sesame seeds and […]
Challah rolls
Challah rolls are fun to make and great to eat. You can make them as large or small as you […]
Bulgarian feta, yogurt and phyllo pastry (banitsa)
Banitsa comes from the Turkish family of pastries called borek, that spread throughout the Ottoman Empire. The recipe is still […]
Moroccan potato and carrot pie (Maakouda)
Maakouda is a Moroccan potato pie, served either in slices or as individual fritters. Moroccan Jews adapted it as a […]