Pastries & Breads

Moroccan ojos de Haman bread for Purim
Moroccan, Pastries & Breads, Purim

Moroccan Ojos de Haman Purim bread

The sweet Moroccan ojos de Haman (eyes of Haman, also known as negola or ungola, boyjo de Haman) is a […]

Abouelafya sambousak
Arab, Breakfast, Israeli, Main course, Palestinian, Pastries & Breads, Shabbat, Sukkot, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Eggplant & cheese sambousak (Abouelafia style)

Every time I visit Israel I simply can’t stop admiring the food. The creative chefs of Tel Aviv; the more […]

Galicia kugel potato and yeast mandavortchinek
Ashkenazi, Pastries & Breads, Polish, Romanian, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

Galician potato and yeast dough kugel (mandavortchinek or potatonik)

Mandavortchinek is a unique kugel from Galicia (a historic region in today’s Ukraine and Poland.) The kugel is made with […]

Bulgarian feta and cheese noodle kugel
Balkan, Bulgarian, Pastries & Breads, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Shavuot, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

Bulgarian feta noodle kugel

This may look like any noodle kugel, but the use of feta in this Bulgarian-Jewish dish, adds a kick to […]

cauliflower pashtida kugel
Israeli, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Pastries & Breads, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Shavuot, Sukkot, Vegetables, Yom Kippur

Cauliflower and cheese pashtida (kugel)

Israelis love pashidot (plurals of pashtida, which is a crustless pie, or a casserole, or simply put, kugel.) They make […]

Savory babka with grape leaves, olive and pecorino
Israeli, Pastries & Breads, Shabbat, Shavuot, Sukkot

Grape leaves, olive and kaskaval babka

 Take the popular Polish Jewish cake, add essential ingredients from Israel, olives and grape leaves, make the pastry savory, and […]