A nondairy Shavuot, the traditional way
Preparing for a nondairy Shavuot, just like Jews have done for centuries
Antipasti quiche
Baked feta with honey, olive oil and sesame seeds
A warm Greek feta appetizer, topped with honey, olive oil and sesame seeds. Serve it with pita chips ...
Basque burnt cheesecake
The trendiest of all cheesecakes (for now, at least) comes from the Basque region of Spain. Despite ...
Bulgarian feta noodle kugel
This may look like any noodle kugel, but the use of feta in this Bulgarian-Jewish dish, adds a kick ...
Bulgarian feta, yogurt and phyllo pastry (banitsa)
Banitsa comes from the Turkish family of pastries called borek, that spread throughout the Ottoman Empire. ...
Bulgarian pastelikos with feta
Pastelikos are a type of borek, filled pastries that originate from the Ottoman Empire and have been ...
Cauliflower and cheese pashtida (kugel)
Israelis love pashidot (plurals of pashtida, which is a crustless pie, or a casserole, or simply put, ...
Cauliflower, Water Cress and Feta Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
It’s true that at this point most of us are tired of winter, snow and root vegetables and that we’re ...
Eggplant and goat cheese lasagna
This recipe is not a traditional one in Italy, and I came up with it as another way to use my favorite ...
Figs in white chocolate and balsamic vinegar
Tu B'Av, which started as a national matchmaking day in the times of the second temple, has turned into ...
Fish kebab with artichoke and fava bean
Spring is a wonderful time, if only for fresh artichoke and fava bean. Stuffed artichoke bottoms, with ...
Georgian cheese and egg pastry (Adjaruli Khachapuri)
Khachapuri is a general name for a family of Georgian cheese stuffed pastries. Boat shaped Adjaruli ...
Goat cheese knaffeh with arak syrup, served with labneh ice cream
Knaffeh is a traditional Arab sweet pastry made with layers of shredded phyllo dough (kadaifi) and ...
Gozleme, Turkish stuffed flat bread
Gozleme is a traditional Turkish stuffed bread, made with a very simple dough. This quick pastry ...
Grape leaves, olive and kaskaval babka
Take the popular Polish Jewish cake, add essential ingredients from Israel, olives and grape leaves, ...
Grapefruit, macadamia and herb tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is an Arab salad from the Levant that's popular in Israel as well. The original salad is made ...
Gravlax
Gravlax is cured salmon from Scandinavia, that can be sliced and served similarly to lox. Slice ...
Gravlax, leek and alfalfa sprouts
Make gravlax according to this recipe, and use it in this refreshing salad.
Iraqi crepes for shavuot (kahi)
Kahi is a Iraqi puff-pastry-like crepe (similar to the Yemeni malawach) that is a specialty of Shavuot. ...
Israeli Biscoff cookie cheesecake
One of the most popular cakes in Israel is a biscuit cookie cake. It's the simplest no-bake cake of ...
Israeli cheesecake
When baby Moses was pulled from the Nile by the daughter of Pharaoh, she looked for a woman to breast ...
Israeli no-bake cheesecake
Known in Israel as crumble-cheesecake, this is one of the most popular cheesecakes in the country. ...
Israeli tiramisu
The humble Israeli white cheese, light and creamy, is an everyday staple in Israel and is the essential ...
Meringue cream cake
Back in the 70's and 80's, this cake of shortbread bottom, instant-coffee-flavored cream and meringue ...
Okra, oregano and feta salad on tomato gazpacho
A spring to summer salad, when okra and tomatoes are at their peak (although it's fine to use frozen ...
Pita, tomato and sumac salad (fattoush)
Fattoush is a Palestinian and Lebanese poor-man dish, using old pita bread to make a simple salad more ...
Rainbow trout over tomato, beans and arak salad
The tomato, cannellini beans and arak salad is excellent on its own. Use any fish fillet with skin on. ...
Rice paper feta & green onion burekas
In this recipe, a Turkish pastry, the borek, takes an Asian turn, using rice paper instead of the classic ...
Roasted salmon with preserved lemon & olives salsa
Preserved lemon works really well in most fish dishes, roasted salmon included. And as if the lemon’s ...
Romanian cheese doughnuts (papanasi)
Papanasi (pronounce papanash) are Romanian farmers cheese doughnuts, that are served with sour cream ...
Romanian malai cake
Malai, or alivenci, is a cornbread-like cake from the Romanian cuisine. The large amount of cheese and ...
Sephardi cheesy biscuits (Boyikos)
Boyikos are small cheese biscuits that originate from the Sephardi cuisine of the Balkan (mainly Bulgaria) ...
Sephardi fish in lemon and egg sauce (Pescado con limon y huevo)
Pescado con lemon y huevo is a Sephardi fish in lemon-egg sauce, that is served year round, but is great ...
Seven heavens challah for Shavuot
Not as glorious as Rosh Hashanah, not as holy as Yom Kippur, and lacking that perfect timing of Passover, ...
Seven species tabbouleh salad
Tabbouleh is an Arab salad from the Levant, and it is always based on fine bulgur and plenty of chopped ...
Sweet potato and goat cheese Tarte Tatin
Swiss chard, sumac and feta spanakopita
Burekas or borek, Turkey-originated savory stuffed pastries, is probably Israel’s most popular snack. ...
The story of the Israeli “white cheese”
Growing up in Israel in the 70’s you basically had a choice between two kinds of cheese: White Cheese ...
Tomato quiche
A great addition for the Shavuot table, but also for every brunch. Just add a small tomato salad or ...
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 ...
Zucchini latkes
One of my family's all time favorites, these latkes are full of flavor and are a great way to use even ...
Zucchini pashtida (kugel)
The popularity of Pashtida, a crustless pie or simply put, kugel, peaks during the holiday of Shavuot. ...
