Almond and cherry braid
Puff pastry is very popular in Israel, for both savory and sweet baked goods. It replaces phyllo and ...
Antipasti quiche
Ashura (Noah’s pudding) for Tu BiShvat
Growing up in Israel, celebrating Tu BiShvat was very intuitive. In Jewish tradition, Tu BiShvat marks ...
Beet, tomato and pomegranate salad
To make this Persian inspired salad even easier to prepare, use pre-roasted beets and peeled pomegranate ...
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 ...
Chicken, potato and eggplant in pomegranate and date syrup
This recipe is influenced by traditional the Persian cuisine's use of sour pomegranate syrup in cooking, ...
Date and honey cake
On Rosh Hashanah, Jews of most communities say a blessing on apples dipped in honey and serve honey ...
Date maamoul (filled cookies)
Maamoul are Arab filled cookies that come in different shapes and fillings. The flat round shaped Maamoul ...
Date, Whiskey and Mascarpone Tart
This Middle Eastern-Italian-inspired tart can fit well on your traditional Thanksgiving table, as well ...
Dates stuffed with goat cheese
Madjool dates of the highest quality, meaning very ripe and tender, will work best for this recipe. ...
Egg Noodles with poppy seeds and walnut
The pasta dish is a savory take on a Hungarian noodle dish with either poppy seed or walnut and sugar. ...
Festival of the sons (or Feast of Jethro)
The Feast of Jethro, or Seudat Yitro in Hebrew, is an ancient tradition celebrated on the Thursday before ...
Georgian stuffed eggplant rolls (Nigvziani Badrijani)
Nigvziani Badrijani combines everything that's good about the Georgian cuisine, including eggplant, ...
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 ...
Herb salad with pomegranate and pecans
Honey, orange and hazelnut babka
either Russian-style simple roulade-shaped cakes, or the German-Austrian kugelhopf style pastries. Braided ...
Iraqi meatballs in sweet and sour apricot-tomato sauce
My great-aunt Victoria (Toya) Levy was an incredible woman. Born in Baghdad in 1922, she moved to Israel ...
Middle Eastern granola
Granola is one of those pantry staples that’s worth the small effort of making at home. Not only does ...
Moroccan pastilla
Pastilla is a phyllo dough pastry stuffed with shredded chicken and dried fruit from the Moroccan ...
Moroccan sweet couscous with chicken (tanziyah)
Tanziyah is a unique dish that combines chicken in a rich sweet-savory sauce of dried fruit and red ...
Orange, polenta and olive oil cake
This olive oil based cake is very moist and full of flavors, but make sure to use a mild ...
Quick Almond and sour cherry rice
Use any combination of roasted nuts and dried fruit in this simple dish. Some nice combinations are ...
Rolled farina cookies with dates and nuts
These cookies are very popular in Israel, and are really an easier version of the classic Arab filled ...
Seven species tabbouleh salad
Tabbouleh is an Arab salad from the Levant, and it is always based on fine bulgur and plenty of chopped ...
Syrian red pepper and walnut dip (muhammara)
Muhammara is a roasted red pepper and walnut dip that is likely originated from Syria, although it is ...
Tahini orange thumbprint cookies
Tahini cookies have become a favorite in Israel in the last ten years or so. They're simple, quick and ...
This Sukkot, Celebrate the Fall Harvest With Stuffed Squash
The Festival of Tabernacles is about showing the bounty of the year’s final harvest. In the United ...
Tu B’Shvat Seder
Celebrating Tu B’shvat in Israel seemed always very natural. On the hills leading to Jerusalem almond ...
Tu BiShvat vegan challah with dried fruit
This vegan braided challah is filled with dried fruit like dates, figs, apricots, toasted walnut and ...
Tunisian wheat overnight stew (hareesa)
Hareesa is a Tunisian Shabbat overnight stew that started as an Arab overnight dish of wheat and meat. ...
