Bulgarian feta noodle kugel
This may look like any noodle kugel, but the use of feta in this Bulgarian-Jewish dish, adds a kick ...
Butternut Squash, Chicken and Harissa Rice
A fall variation of a classic Palestinian upside-down rice dish, originally made with layers of eggplant ...
Cauliflower and cheese pashtida (kugel)
Israelis love pashidot (plurals of pashtida, which is a crustless pie, or a casserole, or simply put, ...
Chicken and White Wine Soup With Spinach Matzo balls
An Italian-inspired delicacy, perfect for any Jewish holiday. If you’re making this soup for Passover, ...
Chicken liver stuffed matzo balls
Matzo balls, the beloved Ashkenazi dumplings, need no introduction here. This version, which I've seen ...
Chopped liver
I can't think of anything more indulgent, more comforting, than freshly made, still warm, chopped liver ...
Date and honey cake
On Rosh Hashanah, Jews of most communities say a blessing on apples dipped in honey and serve honey ...
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.) ...
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.
Halva and Chocolate babka
In 2018, Bon Appetit magazine declared that babka is the new bagel, meaning it is finely making its ...
Honey babka for Rosh Hashanah
Eating honey on Rosh Hashanah is a tradition that was first mentioned in the writings of the Geonim ...
Honey, orange and hazelnut babka
either Russian-style simple roulade-shaped cakes, or the German-Austrian kugelhopf style pastries. Braided ...
Israeli chocolate (ok, Nutella) rugelach
Origins of rugelach, the favorite Jewish pastry, date back to the Hungarian kifli, Austrian kipfel and ...
Jerusalem Kugel
I’m not a kugel type of girl, but Jerusalem kugel, the peppery, caramelized, overnight version stole ...
Khenagi, Georgian walnut matzo balls
Khenagi are Georgian matzo balls made with matzo meal, ground walnuts, onion and eggs and cooked in ...
Kreplach (Ashkenazi dumplings)
Kreplach are Ashkenazi dumplings, similar to pierogi, stuffed with meat or potato and served in chicken ...
Lemon rosemary bundt cake
The classic cake gets a twist with fresh rosemary, and it's parve too.
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 ...
Moroccan Harirra Soup
Harrira soup recipe is included
New tzimmes
A new take on ashkenazi tzimmes, with heavy Persian influence. The rainbow carrots are roasted ...
Oshpelo, Uzbeki lamb, carrot and rice dish
Oshpelo, (also osh or plov,) is Uzbekistan’s national rice dish that’s cooked with meat, carrots ...
Quick Kreplach with a trick in pho-chicken soup
You could always tell the time of year by looking at my Polish grandmother Rachel’s chicken soup: ...
Quick Matzo Ball Soup
To save time, and frankly, on calories too, the recipe calls for boneless and skinless chicken cuts. ...
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 ...
Rye-chocolate-honey marble cake
Honey cake are an essential part of the Jewish High Holidays. They're served on Rosh Hashanah when we ...
Tahini and honey cake
Perfect for Rosh Hashanah and year round. The tahini makes the cake unbelievably moist and full of mild ...
The History of Kugel and Poppy seed walnut kugel recipe
When I asked why the word “kigel” disappeared from the American Jewish culinary vocabulary, I was ...
The Power of Couscous
Einat Admony is an Israeli chef known for her modern and irreverent interpretations of Middle Eastern ...
What our grandmothers said we should eat before and after the fast
Yes, we need to plan what to eat even when we fast. For many, Jewish holidays are about food. Even the ...
Yom Kippur food: What to eat before and after the fast
“It once happened in Rome on the eve of the great fast [Yom Kippur]... ...that a certain tailor went ...
