Recipes

Andalusian fried eggplant and honey (Berenjenas Con Miel)

Berenjenas con miel or miel de caña (eggplant with honey or with cane honey in Spanish) is a specialty ...

Sephardi celery root and carrot in lemon (apio)

Celery root, or celeriac, is available in supermarkets year long, but is younger and fresher in fall. ...

Imam Bayildi, Turkish stuffed eggplant

Imam Bayildi (literally, the Imam swooned) is a popular Turkish dish of stuffed eggplant with tomato ...

Vegan carrot & sweet potato latkes

This latke combines Jewish tradition with Indian, as it is inspired by the Indian pakora snack. The ...

Crunchy almond French toast

As delicious as simple French toast may be, there’s nothing wrong with striving to make it better. ...

Iraqi style eggplant, egg and mango chutney sandwich (sabich)

Sabich is a highly popular street food in Israel. It is basically an Iraqi style Shabbat breakfast in ...

Middle Eastern granola

Granola is one of those pantry staples that’s worth the small effort of making at home. Not only does ...

Ashura (Noah’s pudding) for Tu BiShvat

Growing up in Israel, celebrating Tu BiShvat was very intuitive. In Jewish tradition, Tu BiShvat marks ...

Israeli Kinder chocolate and Nutella rolled cookies

After high school, Israeli kids go on to fulfill their compulsory military service for two to three ...

Almond and cherry braid

Puff pastry is very popular in Israel, for both savory and sweet baked goods. It replaces phyllo and ...

Rye-chocolate-honey marble cake

Honey cake are an essential part of the Jewish High Holidays. They're served on Rosh Hashanah when we ...

Israeli chocolate (ok, Nutella) rugelach

Origins of rugelach, the favorite Jewish pastry, date back to the Hungarian kifli, Austrian kipfel and ...

Iraqi quince and almond candies (luzina)

Luzina is a modern version of a medieval Arab candy made of almonds. According to The Oxford Companion ...

Israeli Krembo: chocolate coated marshmallow treat

 Krembo is a treat that’s popular in Israel during winter. It consists of a plain cookie that’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Egyptian nut and spice mix (dukkah)

Dukkah (or duqqa or do'ah) is an Egyptian spice and nut mix that is served similarly to za'atar. Dukkah ...

Brandied peaches

Brandied peaches present a classic way to preserve this summer fruit for a long period. They are delicious ...

Dill pickles

Dill pickles are Ashkenazi, New York style pickled cucumbers in vinegar and salt, garlic and dill. I ...

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 ...

Pomegranate Margaritas

Cold brew coffee with cardamom

  Cold brew coffee with cardamom This recipe requires 5 minutes of work, but 12 hours of waiting. ...

Bukharian rice, meat and dried fruit stew for Shabbat (Oshisavo)

Oshisavo (or Yoshi save or Âsh-i Sabbâh, according to Max Malkiel, an expert on Jewish cuisine of ...

Iraqi stuffed onions and tomatoes

My grandmother Rachel was a gifted cook. After moving as a young mother from Baghdad to Tel Aviv in ...

Egyptian rice, lentil and tomato sauce dish (koshari)

Koshari is a popular Egyptian street food, that consists of an impossible combination of rice, lentils, ...

Rice with fava bean and herb

Fresh fava beans are in season in spring, and so it is no surprise that it became part of the Passover ...

Bulgarian / Romanian rustic vegetable stew (guvech)

Looking for a Shabbat dinner centerpiece or a hearty midweek meal? Picture cubes of eggplant, zucchini, ...

Sephardi chestnut, rice and lamb plov

Cooler weather and falling leaves bring to mind quiet evenings in front of the fireplace, noshing warm ...

Bukharian rice dish with herbs and beef (bakhsh)

Bukhara is an ancient city in today's Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Jews have lived there for about a milenia ...

Sirloin shishlik with dried apricot

Shishlik or shashlik are skewers of meat chunks that come originally from Turkey, but spread all over ...

Yemenite multi – layered flatbread (malawach)

Jachnun is not the only Yemenite pastry to become a household item in Israeli cuisine. Malawach, its ...

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 ...

Ethiopian Shabbat and holiday bread (dabo)

Dabo is an Ethiopian bread that is served by Ethiopian Jews during Shabbat and holidays as a challah. ...

Israeli cabbage salad

This modest cabbage salad is part of any falafel and shawarma stand around Israel. It is also a wonderful ...

Seven species tabbouleh salad

Tabbouleh is an Arab salad from the Levant, and it is always based on fine bulgur and plenty of chopped ...

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 ...

Tunisian pumpkin salad (tirshi)

Let’s talk gourds.  Jewish texts mention four types of gourds: cucumber, melon, watermelon and ...

Ashkenazi egg noodles (lokshen)

Handmade Ashkenazi egg noodles are a labor of love, a lot of love. The cook needs to make a dozen or ...

Umbrian chickpea and chestnut soup

I was first introduced to this hearty, wintery soup in old town Todi in Umbria. This chickpea and chestnut ...

Kreplach (Ashkenazi dumplings)

Kreplach are Ashkenazi dumplings, similar to pierogi, stuffed with meat or potato and served in chicken ...

Chicken liver stuffed matzo balls

Matzo balls, the beloved Ashkenazi dumplings, need no introduction here. This version, which I've seen ...

Roasted cauliflower florets

Here's a trick for making the beloved fried cauliflower florets, that's so popular in Israel, but with ...

Corn pashtida (casserole)

Corn casserole is an easy summer meal on its own. It's a member of the israeli family of pashtidot (pashtida ...

Moroccan tomato and pepper dip (matboucha)

Matboucha is a stew of tomato, paprika, hot pepper and garlic that are cooked to their essence, to their ...

Moroccan potato and carrot pie (Maakouda)

Maakouda is a Moroccan potato pie, served either in slices or as individual fritters. Moroccan Jews ...