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  • Almond and cherry braid

    Puff pastry is very popular in Israel, for ...

  • Amarena cherry and marzipan hamantaschen

    Hamantaschen is a very versatile cookie ...

  • Ashkenazi yeast dough Hamantaschen

    The origins of hamantaschen can be traced ...

  • Basque burnt cheesecake

    The trendiest of all cheesecakes (for now, ...

  • Birthday hamantaschen

    Rainbow sprinkles on the outside, cream ...

  • Classic strawberry jelly soufganiyot

    This is the all time classic Israeli jelly ...

  • Dark chocolate hamantaschen

    These hamantaschen have dark chocolate in ...

  • Date and honey cake

    On Rosh Hashanah, Jews of most communities ...

  • Date and walnut hamantaschen

    Israeli hamantaschen have a delicate and ...

  • Date maamoul (filled cookies)

    Maamoul are Arab filled cookies that come ...

  • Date, Whiskey and Mascarpone Tart

    This Middle Eastern-Italian-inspired tart ...

  • Festival of the sons (or Feast of Jethro)

    The Feast of Jethro, or Seudat Yitro in ...

  • Halva and Chocolate babka

    In 2018, Bon Appetit magazine declared that ...

  • Halva and chocolate soufganiyot

     For a very contemporary Israeli version ...

  • Honey babka for Rosh Hashanah

    Eating honey on Rosh Hashanah is a tradition ...

  • Honey, orange and hazelnut babka

    either Russian-style simple roulade-shaped ...

  • Hungarian poppy seed crescents (kifli)

    The classic filling for these yeast dough ...

  • Israeli Biscoff cookie cheesecake

    One of the most popular cakes in Israel ...

  • Israeli cheesecake

    When baby Moses was pulled from the Nile ...

  • Israeli chocolate “balls”

    Israeli chocolate "balls" are simple, no-bake ...

  • Israeli chocolate (ok, Nutella) rugelach

    Origins of rugelach, the favorite Jewish ...

  • Israeli Kinder chocolate and Nutella rolled cookies

    After high school, Israeli kids go on to ...

  • Israeli Krembo: chocolate coated marshmallow treat

     Krembo is a treat that’s popular ...

  • Israeli no-bake cheesecake

    Known in Israel as crumble-cheesecake, this ...

  • Israeli tiramisu

    The humble Israeli white cheese, light and ...

  • Italian bomboloni with Nutella

    Bomboloni are Italian mini-soufganiyot, ...

  • Italian Rosh Hashanah cake: Sfratto Dei Goym (Eviction of the Goyim)

    On a trip to Tuscany in 2011, I visited ...

  • Lemon rosemary bundt cake

    The classic cake gets a twist with fresh ...

  • Matcha & white chocolate babka

    In search for more interesting babka ideas, ...

  • Matcha and white chocolate hamantaschen

    The popular and bright green matcha powder ...

  • Meringue cream cake

    Back in the 70's and 80's, this cake of ...

  • Moroccan sfinge doughnuts

    Sfenj (or sfinge) is a free-form doughnut ...

  • Moroccan/Tunisian rose-shaped fried cookie (debla)

    Debla is a rose-shaped fried cookie that ...

  • Nutella and halva hamantaschen

    Classic Purim cookie takes an Israeli-Italian ...

  • Orange, polenta and olive oil cake

     This olive oil based cake is very ...

  • Plum cake

    This delicious summer cake will take you ...

  • Poppy seed and apple cake

    Poppy seed is the main ingredient in this ...

  • Poppy seed and chocolate ganache cake

    For those who, like me, cannot have enough ...

  • Poppy Seed Hamantaschen, two ways

    Queen Esther, according to Jewish tradition, ...

  • Poppy seed roll cookies

    These simple cookies are very popular in ...

  • Quick Israeli – Russian honey layered cake

    Medovic is a wonderful Russian multi layered ...

  • Rolled farina cookies with dates and nuts

    These cookies are very popular in Israel, ...

  • Romanian malai cake

    Malai, or alivenci, is a cornbread-like ...

  • Ruby chocolate and marzipan hamantaschen

    These hamantaschen combine complimenting ...

  • Rye-chocolate-honey marble cake

    Honey cake are an essential part of the ...

  • Salted peanuts and caramel hamantaschen

    Hamantaschen are the new soufganiyot! Take ...

  • Swedish Almond and potato cake (kronans kaka)

    Kronans kaka, a Swedish almond and potato ...

  • Sweet Tahini

    The many options for cooking with tahini, ...

  • Tahini and honey cake

    Perfect for Rosh Hashanah and year round. ...

  • Tahini Cookies

    An Israeli obsession, and it's easy to see ...

  • Tahini orange thumbprint cookies

    Tahini cookies have become a favorite in ...

  • The sweet taste of Torah

    “And He said unto me: 'Son of man, cause ...

  • Turkish delight bars

    Slices of Turkish delight (loqhum) are baked ...

  • Turkish delight hamantaschen

    Here's a modern take on the favorite cookie. ...

  • Two-ingredient vegan coconut macaroons (sure, you can add chocolate)

    These macaroons are both vegan and parve, ...

  • Vegan poppy seed hamantaschen

    The classic Israeli style hamantaschen in ...