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Gravlax, leek and alfalfa sprouts
Appetizers, Israeli, Salads, Shabbat, Shavuot, Yom Kippur

Gravlax, leek and alfalfa sprouts

Make gravlax according to this recipe, and use it in this refreshing salad.

Abouelafya sambousak
Arab, Breakfast, Israeli, Main course, Palestinian, Pastries & Breads, Shabbat, Sukkot, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Eggplant & cheese sambousak (Abouelafia style)

Every time I visit Israel I simply can’t stop admiring the food. The creative chefs of Tel Aviv; the more […]

Galicia kugel potato and yeast mandavortchinek
Ashkenazi, Pastries & Breads, Polish, Romanian, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

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.) The kugel is made with […]

Rainbow carrots
Ashkenazi, Israeli, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Vegetables, Yom Kippur

New tzimmes

 A new take on ashkenazi tzimmes, with heavy Persian influence. The rainbow carrots are roasted in pomegranate molasses and honey (both […]

cauliflower pashtida kugel
Israeli, Kitniyot (legume) free, Passover, Pastries & Breads, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Shavuot, Sukkot, Vegetables, Yom Kippur

Cauliflower and cheese pashtida (kugel)

Israelis love pashidot (plurals of pashtida, which is a crustless pie, or a casserole, or simply put, kugel.) They make […]