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What not to eat on Rosh Hashanah
Feature story, Rosh Hashanah

6 Foods to Avoid Eating on Rosh Hashanah

Some Jewish culinary traditions are easy to understand. Take, for example, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Almost every Jewish […]

Beauty queen of Jerusalem
Feature story, food in Israel, Sephardi

Eating Your Way Through The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem

“Of all our family I was closest to Nona Rosa. While Nono Gabriel was alive his and Nona’s house was […]

Malawach
Pastries & Breads, Shabbat, Yemeni

Yemenite multi – layered flatbread (malawach)

Jachnun is not the only Yemenite pastry to become a household item in Israeli cuisine. Malawach, its popular cousin, is […]

Rolled cookies Kinder chocolate 2
Cakes and cookies, food in Israel, Israeli, Purim, Shabbat

Israeli Kinder chocolate and Nutella rolled cookies

After high school, Israeli kids go on to fulfill their compulsory military service for two to three years. For their […]

Ghuvech ghivech givech giveci ghiveci Bulgarian Romania polenta
Bulgarian, Main course, Romanian, Shabbat, Vegetables

Bulgarian / Romanian rustic vegetable stew (guvech)

Looking for a Shabbat dinner centerpiece or a hearty midweek meal? Picture cubes of eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes and […]

Hamin de kastanya chestnut cholent plov chestnut
Main course, Sephardi, Shabbat

Sephardi chestnut, rice and lamb plov

Cooler weather and falling leaves bring to mind quiet evenings in front of the fireplace, noshing warm chestnuts, drinking spiced […]

Almond and cherry puff pastry braid
Cakes and cookies, chef's recipe, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat, Tu BiShvat

Almond and cherry braid

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

Rye chocolate honey marble cake
Ashkenazi, Cakes and cookies, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Yom Kippur

Rye-chocolate-honey marble cake

Honey cake are an essential part of the Jewish High Holidays. They’re served on Rosh Hashanah when we wish for […]

Israeli rugelach with nutella or chocolate ganache
Ashkenazi, Cakes and cookies, Israeli, Purim, Shabbat, Yom Ha'Atzmaut, Yom Kippur

Israeli chocolate (ok, Nutella) rugelach

Origins of rugelach, the favorite Jewish pastry, date back to the Hungarian kifli, Austrian kipfel and Polish rogal. The crescent-shape […]