La Bola is a classic Madrid tavern. Located on a quiet backstreet, it is painted lacquer red on the outside, […]
Tag: shabbat
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The long history of the modest hareesa
Or, why do we eat wheat berries on Beshalach Torah portion?
Lamb shoulder with spring vegetables
“You shall have a perfect male lamb in its [first] year; you may take it either from the sheep or […]
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 this region) is […]
The crock-pot and the Shabbat stew
Slow cookers are back. Not the clunky ones your mother used to have, but shiny, multifunction contraptions that are now […]
Ethiopian Shabbat and holiday bread (dabo)
Dabo is an Ethiopian bread that is served by Ethiopian Jews during Shabbat and holidays as a challah. It is […]