Basel Pareve Ice Cream
Basel pareve ice cream is a tried-and-tested recipe used by the Jewish homemakers of Basel (and, I suspect, many other Jewish communities :)). If you are looking for a dessert for a meat meal, this i…
Holiday recipes
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Forshmak
Forshmak! To the uninitiated—a grayish, rather unappetizing mixture that smells of fish. To the well-read—the food of poor Ashkenazi Jews, devised on the principle of “how to feed a large family with…
Lamb and Chickpea Soup
A rich lamb and chickpea soup for everyone with winter raging outside their window :) (Careful, this soup has a “kick”!) Ingredients lamb - 500 g chickpeas - 1 cup potatoes - 3 carrot - 1 celery root…
Chicken Baked with Oranges
Chicken baked with oranges is an easy recipe that will brighten up any table. The meat turns out soft, tender, and juicy, with a vibrant flavor. Another plus—this recipe does not require any fancy in…
Sweet Potato Kugel
Sweet potato (batat) kugel is another interesting recipe for the Shabbat table! This kugel can be served with meat or as a dessert, and of course, it is perfect not only for Shabbat but for holidays…
Lentil Soup
It is wintry and damp outside, and where we live they are even predicting snow... Brrr... Just the time to stock up on hot, hearty soup! Lentil soup is just what you need in weather like this—delicio…
Friday Chocolate Cake
Friday Chocolate Cake (originally called Busy-friday-chocolate-cake) is my very favorite easy recipe. I have been using it for many years, and it has never disappointed either me or my guests. Childr…
Wedding Roast of the Mountain Jews
"Zharkoy arsii," or wedding roast. This is the name of a hot dish that Mountain Jews living in the northern regions of Dagestan have prepared for their weddings since time immemorial. The meat in "Zh…
Homemade Marble Cake
A fabulously delicious marble cake that's very easy to make. This sponge cake turns out airy, not too sweet, and not at all dry—in other words, just the thing to have with tea or coffee, as a Shabbat…