Carp with Garlic
The carp with garlic simply amazed me with its sumptuous flavor. It is fascinating to taste hints of garlic in the fish. Give it a try! Ingredients Large mirror carp (at least 1.5 kg) lemons — 2 dill…
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Zurich Chocolate Cake
This chocolate cake came to me (in recipe form) from Zurich itself, which is how it got its name. I suspect the recipe is quite international, because chocolate cake is loved everywhere in the world!…
Oven-Roasted Meat with Garlic
In my long-ago Soviet childhood, there were many celebrations. We would make an occasion out of practically anything, without worrying about its meaning or substance. A celebration is when the family…
Onion Dolma
To make onion dolma, you need a great deal of enthusiasm, plenty of free time, and just a little of the poet in you. I first came across this dish while browsing traditional Azerbaijani recipes, and…
Fish Baked with Vegetables
Fish baked with vegetables—a recipe that will come in handy for Shabbat, holidays, and any time. Incredibly delicious and very healthy! Ingredients tilapia — 1 kg vegetable oil — 3 tablespoons sweet…
Grandma’s Meat Pie
Grandma’s meat pie is a traditional Jewish recipe. Enjoy this hearty, fragrant pie, and rest assured that Grandma would be pleased :) Ingredients for the dough: flour - 3 cups egg yolks - 2 eggs - 2…
Red Schug
Red schug is one variety of schug, a Yemenite hot sauce much loved by Israelis (there are also green and brown varieties of schug). This fiery-hot sauce is a very popular staple of Israeli cuisine! I…
Chocolate Muffins
Chocolate muffins are a must for any children's party. (An added bonus of this recipe: hardly any dishes to wash.) Two important rules for perfect chocolate muffins: sift the dry ingredients into the…
Esik-Fleish - Sweet-and-Sour Meat with Gingerbread
This time, I suggest trying Esik-Fleish—sweet-and-sour meat—made according to our family recipe. In our family, we added gingerbread to it, too (just as we did to the carp, remember?)! The meat porti…