Spinach Casserole
Spinach casserole - delicious and healthy! Add it to your menu, and you won't regret it :) Ingredients spinach - 1 large bunch onions - 2 (large) eggs - 6 salt, pepper, herbs (scallions, parsley, dil…
Shabbat recipes
Find Shabbat recipes, festive dishes, baking and Jewish cooking ideas for your family’s Shabbat table.
Challah for Shabbat: choosing a recipe and braiding
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…
Beylek
Beylek is an Ashkenazi dish. It was once considered a festive dish and prepared for Shabbat: it can be served either hot or cold and does not need reheating. It is when served cold that “Beylek” has…
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…
Azerbaijani Jewish Lavangi Chicken
Jews who lived in Azerbaijan adopted from the local population the tradition of preparing various dishes with lavangi. Lavangi is a stuffing made from red onions and walnuts, with the addition of sal…
Tunisian Potato Salad
Tunisian potato salad has long enjoyed well-deserved popularity for its simplicity and spiciness. It works well as a side dish at lunch, as an appetizer, or on the Shabbat table. Ingredients (serves…