Coconut ice was also a favorite because, like most homemade Jewish candies, it is kosher for Passover. Of course, there is no special reason to color half the coconut ice…
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Aloo Makala
The Beni Israel Jews of India lived mainly in Bombay, although many emigrated to Israel. These potatoes are traditional for Friday night dinner, served with Indian Stewed Chicken. Grape-seed oil…
Bialystoker Rolls
Bialys are almost as popular as bagels; I think the bialys sold in London’s East End are the most delicious. The name comes from the city of Bialystok, once in…
Matzo Farfel Candy
This Passover candy can also be made at other times of the year using ordinary farfel.
Ashkenazic Charoset
Charoset is a delicious mixture that features in the Passover meal, the Seder. It symbolizes the mortar the Hebrew slaves used to bind the stones and bricks in their forced…
Dried Lime Drink
This is a favorite with Jews from Basra in Iraq as well as Iranian Jews. Dried limes can be bought from Middle Eastern grocers, but you can also make your…
Babanatza
A Passover pudding popular in Romania and Bulgaria, this is served as either a dessert or an accompaniment to meat.
Fruited Rice Auflauf
This is a popular dessert among German and Austrian Jews. It can be made dairy by cooking the rice in milk and using butter instead of margarine. However if you…
Potato Mushroom Pancakes
Pancakes are very popular in Central and Eastern Europe, packed with sweet or savory fillings. The pancake batter is made without milk so that the filling can contain meat, if…
Hot Borscht
This very popular spring-beet soup takes on many forms, most of which fall into 3 basic types: hot with beef and beets, hot but meatless, and cold meatless. This recipe…
Riso Giallo
Saffron rice is a traditional Friday evening dish among the Jews of Ferrara in Italy. Italian Jews can claim to be the oldest permanently settled community in the Diaspora. There…
Baked Whole Fish
The Sharon Hotel in Herzlia also uses a similar recipe for baking a whole luna fish, a fish too large for the domestic oven but which can be baked whole…
Matzos Shalet
The shalet, or schaleth, is a traditional sweet pudding eaten by Ashkenazic Jews. The word is actually a corruption of cholent, and refers to when the pudding was cooked like…
Turkey Schnitzel
This is a favorite Israeli dish, based loosely on its Viennese counterpart but reflecting both a Middle Eastern influence and an Israeli individuality.
Vegetarian Cholent
If desired, add a few raw eggs in their shells to this stew at the simmering stage for extra nourishment.
Spicy Noodle Pudding
The best spicy noodle pudding recipe! It's easy to make, spicy, and delicious.
Cinnamon Balls
Tired of the same old Christmas cookies or desserts? Spice things up with these cinnamon balls. They're easy to make and delicious to eat!
Broad Beans with Bacon and Sausage Spiced Mocha Drink
This recipe is made with bacon, sausage, and broad beans. One of the best combinations.
Persian Rose Pudding
This is another delicious rice pudding, eaten by the Jews of Teheran on Shavuot, which they also call the Festival of Roses. Dried rosebuds and rosewater, which are used throughout…
Plava Cake
This is a traditional Passover spongecake–light, fluffy, and equally good at any time of the year.
Pomegranates and Almonds
This delicious dessert is traditional in North Africa at the Jewish New Year. Rosebuds are available from Middle Eastern stores, as are rosewater or orange-flower water.