A simple, soft egg challah.

What could be more indulgent and comforting than a gratin dauphinois? Potatoes, cream, milk and a little nutmeg. That’s it! Don’t count on having leftovers…

Chicken livers with caramelized onions served over mashed potatoes are a meltingly tender, exquisite dish you’ll often find on the menu at meat restaurants in Israel. Most likely a modern take on the famous Ashkenazi chicken livers with onions, it’s an original and easy way to cook livers.

These zucchini flans are soft and moist, a fresh idea and a nice change for using up zucchini! They can go alongside fish or meat, or stand on their own with a salad.

Veal Marengo is a slow-simmered French stew with a wonderful sauce. This time I served it with quinoa, but it also goes well with fresh tagliatelle or rice.

A slow-roasted lamb shoulder, meltingly tender and falling off the bone. A classic!

A simple, delicious way to cook sea bream in the oven. This recipe is kosher and parve.

Salmon carpaccio is a classic on my summer tables. It’s the kind of recipe that only asks for good ingredients to be delicious, and it always makes a lovely impression when you bring it to the table.

Beef carpaccio is a French classic - paper-thin slices of beef dressed with a fresh, slightly tangy topping. Easy, beautiful on the plate, and you can prepare it ahead!

Caponata is a Sicilian cousin of French ratatouille. The two are made in much the same way, but what gives caponata its distinctive flavor are the capers, the vinegar and the black olives. Today I’m sharing my Italian grandmother’s recipe. Vegan, gluten-free and parve, it fits on any kosher table.

Tender chicken meatballs in a light red sauce, a simple and flavorful idea for using up ground chicken or turkey.

Here’s an excellent fish ball recipe to keep in your recipe notebook: it’s simple and full of flavor, with no frying. They’re incredibly tender, and kids love them. You can serve them mini-size as an appetizer, in their sauce as a starter, or as a main course with bulgur or rice.

Lightly spiced beef meatballs simmered in a tomato sauce with preserved lemon, served with potatoes: a traditional Moroccan Jewish recipe (kosher, meat) worth discovering.

Here’s a new beef meatball recipe with Italian flavors, thanks to a tomato basil sauce. These meatballs are flavorful and light because they cook right in the sauce, no frying needed!

Whole roasted sea bass - this is a dish that smells like the South of France and summer vacation. Serve it with a few vegetables and a good olive oil mashed potato.

A must on every Sephardic Jewish holiday buffet, these are called banatages in Tunisia and pastels in Morocco. They are potato croquettes filled with tuna or meat, with a piece of egg hidden in the middle.

Chicken ballotines: just the name of this dish will have your guests wondering whether a Michelin-starred chef snuck into the kitchen to help you make dinner. Not at all! It’s a presentation that makes an impression, with a preparation that is much simpler than it looks. Give it a go!

Eggplant parmigiana is a rich Italian classic, a complete dish similar to a gratin, creamier than a lasagna where the sheets of pasta have been swapped for delicious slices of eggplant.

Stuffed artichokes are a quick family dish that doesn’t always come to mind; I like to serve them with a yellow turmeric sauce with peas.

A rich, flavorful creamy soup of zucchini scented with bay leaf and topped with a swirl of goat cheese cream!

A creamy cauliflower soup, comforting and quick to make for weeknight dinners.