Tunisian Italian Bread with Olive Oil and Nigella Seeds (Pain Italien)
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Tunisian Italian Bread with Olive Oil and Nigella Seeds (Pain Italien)

This Italian-style bread, made with olive oil and sprinkled with nigella seeds, is the one traditionally used for the Tunisian sandwich, filled just like the famous Tunisian fricassƩ. It is also perfect alongside slow-cooked dishes such as Psal or Loubia (meat stew with onions and beans) or mloukhia, jute-leaf stew with meat and merguez.

Gua Bao (Chinese Steamed Buns) - Basic Recipe
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Gua Bao (Chinese Steamed Buns) - Basic Recipe

These steamed buns are unbelievably soft and fluffy. Here’s a detailed, step-by-step recipe for making them at home. You can fill them with anything: meat, fish, mushrooms…! This recipe is kosher and parve.

Tunisian FricassƩ - Fried Sandwich Rolls with Tuna, Egg and Harissa
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Tunisian FricassƩ - Fried Sandwich Rolls with Tuna, Egg and Harissa

Here is a must of Tunisian cooking: fricassƩs. They are sandwiches made with fried bread, like savory doughnuts, filled with tuna, hard-boiled eggs, olives, and cooked and fresh salads. Sounds heavy? Give them a try, they are always a hit, especially in mini size for your buffets and cocktail parties!

No-Knead Focaccia - Soft, Crispy and Full of Air Bubbles
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No-Knead Focaccia - Soft, Crispy and Full of Air Bubbles

Here is a recipe for focaccia that is as soft and crispy as you could wish for! It’s perfect as an appetizer or to go with a salad, a soup or antipasti. You can top it with whatever you like: it’s delicious with marinara sauce or with garlic and fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme…).

Savory Cheese and Herb Babka
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Savory Cheese and Herb Babka

Have you heard of babka? Some people also call it Krantz cake. It’s the famous Ashkenazi twisted brioche that has taken Israel, and pretty much the whole world, by storm. After its success in previous years, I’m bringing back this twist on babka in a savory version.

Homemade Bagels - New York Style Bagels
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Homemade Bagels - New York Style Bagels

Today I’m sharing a recipe for delicious homemade bagels that are easy to make. Bagels have become hugely popular over the past few years, from street food chains all the way to restaurants that have added them to their menus. Yet bagels are nothing new: they were brought to the United States by Ashkenazi Jews who made them back home, especially in Poland. What sets them apart is their ring shape and the fact that they are boiled before being baked, which gives them that texture unlike any other bread.