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.

Chocolate Pudding Cups (Dairy-Free, Vegan)
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Chocolate Pudding Cups (Dairy-Free, Vegan)

A while back, I shared a delicious recipe for pistachio pudding cups that you loved, so here is another quick version on the same principle - a smooth, deeply chocolatey pudding, this time with no eggs and no dairy. Perfect for the end of a meal, a cocktail-style dinner or an afternoon snack.

No-Bake Cheesecake - the Israeli Fridge Cheesecake for Shavuot
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No-Bake Cheesecake - the Israeli Fridge Cheesecake for Shavuot

With Shavuot just around the corner, here is another easy cheesecake, the no-bake cheesecake. It has a crumbly cookie base topped with a very fresh, egg-free cream cheese filling, and is a variation on the traditional Ashkenazi cheesecake which is usually baked in the oven. You find this cake everywhere in Israel; here is the recipe to make it at home.

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.

Chocolate Praline Pudding Cups - Homemade CrĆØme Dessert
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Chocolate Praline Pudding Cups - Homemade CrĆØme Dessert

I love crĆØme dessert (French pudding cups): rich, silky and ready in no time! After sharing a chocolate crĆØme dessert and a pistachio one, here are delicious homemade chocolate praline pudding cups. They can be made dairy-free (parve) and are gluten-free. Perfect if you have a jar of praline to use up.

Coconut Tapioca Pudding - Vegan and Dairy-Free
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Coconut Tapioca Pudding - Vegan and Dairy-Free

An easy dessert that feels like rice pudding, but made with coconut cream and tapioca pearls (called perles du Japon, “Japanese pearls”, in France). These little pearls are used in desserts, sauces and soups, mainly because they’re an excellent thickener.