Gazelle Horns (kaab el ghzal) - Almond Paste and Orange Blossom Cookies
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Gazelle Horns (kaab el ghzal) - Almond Paste and Orange Blossom Cookies

A lovely addition to your platter of sweets, gazelle horns are little pastries filled with almond paste; some people even add hazelnuts. They are easy to make, though a bit time-consuming. The upside is that they freeze very well.

Tunisian Fish Balls in Red Sauce (Hraimeh-Style) - Tender, No Frying
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Tunisian Fish Balls in Red Sauce (Hraimeh-Style) - Tender, No Frying

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.

French Onion Tart - Melt-in-Your-Mouth Onions on an Egg-Free Olive Oil Crust
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French Onion Tart - Melt-in-Your-Mouth Onions on an Egg-Free Olive Oil Crust

Discover this melt-in-your-mouth French onion tart, easy to make. With an egg-free pie dough and onions slowly cooked down and flavored with white wine, it’s perfect for a light lunch or a cozy dinner. Serve it warm with a green salad for a simple, comforting and delicious dish. Kosher, dairy.

Loubia - Tunisian Beef Stew with Onions and White Beans (Bsal ou Loubia)
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Loubia - Tunisian Beef Stew with Onions and White Beans (Bsal ou Loubia)

Bsal ou loubia (also spelled psal ou loubia), which means “onions and beans,” is a traditional slow-cooked dish from Tunisian cuisine. Delicious and essential, it is made with beef, onions and white beans in a rich, reduced sauce. Here is my family recipe for Bsal ou Loubia.

Jerusalem Bagel Cheese Buns - Mini Sesame Buns with Ricotta Cream
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Jerusalem Bagel Cheese Buns - Mini Sesame Buns with Ricotta Cream

Crisp on the outside like a Jerusalem bagel, with a sesame crust to die for and a wonderfully soft inside, all topped with a fragrant cheese cream that’s never heavy. A dream of a recipe, simple and festive at the same time. A must for Shavuot! Kosher and dairy.

White Pizza (Pizza Bianca) - 2 Easy Versions, Mushroom Mozzarella and Goat Cheese Red Onion
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White Pizza (Pizza Bianca) - 2 Easy Versions, Mushroom Mozzarella and Goat Cheese Red Onion

White pizza is a pizza I adore, as much as or even more than the classic tomato sauce version, probably because it goes so well with all kinds of cheese, and with mushrooms in particular. Here are 2 topping ideas, one with goat cheese and red onion, the other with mozzarella and mushrooms, for white pizzas as beautiful and delicious as the ones at the restaurant.

Krupnik - Polish Pearl Barley Soup
Soups & creamy soups Ashkenazi cuisine Polish cuisine Jewish cuisine Make-ahead Batch cooking Freezable Winter Fall Vegetarian Meat Tu BiShvat Shabbat Barley

Krupnik - Polish Pearl Barley Soup

Here’s a rustic, traditional soup that’s part of our winter menus and also of our Tu BiShvat menu, when it’s customary to eat barley. Pearl barley soup, Krupnik, is a Polish Ashkenazi specialty that warms both body and heart. It’s a lovely way to cook pearl barley, if you have some sitting in your pantry without knowing what to do with it. You can make it with or without meat; both options are given in the recipe.

Beef Cheek Stew with Cumin and Chickpeas - Fork-Tender Israeli Homestyle Braise
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Beef Cheek Stew with Cumin and Chickpeas - Fork-Tender Israeli Homestyle Braise

A slow-cooked dish that gives you meltingly tender meat, so soft you can cut it with a fork, in a really beautiful sauce. It’s a dish you’ll often find in Israel at “home cooking” restaurants. Here is my version, very easy and approved by the whole family.