Msoki is the signature dish of the Passover Seder for Jews of Tunisian origin. A true ode to spring vegetables, we look forward to it every year with great impatience.

A deeply chocolatey mousse that makes a delicious sound when you dip your spoon into it! I don’t know about you, but my barometer for a successful chocolate mousse is partly tied to the noise my spoon makes the moment I dip it in for that first taste. It’s good, super easy and satisfying! And a bonus here, it’s dairy-free!

Here is a specialty of Tunisian Jewish cooking that goes wonderfully with your chicken broth. Minina is a kind of savory egg and chicken cake, cooked in a water bath, which gives it an unmatched tenderness. I’m sharing our family recipe for a classic Minina.

Mhamar are a Tunisian Jewish specialty of vegetables stuffed with meat. It’s a complete meal and a nice change of pace for using ground beef. You can make them ahead and eat them warm or cold with a squeeze of lemon juice! They’re also traditionally made for Passover, swapping the breadcrumbs for matzo meal.

Passover lasagna is a must! It’s flavorful and comforting, and as a bonus at the end of the recipe, a vegetarian version that’s just as delicious!

Kaak are lightly crumbly, fragrant little ring cookies shaped around your finger, and you never get tired of them at breakfast or teatime during Passover week.

Herring and potato salad, or hareng pomme à l’huile, is another French bistro classic that everyone loves. It’s very simple to make and, as is so often the case, its success depends mostly on the quality of the ingredients: good potatoes and good herring.

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…

A chocolate mascarpone cake with a melt-in-the-mouth texture, covered in a beautifully glossy chocolate ganache. And it’s gluten-free! Perfect for using up a tub of mascarpone and for a change from the classic tiramisu.

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!

I love crème dessert (French pudding cups): rich, silky and ready in no time! After sharing a chocolate crème 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.

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.

In a word? Delicious. Israeli chef Eyal Shani has restored this excellent, sometimes overlooked vegetable to its former glory. Whole roasted cauliflower is a recipe to adopt and serve to everyone who thinks vegetables are boring! You’ll never again be embarrassed to say that cauliflower is one of your favorite vegetables. And if nothing else, you’ll have a great recipe to serve to your vegetarian friends.

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.

A variation on the famous bouscoutou, that tall, fluffy sponge cake, so here is a first version that is every bit as delicious and indulgent. A must-have in your Passover recipe collection.

After a first Passover version of the famous bouscoutou, our Tunisian sponge cake, here’s another one that got eaten so fast I just had to share it with you. The texture is very light, with no matzo meal, airier than the first one, and it disappears before your eyes! It’s truly one of those easy cakes with just a few ingredients to add to your Passover recipes and gluten-free recipes.

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.