A childhood memory… A mountain of golden roses glazed with honey syrup, displayed on a porcelain serving platter. The best part? The delicate, paper-thin pastry. A wonderful kosher treat to make for Purim or Rosh Hashanah celebrations.

A beautiful addition to your dessert platter, cornes de gazelle are small pastries filled with almond paste, some even add hazelnuts. They’re easy to make, though a bit time-consuming. The advantage is they freeze beautifully.

The list of honey sweets for Rosh Hashanah would be incomplete without this cake, Tunisian Harissa, made with almonds, semolina, orange blossom water and honey. It’s probably the easiest to make, perfect for beginners.

Beldi lemons are small, walnut-sized lemons found primarily in North Africa and Israel. Their season is quite short, typically available between December and January. Their thin skin makes them perfect for salt preservation, adding wonderful flavor to fresh salads, fish, or tagines.

How can you resist a sfenj, these delicious Moroccan donuts with their signature hole and sugar coating. Sfenj requires few ingredients, a sort of highly hydrated bread dough that makes them light, crispy and airy. They’re perfect for Hanukkah as a change from Sufganiyot.

The famous Moroccan chicken tajine with olives and preserved lemons is a fragrant, slow-cooked dish that’s simple to make.

These honey-glazed cookies shaped like yoyos are one of the most beloved pastries on holiday tables, especially for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Today I’m sharing my family’s Tunisian yoyo recipe with you.

A slow-cooked dish that yields melt-in-your-mouth tender meat, so soft it can be cut with a fork, with a beautifully rich sauce. This is a dish often served in Israeli home-style restaurants. Here’s my version, very easy and family-approved.

Chicken pastilla is a cornerstone and undoubtedly one of the most famous dishes of Moroccan cuisine. It takes a bit of time to make, but the filling can be prepared the day before. I’m not a big fan of sweet and savory combinations, yet I really enjoy this dish, as do those who’ve tried it! If you’re like me, give it a chance - you might love it!

Here’s a recipe idea using phyllo sheets, this time without frying - crispy phyllo with merguez sausages! A quick and flavorful recipe.

Essential to Sephardic Jewish holiday buffets, these are called banatages in Tunisia and pastels in Morocco. They’re potato croquettes with tuna or meat and a hidden egg in the center.

This red mullet fillet recipe is perfect for warm weather. Quick to make, chermoula or derssa sauce is a marinade typically used with grilled fish and meat, bringing delicious flavor.