Pkaila is one of the signature dishes of Tunisian Jewish cooking. It’s a stew in which the spinach is cooked down for a long time until it becomes almost confit, then simmered with meat and white beans. Real black gold for those who love it: don’t be put off by its unusual color, this dish is a real crowd-pleaser.

Nicknamed the dish that never ends, mloukhia (or mloukhiya) is a classic of Tunisian cooking made from ground jute leaves (corète) and cooked with beef and merguez. Here we make it every year as soon as the weather turns cooler, so I’m sharing my family recipe. Don’t judge it by its looks: it’s a wonderful dish that you’ll love mopping up with a good Italian-style bread.

Gnaouia (also spelled gnaouiya, ganaouia or gnawia) is a Tunisian Jewish specialty that never goes out of style. The star ingredient of this delicious dish is okra, cooked with beef or chicken. A must at holiday meals and especially on Shabbat, okra may be little known in European cooking, but it is a staple across Africa and the Middle East.

Beef chuck is made for slow cooking. This chuck roast with mushrooms is a simple, flavorful recipe: golden onions, meltingly tender braised meat and a rich, silky mushroom sauce scented with thyme and garlic. Kosher and meat.

Meltingly tender meat, and a wonderfully fragrant sauce of slow-cooked onions and confit garlic that coats every bite. A recipe you will make again and again!

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.

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.

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.

This famous Moroccan chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemons is a fragrant, slow-simmered dish that’s simple to make.

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.

A flavorful recipe for beef shank so tender it falls apart, very simple to make for an excellent result.

A great classic of French cooking, beef bourguignon is exactly the kind of easy braise we all love: melt-in-your-mouth meat in a rich, velvety sauce. This kosher meat version is even better eaten the next day.