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Culinary Treats for Every Occasion.

Appetizers

Baba Ganouj, Israeli eggplant dip 
Bastel & Sambussak, Syrian appetizers
Borekas, Turkish turnovers
Chopped Liver

Gefilte fish, the ultimate first course
Haroset recipes from around the world    
Hummus, chick pea spread
Labane
, Israeli Breakfast
Mock Chopped Liver 
Muhammara
, Israeli breakfast   
Stuffed Dates, with goat cheese
Sweet and Savory Stuffed Prunes, Sukkot appetizer
Tarator, yogurt and cucumber salad 
Walnut Hummus
, Israeli breakfast   
Yaprakes De Parra
, stuffed grape leaves
Za'atar, the quintessential Israeli spice

Breads

Bagels, the roll with a hole 
Baked French Toast, to make with leftover challah 
Challah, Sabbath bread 
Chocolate Challah, for Shavuot
Pumpkin challah, for an autumnal Shabbat 
Pita, round flatbread  
Matzah: how to bake your own

Soups

Addes, Syrian lentil soup  
Borscht, cold beet soup    
Chicken Soup, a staple of Shabbat and festivals   
Cucumber Soup, variations on borscht
Lentil Soup, for Parashat Toldot   
Matzah Balls: sinkers or floaters?   
Schav, cold sorrell soup  
Sour Cherry Soup   
Tuscan Spinach Soup
Vegetarian Chicken Soup

Side Dishes

Apple-Pear-Cranberry Kugel
Braised Fennel, a Jewish Italian delicacy
Bulgur with Whiskey-Soaked Raisins and Goat Cheese, for seudah shlishit
Chickpeas, traditional Purim dish   
Chickpea Arugula Salad with creamy tahini dressing
Chickpea Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, for seudah shlishit
Jewish Style Fried Artichokes, from Rome
Latkes (traditional), potato pancakes 
Latkes (parsnip-sweet potato), for Hanukkah or year-round   
Latkes (variations), for Hanukkah or year-round   
Lokshen Kugel With Cheese, cheese and noodle pudding casserole
Pickled Cauliflower, Israeli breakfast dish
Plov, Uzbeki rice and meat dish      
Tzimmes, sweet carrots
Riso del Sabato, Sephardic Sabbath rice
Savory Sausage Stuffing
Sweet Potato Kugel   
Yerushalmi Kugel, Jerusalem noodle pudding   

Vegetarian Entrees

Atayef, stuffed Syrian pancakes
Beet & Potato Frittata
Blintzes, cream cheese pancakes   
Break Fast Recipes to stuff you up after Yom Kippur or Tisha b'Av   
Falafel, Israel's signature food   
Fassoulyeh b'Chuderah A vegetarian bean stew with cinnamon and tomato.
Kasha Varnishkes, buckwheat with bowtie noodles 
Matzah Brei: a Passover breakfast treat
Orange and Maple Baked Tofu, for Tu Bishvat   
Passover Spinach and Cheese Lasagna  
Pizza Ebraica di Erbe, double-crusted vegetable pie  
Polenta, a staple of Italian-Jewish cuisine   
Sabich, Iraqi sandwich   
Shakshuka, Israeli egg dish  
Strawberry Rhubarb Blintzes, perfect for Shavuot

Entrees

Brisket, an Ashkenazi meat dish   
Cereal Coated Chicken Fingers or Fish Bites
Cholent, Sabbath stew   
Dafina, Moroccan cholent (Sabbath stew)   
Fish with Lemon-Egg Sauce
Kibbeh Nabilseeyah, Syrian stuffed fried bulgur   
Kufta Kebab, grilled lamb skewers  
Masgouf, Iraqi fish   
Meat Kreplach (dumplings)   
Schnitzel, Israeli cutlets 
Stuffed Pumpkin, for Sukkot
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, for Simchat Torah

Passover

Borscht, cold beet soup    
Chicken Soup, a staple of Shabbat and festivals   
Compote, fruit dessert or side dish    
Flourless Chocolate Cake   
Haroset recipes from around the world    
Lemon Roll: a pareve Passover dessert    
Matzah Balls: sinkers or floaters?    
Matzah Brei: a Passover breakfast treat    
Passover Spinach and Cheese Lasagna   
Potato Kugel
Tuscan Spinach Soup

Desserts  

Apple Walnut Cake, for Rosh Hashanah
Babka, coffee cake
Bimuelos with Honey-Orange Drizzle, Sephardic fritters 
Brownie Gems, for seudah shlishit
Candy Flavored Vodka for Purim
Cheesecake, a Shavuot favorite
Cheesecake Variations, a vegan recipe, and a lavendar recipe   
Chocolate-Chocolate Bread Pudding
Compote, fruit dessert or side dish  
Debla, Purim roses, a festival dessert
Deep Fried Chocolate Cupcakes for Hanukkah
Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel) Cake  
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Hamantaschen, Purim cookies  
Honey Cake, Rosh Hashanah dessert
Honey Pomegranate Mandelbrot
Jelly doughnuts (sufganiyot) 
Jelly-filled Cupcakes, for Hanukkah    
Jewish Coffee Cake, made with sour cream  
Lavender and Lemon Cake  
Lemon & Almond Semolina Cake   
Lemon Roll: a pareve Passover dessert
Lemon Sage Cupcakes, with olive oil for Hanukkah
Macaroons, not just for Pesach
Malabi, Middle Eastern pudding       
Mandelbrot, almond bread    
Persimmon and Pistachio Cupcakes, for Tu Bishvat 
Rhubarb Rugelach, a classic cookie with a twist
Rugelach, cream cheese cookies
Sfratti, Honey Walnut Cookies   
Travados, nut-filled pastries   
Tayglach, sweet dough balls   

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