Catherine Makes Tora’s Apple Cake
Catherine shares with us Tora’s Apple Cake, which has a rich sponge base, lightly spiced with cinnamon and topped with slices of tart cooking apple. You can either make this as a quick throw-it-together dessert, or take your time to carefully arrange the apple slices for a show-stopping appearance. Either way, it really is an […]
Rachel’s Tomato Braised Lamb Shanks Recipe
Rachel’s Tomato Braised Lamb Shanks are slowly cooked in a sauce rich with red wine and tomato, brightened with fresh soft herbs. The meat falls off the bone into the deeply flavored sauce. Best served with mashed potatoes, brown rice or polenta, and a large helping of steamed hardy greens. The flavors of this dish […]
Oshrat and Rinat’s Halva Coffee Cake Recipe
Oshrat and Rinat’s Halva Coffee Cake Recipe is a delicious tahini infused sponge cake with crunchy sugared walnut layers running through it. This cake is surprisingly simple to make, and would be delicious served with strong coffee or a pot of hot tea. Halva is a popular sweet treat throughout the Middle East. There are […]
Viviane’s Apricot Chicken Recipe
Viviane’s Apricot Chicken Recipe was passed down to her from her Syrian grandmother. Featuring succulent chicken thighs in a sweet, tangy sauce, this is an ideal make-ahead dish. The sticky sauce has an intense flavor profile from tamarind, garlic, spicy Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and of course dried apricots. Serve hot from the oven with […]
Judie’s Cabbage, Feta, Walnut and Dill Salad Recipe
Judie’s Cabbage, Feta, Walnut and Dill Salad is my new favorite way to enjoy cabbage. I happen to love cabbage salad and feel like it is an underappreciated vegetable. This cabbage salad is fresh with dill, with the crunch of walnuts and tangy, salty feta cheese. Another added plus to this recipe is that it […]
No-Bake Walnut Cinnamon Protein Cookie Recipe
This No-Bake Walnut Cinnamon Protein Cookie Recipe uses Vegan Naked Vanilla Pea Protein Powder. There are only six ingredients: almond butter, coconut oil, chia seeds, walnuts, protein powder, and spices: vanilla and cinnamon. Nutty and smooth, easy to make, full of healthy ingredients, and irresistibly delicious. And they look pretty too! Loaded with protein, fiber, […]
Leah’s Passover Almond Tart Recipe (Gluten Free)
Leah’s Passover Almond Tart Recipe gives us a crisp tart filled with creamy, sweet, soft almond. This gluten free recipe is ideal for Passover, and can of course be enjoyed year-round! It would be beautiful served with fresh raspberries in the summer months. Community Recipes is a recurring feature where we share your recipes on […]
Rebecca’s Mini Knish Recipe
Rebecca’s Mini Knish Recipe gives us tasty little bites of potato filling, covered in crisp, flaky puff pastry. The flavor can be kept simple, or easily ramped up with salty feta and fresh or dried herbs. Like most of the best dishes, the knish originates as immigrant food, popular on the Lower East Side of […]
Pumpkin, Raspberry, and Gooey Marshmallow Hamantaschen Cookie Recipe
This Pumpkin, Raspberry, and Gooey Marshmallow Hamantaschen Cookie Recipe is from the Jewish Food Hero cookbook: Beyond Chopped Liver: 59 Jewish Recipes Get a Vegan Health Makeover Vegan cookie, and I am no longer exclusively Vegan In June 2021, I stopped eating exclusively vegan after over 20 years. I was not feeling physically well, and […]
Priscilla’s Israeli Crembo Recipe
Priscilla’s Israeli Crembo Recipe gives us a fun dessert, and its kosher-for-Passover. These pretty treats have a potato flour brownie-style base, topped with homemade marshmallow fluff and finally coated in chocolate. This is a delightful recipe for adults and children alike. Community Recipes is a recurring feature where we share your recipes on the Jewish […]
Liz’s Slow Cooker Beef, Barley and Mushroom Soup Recipe
Liz’s Slow Cooker Beef, Barley and Mushroom Soup Recipe is an unctuous, earthy and deeply satisfying low-stress main dish. Packed with protein from the kosher beef and a variety of hearty mushrooms, serve with lightly steamed greens. Community Recipes is a recurring feature where we share your recipes on the Jewish Food Hero blog. If […]
Golden Turmeric Cake: From the Jewish Food Hero kitchen
This Golden Turmeric Cake is moist, just dense enough, and has the perfect sweetness level. With a delicate crumb and subtle lemon flavor, turmertic gives this cake a lovely golden yellow hue. It is oil-free and made with whole grain flours. To make it especially delicious, serve with a dollop of raspberry jam. A turmeric […]
