CABBAGE SOUP
3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 kilo brisket cut into 1 inch cubes Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 large onions, thinly sliced 2 cans (400g) chopped tomatoes 1 (50g) can tomato paste 8 cups (2 litres) chicken stock 1 small cabbage, core removed and finely shredded 1/4 cup (45 9) light brown sugar […]
MOKOSH CAKE
Growing up you could always discern the Hungarian homes from the polish ones. If your parents or grandparents came from a polish background you wouldn’t be surprised to find a babka ready and waiting on a Shabbat morning, on the other hand, if you came from a Hungarian background it was a Kokosh or the […]
PRESSBURG KIPFEL
These old fashioned cookies, made of yeasted dough with a walnut filling remind me of a Holocaust Survivor that my husband and I met at a coffee shop in Israel years ago. Mr. Paschkarevitcz who was originally from Bratislava/Pressburg was sent to the Lodz ghetto and from there to Auschwitz. He would come to a […]
MANDELBRODT
Mandel, meaning almonds, brodt meaning bread – is the name of this old fashioned cookie, the Jewish cousins to the Italian biscotti, are morish to an extreme, one bite and you will be looking for any excuse for a cup of tea to eat your mandelbrot with. The almond is one of only two nuts […]
RUGELACH
In my world view rugelach can be divided into two categories – the yeasty and the cookie. Both are equally great, but they totally satisfy different taste expectations. The cookie dough rugelach we are doing here has a flaky buttery pastry filled to the brim with dried fruit, nuts, jam, and even chocolate if you […]
