Syrian-style Stuffed Courgettes

Makes 20-24 portions Prep time: approx 1 hour | Cooking time: approx 2 hours Syrian Jews might be the masters of stuffed foods! From savoury, deep fried kibbeh to sweet nut-filled mahmoul, there is a skill and a flair involved with delicately encasing one food inside another which brings delight to the recipient and which […]

Harissa Honey Mushroom Pockets

Makes 20+ pockets Prep time: 30 minutes | Cooking time: 30 minutes It is traditional at the beginning of the Jewish year, and particularly at Sukkot, to eat stuffed foods, signifying a plentiful harvest. A vegetarian alternative to our brisket pockets, these mushroom bourekas sweetened with honey (for a sweet new year) and spicy with […]

Harissa Honey Brisket Pockets

Makes 20-40 pastry pockets Prep time: 75 minutes | Cooking time: 6½ hours There is a custom at start of the Jewish new year, and especially on Sukkot, to eat stuffed foods, signifying abundance following the harvest season.  Sweetened with honey (for a sweet new year), spicy with harissa and plentiful in number, these succulent […]

Roasted Apples filled with Liver Pâté and Onion Jam

Serves 6 Prep time: 1 hour | Cooking time: 1½ – 2 hours There are many reasons given for eating apples at Rosh Hashanah. The Talmud and the Midrash explain that when Jacob entered his father Isaac’s tent to receive his blessings, the scent of the Garden of Eden entered with him, and it had […]