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Traditional Ashekanz recipes

Jul 26
2 min

Gefilte fish and chrain recipe

Gefilte fish is mashed fish that is then cooked either by boiling or baking. It is a very well known Ashkenazi dish that hails from Easte...

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Elli

Jul 21
2 min

How to make cholent

Firstly, what is cholent (also pronounced chulent)? Secondly, when do you eat it? Cholent is also known as 'hamin' and in Morrocco, they ...

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Elli

May 20
3 min

Kataifi cheesecake recipe

Kataifi pastry, also known as kunafe pastry, is known to the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions. Typically, it is used in m...

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Cheat sheet - make your own halva - well almost!

Elli

May 17
1 min

Cheat sheet - make your own halva - well almost!

Dates and tahini is the answer. Dip the dates in organic tahini. Try this and you will instantly taste halva. A sweet to enjoy after a me...

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Elli

May 17
1 min

Date shakes recipe

Date smoothies (plain and with cocoa). So nourishing, refreshing and energizing. This is what my kids have been enjoying during snack tim...

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May 13
2 min

Baklava cheesecake recipe

Make sure you have lots of time on your hands when making this recipe. It is a great dessert to serve if you are having a big crowd. It c...

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Elli

May 13
1 min

Homemade marzipan recipe

Surprisingly easy and offers endless creative possibilities for decoration. Have fun with this. Its especially wonderful to mould with ki...

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Elli

May 10
1 min

Crispy, lemony oven roasted potatoes

A family favorite which goes well with almost any main course: chicken, lamb or beef. This is my family's recipe. Ingredients: 1 kg potat...

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Elli

Apr 26
2 min

Dolmades recipe

I like to use fresh grape leaves to make dolmades, and I use a Cypriot recipe as it is the recipe I grew up with. This dish is definitely...

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Elli

Apr 26
1 min

Baba Ganoush recipe

The smoky flavor of Baba Ganoush is what makes this dish so special. It's really satisfying to prepare the aubergine over a gas stove top...

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Elli

Apr 16
1 min

Nutty biscuit bars for Pesach

Ingredients: 1/2 cup (125 ml) water 1 cup (200g) castor sugar 1 tbsps rum (optional - I used triple sec as I did no have rum) 1 tsp vani...

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Elli

Apr 16
1 min

Onion rings for Passover

Ingredients: 1/2 cup matzah meal 1/2 cup potato starch 1 cup milk 1 egg salt 2 teaspoons Pesach baking powder 2 onions Method: Slice onio...

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Elli

Apr 13
1 min

Olive tapenade recipe

If I had feta cheese, I would be eating it with this olive tapenade and matzah right now! Super easy. Very enjoyable. Ingredients: 100g p...

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Apr 11
1 min

Best Pesach brownie recipe

These brownies are so good and you would never tell they are made with matzah meal! I like to use fine matzah meal as far as possible to ...

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Elli

Apr 11
2 min

Chocolate love cake recipe

I first came across this cake a number of years ago at my friend, Sarah's house. At the time we were both living in Johannesburg. This ca...

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Elli

Apr 11
1 min

Pesach ice box cake recipe

This cake is a real hit in my family and its the simplest matzah cake recipe ever! There are so many amazing and surprising things you ca...

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Elli

Apr 11
1 min

Crispy roast potatoes recipe

One potato per person and one for the pot. That's how you know how many potatoes you will need to make in a portion. These potatoes are G...

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Elli

Apr 11
1 min

Quinoa stuffed onions recipe

I came up with this recipe when thinking of something new to make for Pesach. Stuffed veggies are always so delicious but are usually mad...

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Chicken breasts stewed with apricots and fennel

Elli

Apr 11
1 min

Chicken breasts stewed with apricots and fennel

This recipe can be made over the stove top or in the oven. When I am in a hurry, I prepare a tray with all the ingredients, cover it with...

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Apr 11
1 min

Pickled fish recipe

Pickled fish makes me miss South Africa so much. I am not sure what it is about this recipe that makes me feel that way. Perhaps its the ...

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