Elli's Blog

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Ingredients: 1 kg cod (or any other white fish) 1/2 cup parsley leaves 1/2 cup cilantro leaves 3-4 stems spring onion 2 garlic cloves 1/4...