Recipes


A gift bag of cookies shaped and decorated for Hanukkah

Hanukkah Cut-Out Cookies

Everyone loves cookies! Hanukkah cookies are traditional this time of year. For this recipe, you can be creative and use your favorite sugar, gingerbread, or shortbread cookie dough. Not to mention, add your own decorating tips.
Sweet Potato Latkes

Sweet Potato Latkes

For all you sweet potato lovers, these sweet potato latkes make for a delicious Hanukkah treat! Try these as part of your Hanukkah meal - or ANY time!
A plate of vegetable pizza latkes

Pizza Latkes

Spice up your Hanukkah meal with cheesiness!
Sweet Potato Latkes

Spaghetti Squash Latkes

Try this low-carb treat with your favorite dipping sauce!
Close up image of matzah ball soup in white bowl.

Matzah Ball Soup

Matzah balls are more traditionally known as knaydelach (Yiddish for dumplings). Matzah ball soup is generally a very thin chicken broth with two or three ping-pong-ball sized matzah balls (or sometimes one very large matzah ball) and is a staple at all Jewish holidays.
A plate of fried sweet dough known as Svinge in Hebrew

Svinge – Fried Sweet Dough

Svinge is a fried sweet dough and is a Hanukkah favorite.
Freshly baked apple kugel

Apple Kugel (Apple Pudding)

Apples are a traditional food and is accompanied by a prayer recited just before eating them. Additionally, apples are traditionally incorporated into the recipes of the festive meal itself
Close up image of haroset in a bowl.

Ashkenazi Haroset

Haroset is a mixture of fruit, nuts, and wine, which are finely chopped or blended into a paste-like consistency. Haroset is meant to look like the mortar that the enslaved Israelites were forced to use to build Egyptian cities. However, Haroset tastes sweet, which reminds us that even in bitter times, we can always find something sweet in our lives and that bitter times are eventually followed by the sweetness of salvation.
Close up image of baba-ganouj with parsley and oil on top.

Baba Ganouj (Eggplant with Tehina)

In Israel, it is not unusual for guests to drop in for a visit without prior notice. In such cases, they are likely to get a light snack or impromptu meal. In anticipation of such contingencies, one such prepared dish is baba ghanouj, which can be found in virtually every Israeli refrigerator.
Delicious and flakey Baklava with a piece cut out of the side

Baklava (Honey and Nut Pastry)

Baklava is a delicacy found throughout the Arab world. The Jews who came to Israel from Arab countries continue to prepare and enjoy the taste of baklava. This sweet pastry is sold in both Jewish and Arab markets, and comes in a multitude of varieties.
Avocado salad in a black bowl consisting of lettuce, avocado, egg, and tomato.

Avocado Salad

Judging by its popularity, you would think that the avocado has been grown in Israel for many years. In fact, until recently, they were not grown in Israel at all. Today, the avocado is an Israeli favorite and avocado fields dot the countryside.
Traditional Jewish Blintzes deep fried on a plate

Blintzes (Shavout)

Throughout the Western world people eat crepe suzettes. Blintzes are the Jewish eastern European version of the French treat. The word "blintz" comes from a Ukrainian word meaning "pancake." The Israeli bent on having a light meal in the evening, after a theater performance or movie, will choose from among a number of specialty restaurants serving this delicacy with a choice of several different fillings.