Table of Contents
Introduction 8
1 Chicken Soup 12
Chicken Stock 14
Classic Jewish Chicken Soup 17
Homemade Matzah Bails with Dill 18
Vegetarian Stock 21
Yemenite Chicken Soup 22
Savory Hawaij Spice Blend 22
Greek Lemon and Orzo Soup (Avgolemono) 24
Mustard and Dill Chicken Salad 25
Italian Lentils and Pasta 27
Kosher Ramen-Style Soup 28
Asian-Style Braised Flanken 30
2 Stuffed Vegetables 32
Eastern European Stuffed Cabbage 35
Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls 38
Stuffed Eggplant 39
Syrian Stuffed Zucchini with Tamarind and Apricots 40
Make It Passover-Friendly 40
Syrian Stuffed Onions with Pomegranate Sauce 43
Make It Passover-Friendly 44
Israeli Stuffed Peppers with Meat 45
Make It in a Slow Cooker 45
Vegetarian Israeli Stuffed Peppers 47
Make It Cheesy! 47
3 Kugel 48
Salt and Pepper Noodle Kugel 50
Gina's Hungarian Noodle Kugel 53
Sweet Dairy Noodle Kugel 54
Topping Variations 55
Pineapple Upside-Down Kugel 57
Yerushalmi Kugel 58
Mac & Cheese Kugel 61
Potato Kugel 62
Triple Veggie Kugel 65
Jojo's Cakey Crunch Sweet Potato Kugel 66
4 Shakshuka 68
Basic Tomato and Pepper Shakshuka 72
Small-Batch Challah Rolls or Mini Loaves 75
Smoky Vegan Shakshuka with Chickpeas 78
Mexican-Inspired Shakshuka 79
Shakshuka Pizza 81
Green Shakshuka 82
Summer Tomato Shakshuka 85
Easy Tahini Sauce 86
Quick and Easy Hummus 87
5 Schnitzel 88
Classic Chicken Schnitzel 91
Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce 93
Coconut-Crusted Schnitzel Fingers 94
Sweet & Spicy Sriracha Mayo 94
Passover-Friendly Schnitzel 96
Baked Cornflake Schnitzel 97
Corn Schnitzel 99
Zucchini Schnitzel 100
Fish Schnitzel Sandwiches 103
Tartar Sauce 103
6 Meatballs 104
Easy Jewish American Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs 106
Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs in Tomato Sauce 108
Chicken Meatballs with Lemon Garlic Sauce 109
Creamy Zucchini Israeli Couscous 110
Lamb Meatballs with Two Sauces 111
North African Chraime Fish Patties 113
Chickpea Cauliflower "Meatballs" 114
My Mom's Italian American Meatballs 117
7 Dumplings and Pastries 120
Classic Meat Kreplach 122
Turn Kreplach Dough into Noodles 124
Red Wine-Braised Chuck Roast 125
Corned Beef and Cabbage Kreplach 126
Thanksgiving Turkey Kreplach 128
Turkey Stock 129
Sweet Cheese Kreplach 131
Georgian Meat Khinkali 132
Syrian Cheese Sambousek 135
Syrian Cheese and Olive Bites 139
Classic Potato Knishes 140
Sweet Potato and Sage Butter Knishes 143
Everything Bagel Knishes 144
Make Your Own Everything Bagel Spice 145
8 Latkes 146
Classic Potato Latkes 148
Pulled Brisket 151
Easiest Applesauce Ever 151
Beet and Carrot Latkes 152
Herb Zucchini Potato Latkes 155
Beet-Cured Gravlax 156
Cheese Latkes 159
Smoked Salmon Latkes Eggs Benedict 160
Summer Corn Zucchini Latkes 162
Sephardic Leek Patties 163
9 Sweets 164
Israeli Chocolate Hazelnut Swirl Cookies 167
Israeli Date & Walnut Swirl Cookies 168
Black & White Cookies 171
Coconut Macaroons 174
Chocolate Chip Macaroons 176
Funfetti Coconut Macaroons 177
Peanut Butter Chocolate Coconut Macaroons 179
Israeli-Style Yeasted Rugelach Two Ways 180
Toffee & Chocolate Mandel Bread 183
Chocolate & Nut Mandel Bread 185
Funfetti Mandel Bread 187
Matzah Toffee 188
Ideas for Matzah Toffee Toppings 188
Apple Tahini Crumble 191
Hawaij Coffee Spice Blend 192
Passover Fruit Crumble 193
Rainbow Cookies 195
Passover Rainbow Cookies 196
Basic New York-Style Cheesecake 197
Cookie Butter Cheesecake 199
Gluten-Free Mango Cheesecake with Coconut Almond Crust 203
Acknowledgments 205
Index 207