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Healthy Spelt Challah

April 27, 2018April 27, 2018Breadsassorted challah, baked bread, bread, challa, challah, challah ideas, challah recipe, challah recipe ideas, challah toppings, challahs, challot, fresh bread, healthy bread, healthy challah, jew food, jewish food, shabbat food, spelt challah, toppings, whole wheat challah

Wow, it has been a long time since I have been active here! With starting a full-time job and still keeping up with Joodiethefoodie on Instagram almost every night, I haven't found a lot of time... Continue reading →

Rosh Hashanah Fig Challah

September 17, 2017September 17, 2017Breadsassorted challah, baked bread, bread, challa, challah, challah ideas, challah recipe, challah recipe ideas, challah toppings, challahs, challot, fig challah, fresh bread, jew food, jewish food, new year challah, rosh Hashanah challah, shabbat food, toppings

Fig Challah: there are no words. Okay, maybe a few. You all know by now that I have an obsession with figs. I don't know if it's because they're such an elusive fruit, available only... Continue reading →

Tomato Soup with Tomato & Garlic Matzo Balls

March 30, 2017Passover, Soupcreamy tomato soup, jew food, jewish food, matzah balls, matzo balls, matzo recipes, passover food, passover recipe, pesach recipes, tomato soup, tomato soup ideas, tomato soup recipe

A few weeks ago I experimented with matzo balls for the first time! I know it's crazy, I have been cooking for over two years and never once made my own matzo balls. I've used... Continue reading →

Aladdin, Jasmine and a Genie lamp

March 13, 2017Dessert, PurimAladdin and jasmine, basbousa, basbousa cake, basbousa hamantaschen, Egyptian dessert, hamantasch, hamantasch ideas, hamantaschen, hamantaschen recipes, jew food, jewish food, jewish holiday, middle eastern desserts, mishloach manot ideas, mishloach manot theme, purim, purim dessert, purim food, purim ideas, purim recipes, purim theme ideas, purim themes

What a Purim it was! A complete turnaround for me from years past. To be honest, until yesterday I never really looked forward to Purim. I dreaded dressing up. And until we made Aliya, we didn't feel so... Continue reading →

Bacon Wrapped Date Hamantaschen

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017Appetizer, Meat, Purimbacon wrapped dates, cookie butter, creative hamantaschen, date appetizer, facon, facon recipes, hamantaschen, hamantaschen ideas, holiday food, jacks gourmet facon, jewfood, jewish food, kosher bacon, kosher bacon recipes, purim, purim dinner, purim food, stuffed dates

Ever since kosher bacon has become a thing, I have been obsessed. Whenever we're at a restaurant with some version of kosher bacon on the menu, you can be sure I'm going to order it. I... Continue reading →

Fruit Tart Hamantaschen

February 27, 2017February 28, 2017Dessert, Purimcreative hamantaschen, dessert tart, dessert with fruit, fruit dessert, fruit tart, fruit tart idea, fruit tart recipe, hamantaschen, hamantaschen ideas, jew food, jewish food, parve, parve dessert, parve fruit tart, purim food, purim ideas, seasonal fruit, strawberries, sweet hamantaschen, tart idea, tart recipe

You may have noticed that most of my hamantaschen ideas are of the savory sort. I’ve got triangular dinners, appetizers, and sides covered, but I don’t really touch on the desserts. It’s probably because I myself... Continue reading →

Hummus V’Basar in a Pita Hamantaschen

February 26, 2017March 1, 2017Appetizer, Meat, Purimchummus, chummus vbasar, creative hamantaschen, hamantaschen, hamantaschen ideas, holiday food, hummus, hummus and meat, hummus ideas, israeli cuisine, israeli food, jewfood, jewish food, purim, purim dinner, purim food

I love hosting Friday night meals. A truly fresh, not reheated meal really adds to the Shabbat vibe. When I host a Shabbat lunch, I'm limited to dishes that taste great when reheated and don't have... Continue reading →

My Classic Challah with Assorted Toppings

February 25, 2017March 1, 2017Breadsassorted challah, baked bread, bread, challa, challah, challah ideas, challah recipe, challah recipe ideas, challah toppings, challahs, challot, fresh bread, jew food, jewish food, shabbat food, toppings

Call me old-fashioned, but the first thing I wanted to learn to make as a new Jewish wife was challah. I would try all kinds of recipes week after week, but none of them blew me... Continue reading →

Halloumi Hamantaschen

February 23, 2017February 27, 2017Dairy, Purim, Saladcreative hamantaschen, halloumi, halloumi cheese, halloumi hamantaschen, halloumi ideas, halloumi salad, hamantaschen, hamantaschen ideas, holiday food, israeli cuisine, jewfood, jewish food, purim, purim dinner, purim food, tomato jam

Over the years, after high school, I tried to visit Israel at least once a year. I wanted to keep my connection and love for Israel strong and I still had so many friends from... Continue reading →

Mochi Matcha Hamantaschen

March 17, 2016February 28, 2017Dessert, Purimanko, creative hamantaschen, hamantaschen, hamantaschen ideas, holiday food, japanese dessert, japanese food, jewfood, jewish food, match, mochi, mochi matcha hamantaschen, purim, purim dinner, purim food, sweet red bean paste

Presenting my newest Purim creation! No, these aren't for St. Patricks Day, these are Matcha Mochi Hamantaschen with a homemade Anko (sweet red bean paste) filling. obs red mill. After three unsuccessful attempts at getting the right... Continue reading →