Make the dressing for this Green Salad in advance, and the rest pulls together in minutes (no major chopping). I have to say, it’s great to have team members like Esti and Renee style and shoot recipes for me. It makes my life so much easier. I gave them this green salad recipe we love,…
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Basics: How to Make Syrian Sambousak
This dairy pastry is a staple in every Syrian home on Shavuot (and after every fast). A couple of years ago, I had this great idea of doing a series of posts featuring teens in the kitchen. Some of my daughter’s friends stepped up and demonstrated a favorite recipe for me to photograph. And then…
Knafeh: the Syrian Answer to Cheesecake
You can make the best of Israeli shuk street food in your own kitchen. Editor’s note: A few years ago on a trip to Israel, I took a tour of the Machane Yehuda shuk with Tova In Israel. She introduced us to this most incredible dish and there was no turning back. Every time I…
The Best Spelt Challah Recipe
Use this tried and true recipe—and nobody will believe that you used spelt flour! I casually mentioned to my sister that I was trying a new spelt challah recipe one week after the previous attempt failed miserably. She told me to stop searching because she’d had the best spelt challah the week before made by…
The Deeply Flavorful Pareve French Onion Soup
It doesn’t take a lot of ingredients, but all it does take is patience. One day back in February, some of us gathered by Sina Mizrahi’s home for lunch. She had invited some friends over “just because.” (How much would we appreciate being able to get together today!). One of the dishes she served that…
Top 26 Favorite Pesach Recipes
There have been a lot of Pesach goodies from BCP over the years. Here are some of our favorite Pesach recipes!
Basics: How to Make Pesach Rolls (Gebrokts)
These Pesach rolls were always a staple when I was growing up. My earliest Pesach memories involve sitting on the steps of the Javits Center during a Chol Hamoed trip eating these Pesach rolls and cream cheese. Before Pesach lunches, my mother would make them fresh and bring them to the table hot out of…
Chocolate Cookies for all the Chocoholics to Enjoy on Pesach
Why mess around with extras when all you really need is chocolate?? 5.0 from 1 reviews Pesach Chocolate Cookies Save Print Cook time 12 mins Total time 12 mins Ingredients 1 ½ cups sugar 4 eggs 4 tablespoons oil ¼ tsp coffee dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water pinch salt ½ cup potato…
Basic Ingredients, Maximum Results: How to Prepare Your Roast for Pesach
Yes, you can make a delicious roast for Pesach using the ingredients you already have at home. There’s no need for any fancy or specific ingredients. This delicious, tender roast uses just the basics for delicious, tremendous results. Rather than cooking the roast whole and slicing, have your French roast cut into large cubes, so…
Basics: How to Make Syrian Charoset
You don’t need to be Syrian to enjoy it, but if you are, this charoset is the number one Pesach must-have. Next to matzah itself, there is nothing more necessary on Pesach than this charoset. In Pesachs past, I’ve packed it in suitcases and brought it with me wherever I went. It’s the reason Korech…