Comfort food recipe

cheese recipe

Sivan’s sheet pan cheese bourekas

This clever hack makes up to 50 mini bourekas in no time

By Sivan Kobi

Cook time: 45 mins

Sivan Kobi's sheet pan bourekas (Photo: Sivan's Kitchen)

Comfort food recipe

Azu: Volga Tatar beef and dill pickle stew

By Alissa Timoshkina

Cook time: 2 hrs, 10 mins

Siberian-born Jewish food writer and historian Alissa Timoshkina (Main photo: Kim Lightbody)

Ashkenazi food

It’s a scoop! The delicious dishes we eat with a spoon

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

Dessert recipe

Moczka: gingerbread and chocolate pudding

By Alissa Timoshkina

Cook time: 10 mins

Flora Shedden's roasted squash and apple soup (Photos: Laura Edwards)

Soups

Roasted squash and apple soup with crispy crumbs

By Flora Shedden

Cook time: 55 mins – 1hr, 5 mins

Pasta recipe

Spicy baked orzo with feta and dill

By Sue Quinn

Cook time: 40 mins

Sarah Mann-Yeager's chicken and rice soup (Photo: Inbal Bar-Oz)

Chicken soup

Hearty chicken and rice soup

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

Cook time: 25-30 mins

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The big break fast: five foodies share their go-to Yom Kippur meals

From bagel bars to fish stews, Siam Goorwich discovers the Yom Kippur traditions loved by the experts

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

September 17, 2026 13:43

Fast forward: (left to right) Natalie Preston's break fast spread, Sophia Baruch's Iraqi brewed tea and ka'kat, Mark Jankel's family fish stew in a pita from his food truck Shuk (Photo: Natalie Preston, Giora Hirsch, The Gaztronome Photography)

Recipe

Classic Ashkenazi poppy seed roll

This yeasted loaf is a signature bake in Alissa’s family

By Alissa Timoshkina

September 16, 2026 08:10

Cook time: 30-35 mins

Classic Ashkenazi poppy seed roll (Photo: Alissa Timoshkina)

Recipe

Bissli schnitzel with sweet potato mash

Give your schnitzel an Israeli twist by using Bissli crisps for the crumb

By Falmer

June 9, 2026 15:16

Cook time: 15 mins

Social media chef Falmer's viral Bissli schnitzel with sweet potato mash (Photo: Falmer)

Recipe

Roasted new potato salad with herbs and pistachios

The ideal side for a buffet, BBQ or a summer Shabbat, with a simple roast chicken

By Victoria Prever

May 26, 2026 15:40

Cook time: 35-40 mins

The ideal side dish for a summer Shabbat dinner (Photo: Inbal Bar-Oz)

Recipe

Lemon and honey chicken

This nostalgic take on a Chinese classic is sweet, sticky comfort in a bowl

By Katrina Meynink

April 23, 2026 10:46

Cook time: 20 minutes

Katrina Meynink's lemon and honey chicken is 'sweet, sticky comfort in a bowl' (Photo: Katrina Meynink)

Recipe

Wholemeal toast with hazelnut cocoa butter and baked apples

A deliciously indulgent – and surprisingly healthy – breakfast or brunch

By Luigi Fontana

April 13, 2026 10:11

Cook time: 20-25 minutes

Wholemeal toast with hazelnut cocoa butter and baked apples makes a delicious brunch (Photo: Marzio Lanzini)

The Israeli foodie creating dishes from her childhood in Tel Aviv

Limor Chen has launched her first cookbook My Tel Aviv Table

By Victoria Prever

4 min read

November 10, 2023 13:05

The Israeli foodie creating dishes from her childhood in Tel Aviv

Top ten Jewish comfort foods to soothe your soul

There's nothing like old favourite recipes to give you strength in troubled times

By Victoria Prever

3 min read

October 17, 2023 21:17

Top ten Jewish comfort foods to soothe your soul

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Sivan’s sheet pan cheese bourekas

Azu: Volga Tatar beef and dill pickle stew

It’s a scoop! The delicious dishes we eat with a spoon

Moczka: gingerbread and chocolate pudding

Roasted squash and apple soup with crispy crumbs

Spicy baked orzo with feta and dill

Hearty chicken and rice soup

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