Open Kitchen
This recipe is part of Asif’s Open Kitchen Project where cooks who were evacuated during the war are invited to a home in Tel Aviv to cook a dish that they miss from their own home. Would you like to participate in the project? Register here. Sarit Ben Simon, 48, who was evacuated from herContinue reading “Moroccan Tanzia with Chicken and Rice “
Etti Cohen traditionally prepares this Moroccan dish for special occasions when she’s home in Ofakim. Evacuated to Tel Aviv because of the war, she made it recently at Daniela Holtz’s home for our Open Kitchen initiative.
Tamar Darmon cooks a dish the she miss from home: ka’aburot, traditional Tunisian potato patties made with chicken, bread, and spices
As part of Asif’s Open Kitchen Project, Tamar visited Shira Zaretsky’s kitchen in Moshav Kahal to make her sambusak, stew, and couscous.
Every Shabbat, Valerie Chen bakes three challahs — two for her Shabbat table and a third for family to snack on. It’s often enjoyed with her homemade matbucha.
Friday meals at Sylvie’s home in Sderot feature a dizzying selection of dishes. stuffed vegetables are a favorite of her children. This time, she has chosen to make stuffed artichokes. “This is a dish I mainly prepare for Shabbat dinners or holidays,” she adds.
This veal sweetbread stew was passed down to Liza Ezra from her mother. It’s perfect for a holiday gathering or special occasion
“My children could eat this cabbage cake every day, all day,” remarks Nurit Levy
For Pirchiya Sabbag from Kiryat Shmona these Moroccan Fish Patties in a Spicy Sauce symbolize home more than anything else
Every Friday evening at her house, Malka serves Persian sabzi with meat and tahdig.
This recipe for rolled shortbread cookies filled with dates and nuts comes from Etti Yana from Kiryat Shmona. The versatile dough can also be stuffed with a filling of your choice).
After months of living in a hotel in Tel Aviv due to the war, this recipe for meatballs with peas and potatoes is the dish Avia Astiuker’s daughter misses the most.
This recipe for matbucha comes from Kiryat Shmona resident Aliza Zwigi. It’s perfect in a sandwich with schnitzel and fried eggplant on a Friday afternoon
This recipe for Moroccan cookies comes from Shosh Shushan from Kiryat Shmona. They are best enjoyed with mint tea or coffee on Saturday morning
Sigal Hayak from Moshav Hosen inherited this red lentil and barley recipe from her mother. It’s a favorite of kids, including her own
This simple recipe for meatballs and green beans in tomato sauce is from Anat Meir from Moshav Manot in the north. She dedicates it to her grandchildren who love it.
Miri Ben Siomon who was evacuated from Kiryat Shmona, cooks for her family a Moroccan dish called mkhamar, a savory potato and egg pie
Valerie Chen learned to make this Kurdish soup with chicken-filled bulgur dumplings from a neighbor on Moshav Manot by the Lebanon border.
A recipe for Persian soup that Jasmin from Sderot cooks every winter- a hearty stew thickened by the rice and meatballs in it
Through ‘The Open Kitchen,’ cooks displaced by the war are given a kitchen to feel at home in for a short while.
She baked thousands of kubanehs in her life, now that she is away from home all she wanted is to bake again. This is Shosh Yosef’s recipe for Kubaneh including all its secrets
Tami’s keftas are coated in eggs and breadcrumbs, fried, and then simmered in a tomato sauce. She always serves them with couscous on the side
The first time Sharona Dahan entered to the kitchen after the Black Shabbat, all she wanted to cook is Spicy Moroccan Fish With Potatoes and Chickpeas like her mother used to make
