Homemade Bread (Challah)
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.
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Stuffed Artichokes
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.
Veal Sweetbread Stew
This veal sweetbread stew was passed down to Liza Ezra from her mother. It’s perfect for a holiday gathering or special occasion
Stuffed Cabbage Cake
“My children could eat this cabbage cake every day, all day,” remarks Nurit Levy
Moroccan Fish Patties in a Spicy Sauce
For Pirchiya Sabbag from Kiryat Shmona these Moroccan Fish Patties in a Spicy Sauce symbolize home more than anything else
Vegetarian Sabzi with Crispy Tahdig
Every Friday evening at her house, Malka serves Persian sabzi with meat and tahdig.
Dates & Nuts Roll Cookies
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).
Meatballs with Peas and Potatoes
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.
Matbucha (North African Tomato Dip)
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
Moroccan Cookies
This recipe for Moroccan cookies comes from Shosh Shushan from Kiryat Shmona. They are best enjoyed with mint tea or coffee on Saturday morning
Red Lentil and Barley Soup
Sigal Hayak from Moshav Hosen inherited this red lentil and barley recipe from her mother. It’s a favorite of kids, including her own
Meatballs and Green Beans in Tomato Sauce
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.
Mkhamar (Moroccan Potato Pie)
Miri Ben Siomon who was evacuated from Kiryat Shmona, cooks for her family a Moroccan dish called mkhamar, a savory potato and egg pie
Bulgur Keftas (Kubbeh) Stuffed with Chicken
Valerie Chen learned to make this Kurdish soup with chicken-filled bulgur dumplings from a neighbor on Moshav Manot by the Lebanon border.
Beet Ash (Persian Soup)
A recipe for Persian soup that Jasmin from Sderot cooks every winter- a hearty stew thickened by the rice and meatballs in it
The Open Kitchen Project
Our initiative, The Open Kitchen Project, offers war evacuees a kitchen to feel at home in for a short while.
Kubaneh (Yemenite Shabbat Bread)
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
Chicken Kefta (Tunisian Meatballs)
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
Spicy Moroccan Fish With Potatoes and Chickpeas
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