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  • This Israeli dish will be the highlight of summer

    Shannon Sarna and Emmanuelle Lee|Jun 24, 2022

    Pashtida (a crustless quiche) is beloved and common in Israel, where it is enjoyed at everything from potlucks, school events, shivas, and everything in between. It's also commonly prepared for Shavuot and Sukkot. The versatile dish transports well, and there is no right or wrong way to make one. Israelis make pashtida all year long, but it's a dish especially perfect for warmer climates and seasons, when it's just too hot to spend hours in an overheated kitchen. Plus, during warmer months, ther...

  • Yapchik (potato kugel with meat): The 'Hungarian cholent'

    Emmanuelle Lee|Nov 22, 2019

    Yapchik is made up of two layers of golden, crispy potato cake-very similar to a kugel-that sandwich a layer of meat. As the fall days get colder, it will welcome you and your guests home like a hug, and warm you up from the inside out. Yapchik has been referred to as a "Hungarian cholent" because it is traditionally cooked in the oven overnight and, while my recipe is a faster version, I have included instructions below for how to do this. Developing this recipe made me feel closer to the...