Salota az Ryevozgu Lablabu: Bukharian Rhubarb and Beet Salad with Scallions, Mint, and Coriander Leaves
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com Inspired by a simple rhubarb and scallion recipe in Amnun's Bukharian cookbook, I decided to try ...
Shrab: Libyan Golden Raisin “Wine” with Cinnamon Sticks
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com From Libya to Georgia, several individuals described to me the process of making their own special ...
Sephardic Culture: Walking and Tasting Tour in Bercelona!
Are you interested in learning about Sephardic food and history, right where it happened? Check out my friend Janet Amateau's cultural ...
The Second Night: A Tunisian Seder Plate
For the second night of Passover we went to a Tunisian Seder at Jennifer and Philippe's on the Upper West ...
Casse Croûte Tunisien: Tunisian Hero with Tuna, Eggs, Pickled Peppers and Hot Pepper Sauce
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com For the last night of Passover to break the bread fast, many Tunisians will go to ...
Seder Plate Checklist: Are you set?
Below is a list of all the necessary Seder foods, along with the variety of ingredients that individuals from all ...
Ajeel: Iranian “Trail Mix”
Dried fruit and nuts are among some of the most important ingredients used during the Passover holiday. Usually some kind of dried ...
OUT with the OLD and in with the NEW: Time to throw out the old spices!
My students often ask me, "How long can I keep my spices?" This is a hard question to answer as ...
The Paschal Sacrifice: Going in on the whole lamb
Recently a good friend of mine emailed me a photo of a lamb with only the subject line: "Want to ...
Wann-a date, Biblical style?
Dates are used as a base in many of the Middle Eastern charosets. Sometimes they are cooked down into a ...
Did you know?: The Iranian tradition of covering the table during the Plagues
Did you know that in Iran it is often the tradition during the recitation of the Ten Plagues to shield the ...
Almodrote: Turkish Shredded Zucchini Pie with Sheep’s Milk Cheese and Yogurt
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com During my fall trip to Roosevelt Island (see post, "Roosevelt Island: My Trip To Instanbul), I visited ...
Did you know?: The myth that ALL Sephardim eat rice.
Did you know that some of the most Sephardic of Sephardim simply do not eat rice at all during Pesach? ...
Time to Sort the Rice: Let the preparations for Pesach begin!
Now that Purim is over, many individuals begin their Passover cleaning as early as today, one month before the holiday ...
Did you know?: The Libyan Seder Basket
Did you know that not every community uses a Seder plate? The Libyans instead place large portions of each symbolic ...
Did You Know? New Passover dishes in Ethiopia
Did you know that in Ethiopia it is the custom every Passover to break all the old ceramic dishes from ...
Minestra Dayenu: Chicken and Egg Soup with Cinnamon and Matzah Noodles
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com After my last post (January 6, 2014) I decided that my first draft of Minestra Dayenu ...
Enginara: Turkish Steamed Whole Artichoke Hearts with Lotsa Lemon
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com This past November I bought a roundtrip ticket to Roosevelt Island to meet with Jale, a ...
Minestra Dayenu: It should have been enough.
When I first read about this traditional Italian Passover soup it was really the name that captured my attention. (What ...
What about PASSGIVUKKAH? Sweet Potato Latkes with Cumin, Curry, and Cranberry Relish
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com The last time that Thanksgiving and Chanukah collided it was about 125 years ago, and next ...
Will the single, marriageable girl please leave the room?
Lately I've been interviewing individuals from the Levantine countries of Syria and Lebanon. An interesting custom that has been described ...
Oshi Masozgoshak: Bukharian Egg and Matzah Soup with Sour Golden Plums
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com This recipe is adapted from the one that I learned from Amnun Kimyagarov and his wife ...
My Roadtrip to Regostan, Queens
One sunny Sunday morning in late August, I ventured out to Queens to meet Amnun Kimyagarov, the author of "Classic ...
You Say Haroset, I Say Harose. (Charoset, Jarose…)
We all know haroset. We all love haroset. And, come on, we all think that OUR family's haroset is the ...
So Sweet You Can Eat it with a Spoon
This past summer weekend in June I took a trip down with my mother and my girls Micah and Sacha ...