Maize (Corn) only arrived in Europe in 1493 after Columbus and other Spanish explorers brought it back from the “New World” – most likely Colombia. What is fascinating is that the explorers didn’t bring potatoes back to Europe until 40 or 50 years LATER! Yet, European Jews have potato latkes […]
We love it when our subscribers try our recipes and share the results with us and their friends. But you give us even more pleasure when you tinker with the recipes and come up with something new! This is a guest recipe from Rina Lavoie of Belchertown Massachusetts. It is […]
PRAISE FOR THE JERUSALEM CONSPIRACY Alan M. Dershowitz, “This superbly crafted thriller will keep you turning pages late into the night. A rare and riveting insider’s view of how extremists think …and act. I loved it.” The Jerusalem Post, “A gripping thriller to the very last page. If I […]
HIDDEN FOR A THOUSAND DAYS SARA VEFFER as told to RAY SONIN Published 1960 THE RYERSON PRESS, TORONTO CONTENTS Foreword PART ONE: TWILIGHT PART TWO: NIGHT PART THREE : SUNRISE FOREWORD Although this book tells of privation, endurance and […]
A while ago, on the spur of the moment we decided to make a trip to Jerusalem. When my daughter heard we were coming she invited us to join her family for dinner. So sweet! And she made one of our favorite dishes! She said that once she started using […]
This recipe is from Suzan McMurray of Glasgow, Kentucky Suzan has been a member of the GG Family since March of 2020. She’s a great cook and takes fabulous photos of the results and shares them!!! Like this awesome soup. Says Suzan, “I wanted to share my latest GGOO dish. […]
Matbucha is an Arabic word for cooked salad. It’s made from tomatoes, red bell peppers, chili peppers, garlic and olive oil. It was brought to Israel by Jews from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya and each variety has its own balance of flavors. My daughter called me the other day […]
We LOVE our dips with challah on Friday night! And because we don’t use salt, it’s a challenge to make homemade dips with great flavor. The most important thing I’ve learned to produce flavorful salt free dishes is the ingredients MUST have great flavor. Fresh, top quality, results in great […]
In Israel, the latest trend at wedding receptions is to make many dishes as single servings. Mini cakes or Petit Fours on the desert table have been around for decades. Now you can find an entire table dressed with 50 -100 martini glasses filled elegantly with single servings of fruit […]
I must use 10 – 15 onions every week cooking for Shabbat on Fridays. I add them to soup, different Israeli Salads and sauteed vegetables and this great kugel recipe. This week I was blessed with an abundance of onions. They were big, just harvested and perfect. I decided to […]
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