Shabbat
Shabbat Hamin (Cholent)
My Shabbat hamin, with beef, beans, barley, potatoes and eggs. It goes into the oven on Friday and cooks slowly all night.
Not-Too-Sweet Challah Draft
My challah with just a little sugar, a yeast dough made with milk and butter, braided into two loaves and covered in sesame.
French-Style Butter Challah Draft
A rich challah loaf made with milk and butter and baked in a loaf pan, which I serve warm with butter, jam and good cheeses.
Hamin (Shabbat Stew) Draft
My hamin with three kinds of beans, potatoes, beef shank, kishke and eggs, slow-cooked overnight in the oven and ready for Shabbat lunch.
Kubaneh Draft
Yemenite kubaneh, balls of soft yeast dough rolled in melted fat and baked overnight in a covered pot until tender inside and deeply browned outside.
Macaroni Hamin Draft
A hamin of macaroni and chicken that cooks low and slow for hours, or overnight on the Shabbat hot plate, and I serve it on Shabbat.
Shabbat Challah Draft
My Shabbat challah, made of small balls of dough baked snug together in a pan and topped with coarse sugar.
Spaghetti and Chicken Hamin Draft
A Shabbat hamin of spaghetti and paprika chicken over a layer of potatoes that I leave in the oven overnight and turn out of the pot like a cake.
Spicy Moroccan Salmon Draft
Spicy Moroccan-style fish that I make with salmon, slow-cooked for three hours over onion, tomatoes and garlic, and serve with challah for the sauce.
Square Challah Draft
Braided challahs I bake in deep loaf pans so they come out tall and square with a thick, crisp crust, five at a time for Shabbat.
Sweet Challah Draft
A sweet braided challah with honey and butter that I bake for Shabbat and the holidays.
Sweet Shabbat Challah Draft
A soft, sweet challah for Shabbat, from a dough that comes together in a few minutes and makes three large loaves.
Two-Tier Challah Draft
One big challah made of two braids, a slim one set on top of a plump one, baked golden and very soft.