Desserts

This is the time of year to reorganize your pantry and fridge so that you have the right ingredients for making light and refreshing summer dishes with ingredients that won’t make you feel heavy.

A new café/patisserie has just opened in the staid Tel Aviv suburb of Givatayim, bringing a touch of European panache to the rather tired main drag of the town.

This week, I am bringing you three fruit cake recipes, all of which form a bond between the fruit and the crust. This is done in three different ways.

Paletas founder Naomi Zisblatt got the idea to create paletas and bring them to Israel after tasting them at Mexican bodegas in New York City.

Pinoli, which means pine nut in Italian, is devoted to bringing Italian-style gelato to Tel Aviv, but it’s hardly the first place to do that.

Below, you can try these tried-and-true recipes that are sure to make your holiday happy and sweet.

Strawberries are finally in season, and these juicy red berries can be seen in every market.

This week I felt like baking light, airy cookies with creamy fillings. They are my favorite treat to enjoy with coffee. They also last a long time – up to two weeks.

Now that the holidays are officially over, it’s time to get out of the kitchen and back to our regular lives.

On Rosh Hashanah, we prepare wonderful, joyous meals, which culminate of course with special, tasty desserts.