Appetizers

Serves 4.

Tilapia is our family's new favorite fish. There are a million ways you can prepare it. Here is one easy and delicious way to serve it.

Hey there olive lovers! The recipe for these olives came from my good friend (and chef extraordinaire!) Mosh. I couldn't stop eating these -- and I'll bet you can't have just one!

Yields 10 egg rolls.

When I was a kid, egg rolls was my first favorite "grown up" kind of food. (I'm not sure why I considered it grown up -- maybe because egg rolls are so full of vegetables!) Today, I still love them. I order them at restaurants, buy them frozen in a package, pick some up at my deli counter -- you name it. But I just discovered how easy, and not time consuming (and economic!) it is to make my own. They really do look labor and time intensive to prepare. Your guests will marvel that you took the time to make these egg rolls!

My mother used to make a variant of this dish and my sister gave me the recipe. I couldn’t copy the flavor exactly, but I was pretty happy with these results – and so is everyone else who tries it! It’s a great spread for your challah or a dip for your vegetables and pita chips. I take my leftovers to work for snacking on with baby carrots. Even my kids love this tangy dish.

Yields: 12-15 patties

Gone are the days of boiling, shaping and jarring home made gefilte fish. Frozen gefilte fish is the way to go! At our house, it's rare to find a loaf of boiled gefilte fish on our Shabbat or Yom Tov table. Try serving your gefilte fish breaded and fried -- your family will thank you and ask for more!

Makes approximately 18 kreplach.

Dumplings, pierogies, kreplach -- I find it so interesting that cultures world-wide have a version of this dish. (In my childhood home, they were steamed and then served in soup. If there were any leftovers, we fried/gobbled them up!) For some Jews, it is customary to eat kreplach on Purim and on Erev Yom Kippur.

Yields 8-12 slices

I'm actually embarrassed to call this a "recipe." All you need is a loaf of your favorite brand of frozen gefilte fish. You have the option to sprinkle this dish with seasoning if you prefer, but it tastes great on its own. It's so easy to make and is always a crowd pleaser.

Serves 6.

The combination of squash and hummus makes this dip unique and fabulous.
 

Serves 6

A simple warm cheese is the key to this dish.

Serves 6-8

A very sophisticated updated version of your standard deli roll.

Serves 8

This unusual eggplant dish is a great addition to your standard salads and challah repertoire!

A reinvented look at a classic French upside down pie. Using tomatoes, instead of apples, this becomes the perfect savory appetizer. Quick. Easy. Elegant.

This is one of those great easy recipes that you will keep on coming back to. It works great as a cocktail party dish appetizer or for a kiddush.

This super easy basil mayo dip can make any vegetable, raw or grilled, taste better.

We’ve shown you how to make homemade chumus. We’ve given you the secret behind Israeli salad. It only seems right that we offer up a homemade falafel recipe.