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"Although this is posted in response to a recipe request, I'm also posting this for myself, since it really is time I started making this yummy, spicy sauce. I normally do not like mangoes, but I do like amba, espcially drizzled on my felafel. This recipe comes from one of my Hebrew cookbooks, Matanot Mehamitbach (Gifts from the Kitchen) by Gil..."

Ingredients: corn oil, cumin seeds...

"From the Canadian Living Test Kitchen.By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
In Hebrew, this salad is called Salat Yerakot Israeli and is always cut in a perfect dice. You may chop and combine the vegetables up to 2 hours ahead, then cover and set aside on the counter. Add the dressing just before serving."

Ingredients: fresh parsley, lemon juice...

"I found this excellent, pareve, hamantash recipe on a forum for Jewish women. This dough is very easy to work with and makes a crisp cookie. The cookies freeze very well."

Ingredients: eggs, oil, orange juice...

"This recipe is from the wonderful cookbook, "A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking", by Marcy Goldman. This pareve Pesach cake tastes like a rich but light chocolate cheesecake. It's wonderful with or without the glaze. If you don't mind a dairy cake, it's also excellent with a regular ganache (with cream, etc...). Kids will..."

Ingredients: unsalted margarine, eggs...

"Found the clipping in the Paleozic layer littered on my desk--time to get it recorded for posterity! Comes from a magazine, don't ask me which one, though! Anyway make the syrup first, then get right to the wine cooler. Lovely color, brightens up ANY occasion; festive for the holidays, lovely for a bridal or new mom shower. SYRUP makes..."

Ingredients: pomegranate juice, ice cubes...

"i serve this hummus with veggies or pita bread triangles when I have people over. it is made completely from scratch so it takes some time to make but is easy and people go crazy for it."

Ingredients: cumin, garbanzo beans, garlic...

"These delicious and easy to prepare macaroons were printed in the "New York Times" (March 2007) and adapted from "Dulce lo Vivas: La Reposteria Sefardi," ("Live Sweet: the Sefardi Bakery") by Ana Bensadón. The dough require overnight refrigeration."

Ingredients: eggs, granulated sugar...

"This is an extraordinary flavourful, moist, and tender brisket. Recipe is from Jayne Cohen, printed in "Bon Appétit Magazine" (April 2002). It is Kosher for Passover. Begin this at least one day ahead. Try chilling the meat separately from the gravy; it makes removing the fat from the gravy much easier. Read through entire directions..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, dried apricots...

"Haroset is the traditional fruit compote found on the Passover Seder table and represents the mortar with which the Israelites bonded bricks when they were enslaved in Ancient Egypt as mentioned in the Talmud. This recipe is a Sephardic Jewish recipe from Greece and Turkey."

Ingredients: pitted dates, fresh lemon juice...

"This recipe is from the Jewish community of Volos, Greece. Traditionally associated with the Arabs in conquered Spain, marzipan can be found in all Mediterranean cuisines as well as many Arab ones as well. This recipe requires several days to make."

Ingredients: granulated sugar, lemons...

"Fragrant, Autumnal, Delicious. Dairy or Parve (if you omit the butter or use olive oil instead)
Make this ahead of time and bake at the last.
I like to experiment, remember! So this is one that went well. Really, really, really, well. My Mom went crazy for it, my sister, who hates all things rice, loved it, my Dad who wants "just..."

Ingredients: coffee, Kahlua...

"Purim is a spring holiday commemorating the heroic actions of Esther, Queen of Persia, who prevented Haman from massacring her people. These triangular pastries, literally meaning "Haman's pockets" were inspired by Haman's three-cornered hat. They are pockets of pastry usually stuffed with a sweet poppy seed mixture, or with the dark..."

Ingredients: prune butter, eggs, honey...

"This is an easy recipe that is a crowd favorite and you can make it in a pot with an immersian blender quickly.

This is great with the toasted pita chips"

Ingredients: sliced almonds, cumin...

"This is a wonderful dish that even those who don't usually like fish will enjoy. Recipe is from "Bon Appétit" (April 2003). If you are not making this for Passover, you can replace the matzo meal with breadcrumbs. Recipe can be easily halved. These rewarm well, so it's a great dish to prepare ahead of time. They actually..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, eggs...