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"Breakfast was my favorite meal (by far) when in Israel. Salads and vegetables in general are very common for breakfast. This mixed cheese salad was a favorite and leaves lots of room for variations. Enjoy! (Cook time is just rest time)"

Ingredients: cottage cheese, cucumbers...

"Leshakshek means to shake in Hebrew. This is an egg and tomato dish that would be something different for brunch. Add garlic, basil, the possibilities are endless! Enjoy.."

Ingredients: cooking oil, eggs, onions...

"From: "Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way" by Lorna Sass. Adapted from a Jewish dessert. "It is a Sephardic pudding (alternately called prehito, moustrahana, and belila) that is common among the Jews of Turkey, who serve it to celebrate the fall holiday of Sukkot." "This dessert cooks in a flash and can be served warm or chilled...."

Ingredients: pitted dates, dried currants...

"This is a Recipezaar 2005 adoptee. It sounded like an easy vegetarian dinner that my whole family would like. The original stated that this recipe came from "The Vegetarian Gourmet's Easy Low-Fat Favorites"."

Ingredients: cinnamon, couscous, cumin...

"This is a flaky Yemenite bread that my friend Yechiel taught me to make in Israel. It is delicious with puréed tomatoes and zhoug (a spicy condiment--I posted the recipe separately) or with honey. Well worth the effort! (Cook time is rest time)."

Ingredients: salt, sugar, vinegar...

"The rice stuffing is very simple to make and turns out beautifully! If barberries are not available, chopped fresh cranberries or sour cherries are a good substitution. Preparation time does not include marinating time. Adapted from Persian Cooking for a Healthy Kitchen" by Najmieh Batmanglij."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cumin, rose water...

"These marinated chicken legs come out beautifully glazed and juicy, and look like a lot more work than they really are! I marinated mine for only one hour and they still turned out nicely. Also, you can add sliced and scored potatoes to the baking pan if desired, to soak up some of the juices.

Note: I originally tried this recipe for one..."

Ingredients: dill, frozen spinach, honey...

"This is a Middle Eastern drink that I discovered on my trip to Israel. After a quick search on the internet, I discovered that everyone said that Sachlab could only be made with a store-bought mix. I refused to believe that....so I made my own recipe. And y'know what?? It's GREAT! I'd say it's about 93% authentic...I'll have to..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, pistachios...

"This is a wonderful salad, good for Thanksgiving but we make it all year round. This is a traditional Sepharidic recipe."

Ingredients: lemon juice, paprika...

"In the fall I start looking for as many ways as possible to use pumpkin. This is adapted from "The Book of Jewish Food" by Claudia Roden. All measurements are relative to the amount of pumpkin you choose to use -- you will need a kitchen scale."

Ingredients: pistachios, ground cardamom...

"This dessert takes some effort, but is worth it. I got it from The Cookbook of the Jews of Greece by Nicholas Stavroulakis"

Ingredients: cinnamon, egg whites...

"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...