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SYRUPY FRIED PASTRY PUFFS WITH NUTS
Pitikas are thinly rolled delicate deep-fried pastries generously drizzled with warm honey syrup infused with fragrant orange blossom water.
Stella Hanan Cohen
Dec 12, 2025


ALMOND FRANGIPANE FILO PASTRIES
Irresistible filo pastries filled with generous amounts of homemade almond paste, delicately scented with piney mastic and fragrant orange blossom water.
Stella Hanan Cohen
Nov 26, 2025


ALMOND AND SESAME BRITTLE
Made with toasted almonds, sesame seeds, and caramelized sugar this handcrafted golden confection with its nutty taste is irresistible.
Stella Hanan Cohen
Sep 12, 2025


CINNAMON AND SUGAR COATED COOKIES
These slightly sweet cookies fragrant with fresh orange and coated in cinnamon sugar are a perfect snack for anytime.
Stella Hanan Cohen
Aug 15, 2025


Biscotchos
“Biscotchos” are the most popular biscuits in the Ottoman Sephardic home. They are slightly sweet, fragrant with fresh orange and topped...
Stella Hanan Cohen
Jul 3, 2020


Shabbat Shalom
#shabbatshalom # menenas #ma’amoul #sheshbesh #shabbatalegre
Stella Hanan Cohen
Jun 12, 2020


Traditional Sweet Treats
In Sephardic custom handcrafted marzipan (masapan), date and nut-filled shortbread (menenas), sesame and almond brittle (boulokonio),...
Stella Hanan Cohen
Jun 5, 2020


Meringues with Mastic - Ashuplados kon almastica
These elegant, ivory-colored clouds of meringues are crunchy to bite into but yet so soft and chewy inside, infused with pine scented...
Stella Hanan Cohen
May 13, 2020


Marzipan - Masapan
From the nuns of the Convent of San Clemente in Toledo, Spain, the Jews of Medieval Spain acquired the unique skill of handcrafting...
Stella Hanan Cohen
Oct 7, 2018


Shortbread filled with dates and walnuts - Menenas
Dates are one of the symbolic foods presented on the Sephardic New Year celebratory table. Delectable date-nut-filled shortbread cookies,...
Stella Hanan Cohen
Aug 28, 2018


Almond Frangipane-filled Filo Triangles Filos D’Almendra (Sansaticos)
These elegant, mouth-watering, triangle-shaped filo pastries are filled with ground almond paste scented with orange blossom water and...
Stella Hanan Cohen
Dec 25, 2016


Marzipan Treats
Shabbat Shalom #masapan #shabbatshalom #hamsa #bluebeads #kosher #sweettreats #glutenfree #almond...
Stella Hanan Cohen
Jul 1, 2016


Guava confections
A tropical twist on the traditional apricot sweet recipe in my book, “Stella’s Sephardic Table”, is this delicious guava confection I...
Stella Hanan Cohen
Jun 7, 2016


Meringues With Mastic ashuplados kon almastica
These elegant, ivory-coloured meringues are crunchy to bite into yet soft and chewy inside because of their soft mastic- and...
Stella Hanan Cohen
May 4, 2016
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