STELLA'S COOKBOOK

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During Hanukkah, Festival of Lights, fried foods dominate the menu to emphasise the miraculous oil that is central to this holiday. Piticas are crisp, thin, ...

From the nuns of the Convent of San Clemente in Toledo, Spain, the Jews of Medieval Spain acquired the unique skill of handcrafting freshly ground almonds wi...

Dates are one of the symbolic foods presented on the Sephardic New Year celebratory table. Delectable date-nut-filled shortbread cookies, Menenas, are a Rosh...

A scrumptious addition to this year’s festive Sephardic Passover table are potato croquettes stuffed with a mouthwatering meat, fresh herb and pine nut filli...

A memorable Sephardic Cultural Evening was held at the Spanish embassy last week in Zimbabwe hosted by the Ambassador of Spain Alicia Moral. After the presen...

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I just spent a fun afternoon with Alicia Moral, the Spanish Ambassador, preparing for the forthcoming Sephardic Cultural Evening soon to be held at the Embas...

These elegant, mouth-watering, triangle-shaped filo pastries are filled with ground almond paste scented with orange blossom water and dusted with icing suga...

See recipe in Stella's Sephardic Table, page 161. (Serves 4-6) Add a Moroccan Sephardic flavour at Hanukkah to your festive table with a celebratory dish of...

Celebrate Hanukkah this year by adding an exotic Sephardi Moroccan touch to your festive table, along with the traditional fried delights that dominate the m...

Doughnuts, or deep-fried fritters, are the symbolic food amongst Judeo-Spanish communities on Hanukkah, when the Festival of Lights, the miracle of the burni...

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Shabbat Shalom! Roska festive bread. See page 182 of Stella's Sephardic Table #sephardiccuisinebystella #stellassephardictable #blessings #roska #festivebrea...

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Sutlach is a light but nourishing rice pudding. Traditionally it is served on Friday night, after Saturday Sabbath morning service, as part of the meal break...

These elegant, ivory-coloured meringues are crunchy to bite into yet soft and chewy inside because of their soft mastic- and vanilla-flavoured centres. They ...