Desserts

No choking taste: The secret to soft and sweet Passover pancakes

Who said you can’t enjoy fluffy pancakes on Passover? This recipe shows that with matzah flour and potato starch you can make soft, indulgent pancakes that feel like a holiday treat.

Kosher for Passover Pancakes.
Austrian Nockerl.

20 minutes to prepare – and a taste of abroad: The perfect dessert for Passover

Passover 2026 Collection at Biscotti Patisserie.

Passover has never been sweeter: The desserts you must not miss

The best desserts of Passover 2026

Sweet moments for the holiday


Ita Pie: Worth every calorie!

It's a tough job to sample pies by Ita Pie. The mouthwatering pastries were delicious – let's just say there were no leftovers.

 Ita Pie's mint chocolate truffle pie is to die for

Pascale’s kitchen: Fun fruit served in imaginative ways

I’m offering you this week three light and fun summer fruit recipes that will cool us down at the same time that they raise our spirit.

 Watermelon pizza with fruit

Pascale's Kitchen: Fun summer desserts

This is the time of year to reorganize your pantry and fridge so that you have the right ingredients for making light and refreshing summer dishes with ingredients that won’t make you feel heavy.

ROASTED APRICOTS AND ICE CREAM

New boutique for desserts sweeten life in Tel Aviv

A new café/patisserie has just opened in the staid Tel Aviv suburb of Givatayim, bringing a touch of European panache to the rather tired main drag of the town.

Shiriz

Fruit & cream cakes recipes

This week, I am bringing you three fruit cake recipes, all of which form a bond between the fruit and the crust. This is done in three different ways.

Plum and almond apple cake

On International Popsicle Day, try a Mexican-inspired Israeli-style treat

Paletas founder Naomi Zisblatt got the idea to create paletas and bring them to Israel after tasting them at Mexican bodegas in New York City.

Paletas

Pine nut ice cream in Tel Aviv sweetens the current crisis

Pinoli, which means pine nut in Italian, is devoted to bringing Italian-style gelato to Tel Aviv, but it’s hardly the first place to do that.

Ice cream

Poppy seed recipes for Purim

Below, you can try these tried-and-true recipes that are sure to make your holiday happy and sweet.

BASBOUSA (SEMOLINA AND POPPY SEED CAKE)

Pascale's Kitchen: Strawberry season

Strawberries are finally in season, and these juicy red berries can be seen in every market.

The writer talks strawberries with the team behind Noy Hasadeh: mom Galit, and sisters Noy and Raz.

Cookies - Baking recipes

This week I felt like baking light, airy cookies with creamy fillings. They are my favorite treat to enjoy with coffee. They also last a long time – up to two weeks.

Baking cookies