Desserts

The cute desserts from Japan arrive for a short pop–up

Cloud pancakes, colorful drinks, and starting this week also a sweet collaboration with a Japanese pastry chef living in Israel.

Mihoko San and Ai
Kosher for Passover Pancakes.

No choking taste: The secret to soft and sweet 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


Pascale’s Kitchen: Sugar-free cookies

This week, I am featuring recipes created by Adi Gvirtzman, who shares low-carb recipes, with the nutritional details included, on her blog hatafrit.co.il.

 Nutella cookies (without the Nutella)

Pascale’s Kitchen: My go-to salads (& 1 dessert)

This week, I've handpicked four easy recipes. All of them call for a small number of ingredients and can be prepared quickly. 

 Lettuce salad with cashew, cheese, and cranberries.

In Judaism, wisdom is found where the wild things are

Masei opens with a list of 42 spots in the wilderness where the Israelites camped along the way — 42 phases of their epic trek from slavery toward the ever-elusive promised land.

 The Negev Desert

The inside scoop: What are Jerusalem's best ice cream parlors?

Israel is now a global leader in the ice cream industry, but the local market is competitive. Jerusalem is now filled with top-notch parlors with flashy marketing and creative flavors.

Ice cream cone (illustrative)

Unilever ‘resolves’ legal battle with Ben & Jerry’s board over Israel sales

Sales of Ben & Jerry's are set to continue without issue in Israel.

 Tubs of ice-cream are seen as a labourer works at Ben & Jerry's factory in Be'er Tuvia, Israel July 20, 2021.

Pascale's Kitchen: Chocolate balls

The classic recipe for chocolate balls calls for cocoa powder and melted butter or margarine, depending on whether you want the balls to be dairy or parve. 

Chocolate balls

Pascale’s Kitchen: Sweet treats for the Jewish holiday of love

With Tu Be'av on a Friday, I didn't want complicated deserts. I’ve chosen three delicious chocolate recipes that can be prepared in no time at all. 

 Gluten-free chocolate cake

Pascale's Kitchen: Creamy Passover cakes

Below, you will find one easy recipe for hazelnut and coffee cream cake and a second one, for strawberry mousse, that is much more complicated but completely worth the effort.

Strawberry mousse

Where do some of our favorite foods come from?

While the Greek gods may have partaken of their divine sustenance on high, let us explore the derivations of some of the dishes that we mere mortals enjoy here on Earth.

 A toasted sandwich

Charles Entenmann wasn’t Jewish, but his cakes became a kosher staple

Charles Edward Entenmann, who helped make Entenmann's a national brand, died Feb. 24 at the age of 92.

Entenmann's bakery delivery truck, Carpenter Plaza Shopping Center, 3400 Carpenter Road, Ypsilanti, Michigan.