This recipe is featured in the newly released cookbook Chic Made Simple by Esther Deutsch. You would be hard-pressed to find a tilapia recipe that comes close to this one. It’s the only tilapia recipe I’ve included in this cookbook because I’ve yet to taste another tilapia dish that compares. What makes this coconut crust different from others... Read more

This recipe is excerpted from the new cookbook, Dash: Inspired Kosher Recipes For The Seasoned Palette. For a truly outstanding beginning to your meal, serve this wild rice salad topped with crisp duck pieces and wait for the compliments to pour in. It is elegant enough for the most formal occasion, yet simple enough for anyone to prepare. Ingredients: 2... Read more

Most store-bought olive dips tend to taste like mayonnaise with a sprinkling of olives. Luckily this recipe is super simple to prepare and the taste can’t be beat. Serve with challah, pitas, or crackers. Ingredients: 1 (7 ounce) jar pimento-stuffed green olives, drained 1 cup mayonnaise 3-4 cloves fresh garlic, peeled Directions: Process all... Read more

From Bitayavon Magazine. This Turkish salad takes on a new flavor profile by adding celery to the recipe which makes this already crunchy dip even more irresistible. Ingredients: 2 teaspoons oil 1 large onion, diced and divided in half 1 large red pepper, diced and divided in half 3 stalks celery, diced and divided in half 2 cloves garlic 2 medium... Read more

The following recipe is featured in the newly released cookbook: Kosher Elegance: The Art of Cooking with Style by Efrat Libfroind. Tzippy is a close friend and an accomplished chef in her own right. Before every event she hosts, she calls me and we go over every detail of the menu from A to Z. When she called before her most recent party, she told... Read more

A Shavuos appetizer that’s a cinch to prepare. Now that’s refreshing! Ingredients: Sixteen 1-inch cubes seedless watermelon, chilled 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled 2 tablespoons finely chopped mint Black pepper Directions: Using a small melon baller or a 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon, scoop out a small well in each watermelon cube,... Read more

Thanks to Shifra Klein of Bitayavon Magazine for sharing this recipe. Deli roll is a popular side dish for Shabbat, which contrasts well with cholent. This is a creative and delicious way to serve deli roll. Baking the deli roll individually allows the dough to get crispy.   Ingredients: 16 puff pastry squares 8 slices assorted cold cuts... Read more

Every Jewish holiday comes with its own unique stress factor. Pesach has the cleaning. Sukkos we worry about rain. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur demands we entertain children while still finding time to daven. And on Chanukah the fried delicacies threaten to derail our diets. The Times featured an article which suggests altering the proportions of this... Read more

We are always in search of unique ideas for serving simple foods at parties. Celebrations at Home featured this clever way to dress up simple crudite and dip. Serve individual servings of carrot and celery sticks in hollowed slices of french baguettes. Only remove the bread centers halfway down, to form a cup so the dip doesn’t spill out. We... Read more

These are so simple to prepare and definitely a crowd pleaser. Dairy and fried foods are both traditional Chanukah fare so this recipe is doubly appropriate! Ingredients: Mozzarella cheese sticks Flour Egg Panko bread crumbs Oil, for frying Marinara sauce, for dipping Directions: Remove the wrappers from the mozzarella sticks. Cut each cheese stick... Read more

Celebrate National Olive Month with California Ripe Olives and Emile Henry by entering your favorite recipes in The Ultimate Olive Cooking Contest.  The best recipes will be published in an Ultimate Olive Cookbook. Five grand prize winners will receive a case of California Ripe Olives and a ceramic stew pot or roasting pan from Emile Henry. ... Read more

Thanks to a Savvima reader from Shelton, CT for sharing this recipe! “I served mine up on some wild rice pilaf and tossed on some cilantro to garnish.  You could serve these at a party in a large glass and let people grab them off the table and mingle with them.  Who doesn’t love food on a stick??” Ingredients: 6 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons... Read more

Thanks to Ricki Savitsky from Brooklyn, NY for sharing this recipe! Feel free to improvise as needed! Ingredients: 1 can crushed pineapple with juice 1 can sour cherries, drained 1 bag frozen rhubarb 1/2 – 1 cup sugar 1 cup Orange juice 2 – 3 cups water 1 cinnamon stick, optional 1 glass dry white wine, optional (Teva Chardonnay for $4.99... Read more

Thanks to Shaindy for sharing this recipe! Ingredients: 1/2 Bottle Orange Juice 1/2 Can Pineapple Juice 1 large can peaches, with syrup 2 packs frozen strawberries, divided kiwis, cubed Directions: Blend the juices, peaches, and 1 pack of strawberries. Then cube the other pack of strawberries and the kiwis to garnish each bowl. Share your favorite... Read more

Thanks to Esther M. from Spring Valley, New York for sharing this recipe! Ingredients: 1 Onion 1 Green Squash 1 Red Pepper 1 Green Pepper 1 Orange Pepper 1 Yellow Pepper 5 tablespoons sugar Salt to taste Oil 36 Precut Flaky Dough squares. Directions: Shred the onions, squash, and peppers in a food processor, then Sauté for about 15 minutes. Add a... Read more

Thanks to Dvora Friedman from Passaic, New Jersey for sharing this recipe! Ingredients: 1 cup milk 1 cup ice water 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate 12 ice cubes 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8 cup white sugar Directions: In a blender, combine all the ingredients. Blend until smooth. Pour into three 12 oz. glasses and enjoy with a straw. Share... Read more

Thanks to Raizy from Brooklyn, New York for sharing this recipe! Ingredients: 1 package wonton wrappers 1 ball fresh mozzarella 1 pint cherry tomatoes 1 package mushrooms 3 onions, sliced 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 clove garlic 1 tablespoon bourbon oil for frying Directions: Mold wonton wrappers over a greased ramekin... Read more

Thanks to Esther M. from  Spring Valley, New York for sharing this recipe! Ingredients: 1 package of Flaky pastry dough squares (10 squares) chicken cutlets Spinach Mixture- 8 ounces frozen spinach (cooked as per package directions) 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 egg 1/4 Cup matzah meal Salt, to taste Kishka Mixture - 1 store-bought kishka, or your favorite... Read more

This dip is great served with veggies or fish. Ingredients: 1 large bunch of fresh dill 1 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon lemon juice Directions: Trim the stems from the dill. Blend all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Share your favorite recipes with fellow Savvima readers! Photo credit: Missvincci.  Read More

Martha Stewart has a beautiful (and edible!) hors d’oeuvre centerpiece that resembles a vegetable garden patch.  It is perfect for spring and barbeque season! Buy a large, deep galvanized-metal planter from a garden-supply center, line the bottom with sprouts, and pour in enough water to moisten them. Arrange vegetables, such as cherry tomatoes,... Read more