Mediterranean Cheese Torta
Eating dairy foods instead of meat to celebrate the holiday is the most prevalent Shavuot food association. Here are all the flavors of the Mediterranean in one layered dish!
10 sun-dried tomato halves
3.5 ounces jarred roasted red peppers, drained
20 pitted Calamata olives
8 ounces cream cheese
4 ounces unsalted butter
6 ounces Gorgonzola or other blue-veined cheese
8 ounces mascarpone
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves
2 large cloves garlic
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons pine nuts
8 ounces cream cheese
4 ounces unsalted butter
Deluxe Noodle Kugel
Rich, creamy, and utterly delicious, the recipe for this "killer kugel" once ran in The New York Times to massive reader feedback.
KUGEL
1/2 pound medium or extra-wide noodles (see note under Tina’s Tidbits)
1 pound cream cheese
1/2 pound unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1 pint sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 eggs
1 small can mandarin oranges, drained
1 small can crushed pineapple, drained
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TOPPING
4 ounces walnuts
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese and Honey
Try this delicious fresh figs recipe--a delicious treat with goat cheese and honey that your whole family is sure to enjoy!
12 ripe Mission or Brown Turkey figs, cut in half
4 ounces good-quality chèvre goat cheese
3–4 tablespoons wildflower or berry honey
French bread or crackers (optional)
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
This updated version of classic kaese latkes was created in deference to the heroine Judith, who saved the Jews from annihilation by feeding salty cheese and wine to General Holofernes.
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 cup whole milk ricotta
2 eggs
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
Zest of 1/2 medium lemon, finely minced
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons whole-wheat flour
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Unsalted butter for frying