Ruth Galai's family recipes
I first made these brownies in the late 1960's. I had a little cookbook from the U.S., where I found a recipe for brownies. Problem was, that the products here in Israel were different than those in the U.S., so I made a few adjustments and that became our standard brownie recipe for many years.... Continue Reading →
This recipe has been in our family since 1971. We were then in Chicago, living in the student housing of the University of Chicago. Yaron was a few months old, and we belonged to a babysitting co-op in the building - (a brilliant "invention" - when you joined the babysitting co-op, you got a list... Continue Reading →
This is a wonderful summer cake, easy, delicious. Although I don't use too many plums for this recipe, you can adjust the amount of plums as you like. Enjoy! Ingredients: 4 or 5 plums, cut into quarters or eighths1-2 Tablespoons sugar for sprinkling on the plums before baking.50 grams (1.7 oz) butter, softened or melted1/4 cup... Continue Reading →
This is the sponge cake that I make every Passover - I first saw it in a cookbook put out by "The Jerusalem Post" about 25 years ago. After having tried many recipes for sponge cake, this recipe quickly became our favorite. I added one ingredient to the original recipe - (2 Tablespoons canola oil), because this makes... Continue Reading →
This is actually the first cheesecake I made in Israel, in the 1970's, and it quickly became a favorite in our family. I learned it on Kibbutz HaMa'apil where we used to go every Shavuot holiday, together with Saba and Savta Itzhak (Biziu) and Rivka (Regina). We loved going there with the kids for the festivities of the... Continue Reading →
This cheesecake has been very popular among our family and friends, for many years. I first tasted this cake in the 1970's, when our friend Tova brought it to an Independence Day Picnic, which was held every year in the Jerusalem hills, with the members of the Hebrew University Business School. This is a delightful... Continue Reading →
This is a yummy, light apple cake, which resulted as a matter of "no choice". We are in Australia now for half a year, living in a small apartment-hotel. We have a little kitchen with four spoons, four knives, four forks, a few cooking utensils, three pots, one frying pan and one rectangular pyrex. At... Continue Reading →
September, 2013. Celebrating Rosh Hashana in Australia. I don't have my regular honey cake recipe with me, and we don't have a mixer in the apartment, so I thought to buy the "obligatory" honey cake for the holiday. But then I came across a recipe by Karin Goren on the internet, and decided to try... Continue Reading →
Ever since our kids were very young, this has been a family favorite during the week of Passover. It is super easy to make, doesn't require baking, and it's yummy. It is better to make this at least one day in advance of serving, so that the pieces of matza soften in the chocolate mixture. Ingredients: 8 regular matzas1... Continue Reading →
I'm dedicating this pie to Yaron - whenever Yaron would come home from a trip, or from the army for the weekend, his response to my usual question "So, what do you want me to prepare when you come home?" would be "Cherry Pie" (or alternatively, "Apple Pie"). For this pie, I use the dough which... Continue Reading →
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