Ruth Galai's family recipes
Here's a yummy dessert which for some reason I hadn't made for many years. I see now how easy it is to prepare; it's amazing when I look back through the years (the many years!), and remember how, in my mind, a specific dish was too time-consuming to prepare. For some reason, which I don't... Continue Reading →
This is the apple pie that we often used to eat when visiting Saba and Savta on Pinsker St. in Tel Aviv. I remember how we all enjoyed eating this pie - and I remember constantly "straightening the edges" until the entire pie was gone! Luckily, we have the recipe directly from Savta, and I... Continue Reading →
These cookies are a favorite in our family. I have been making them since 1975; I was at home one evening waiting for a friend to come over. In those days there were no cellphones, and here in Jerusalem not everyone had a telephone at home. My friend wasn't able to let me know that... Continue Reading →
The dough for these cookies is easy to make, and delicious. I use this dough in all sorts of variations; this time it is filled with raspberry jam. You can use any type of jam you like, although I always prefer the red ones. Tip: When baking cookies (all cookies), I always have two rules:... Continue Reading →
For this recipe, I owe many thanks to my sister Anna. Once, when I was visiting Anna in NY, she prepared this recipe, and I loved it! She made it with her homemade apricot jam. and it was delicious! She told me that the recipe is in the book which she had given me, called:... Continue Reading →
Every time we go to Holland, we look forward to stopping in at one of those wonderful poffertjes establishments for those divine little pancakes which are smothered in butter and powdered sugar. In winter, this is an especially wonderful warm and filling treat. The poffertjes are fried on special HUGE pans with tens of indentations... Continue Reading →
This kind of cake was very popular in the 1960's and 1970's. I used to make variations of it often, on holidays and special events. Then, for no reason at all, I stopped making it about 30 years ago! I guess that other cakes took its place and became popular in our family; the recipe... Continue Reading →
This is a wonderfully light and tasty orange cake. I got the recipe several years ago from Bruria, the mother of our daughter-in-law, Tali. With Bruria's permission and blessing, I am posting it here as a cake that our family happily "adopted" and enjoyed through the years. Bruria gave me a wonderful tip which is... Continue Reading →
This cake has a very short season, and can be made as long as apricots are in season at the start of summer. Of course, you can always make the same cake with sliced plums, if you prefer. Delicious either way. This is NOT a pie; it is a cake with apricots on top. As... Continue Reading →
Our family loves these pancakes; Often on a rainy Saturday morning we would have a long and leisurely brunch making pancakes and topping them with whipped cream, or butter and powdered sugar, raspberries, strawberries, or Nutella. Sometimes we would use the special pancake maker which we would put on the kitchen table so that each... Continue Reading →
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