Ruth Galai's family recipes
As long as I can remember, I have often had a craving for Lemon Meringue Pie. For many, many years I experimented and searched for what would become "my" Lemon Meringue Pie. Although I have always loved Lemon Meringue Pie, I rarely order it in restaurants or bakeries because it is so often less than... Continue Reading →
The dough for these cookies is easy to make, and delicious. I use this dough in all sorts of variations; this is one of the variations, filled with walnuts, butter, sugar, honey and vanilla., and rolled into a "roulade" - I make the roulade long and thin - the roulade should be not much wider... Continue Reading →
For many years this was a favorite dessert when we had company for holiday meals.. It is light, creamy, delicious - and worth the effort. Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon gelatin 1/4 cup cold water 4 large eggs, separated grated rind of one lemon 1/2 cup of lemon juice 1 cup sugar 1 cup whipping cream pinch... Continue Reading →
This chocolate mousse cake I dedicate to Rachel, my niece, who has lovingly reminded me of the evening many years ago when she joined us here in Jerusalem for dinner one Shabbat evening. We had just finished the main part of the dinner, and I was bringing out the desserts. When I brought out this chocolate moussecake, I said something like: "well, I... Continue Reading →
Here is another recipe that I was lucky to get from Savta Rivka. It is a real "family-type" cake, and the basic dough recipe is enough for two very large roulades. I usually make one chocolate one, like the one written below, and another one with poppy seeds (recipe to be posted), or cheese (also... Continue Reading →
Here is a cheese-filling variation of the chocolate roulade which I learned from Savta Rivka. Note that the dough is enough for two large roulades. I am listing the recipe as I got it from Savta; I usually make two roulades, as she used to prepare - one with chocolate filling, and one with either cheese or poppy-seed filling. If you want to make... Continue Reading →
As a young girl, I always loved Shavuot and waited eagerly for the opportunity to eat my mother's delicious cheese blintzes. When I grew up and the time came for me to start making cheese blintzes for my family, I realized that I didn't have my mother's exact recipe for the blintz "leaves". So, I had to experiment and try... Continue Reading →
These baked apples are a variation of a recipe that I got from my friend Hanna. They can be served warm or at room temperature. Great for a sweet touch at the end of dinner. Baked Apples © Ruth Galai Ingredients: Golden delicious apples (as many as you will need- they will be cut in half, so each apple will... Continue Reading →
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