Tori Avey

Recipes, How To Tutorials & Vintage Lifestyle - Every Day Inspired by the Past

Creamy Baba Ghanoush

Learn to make luscious Middle Eastern roasted eggplant dip, rich with sesame tahini. Vegan, creamy, healthy and tasty! … Read More

Ful Mudammas

Learn a historical Middle Eastern recipe from ancient times – Ful Mudammas made with fava beans, olive oil, onion, garlic, and cumin. Ancient Israelite cooking…. Read More

How to Sear Salmon Fillets

Make restaurant-quality salmon in your own kitchen! Golden crust, moist & flaky within. Fast, easy tutorial, 20 minute meal, healthy & delicious…. Read More

Homemade Pastrami

Learn to make delicious deli-quality pastrami at home with this simple and tasty recipe, adapted from The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home cookbook…. Read More

Marble Cake

Learn a foolproof method for making deliciously soft and tender marble cake, inspired by traditional German marble cake. Kosher, Dairy…. Read More

Honey Garlic Chicken

This simple, juicy roast chicken recipe yields moist flavorful meat and crispy golden skin with a sweet honey garlic sauce. Kosher for Passover… Read More

How to Soak and Cook Chickpeas

Recipe and video tutorial – learn how to soak and cook dried chickpeas or garbanzo beans to prepare them for use in recipes. Includes storage and freezing techniques…. Read More

Chicken Shawarma

Recipe and Video – How to make homemade chicken shawarma in the oven or on the grill. Simple spice marinade and recipe. Middle Eastern…. Read More

Crispy Panko Fish Tacos

Recipe for beer battered panko fish tacos. Fried fish with perfect crunch & amazing flavor. Sour cream lime sauce. Mexican recipe with a twist…. Read More

Sweet Lokshen Kugel

Learn to make traditional Yiddish dairy noodle pudding with cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, sugar, and cinnamon. Kosher… Read More

Cheese Bourekas

Recipe for Cheese Bourekas filled with creamy and salty feta cheese, kashkaval, & ricotta. Bureka, boreka, borek, savory hand pies. Kosher, dairy… Read More

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