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    Recipes for Healthy-ish Everyday Meals and Festive Jewish Holidays

    Welcome to Dana's Table! Gather around for everyday healthy-ish recipes and all you need to make the Jewish holidays more delicious, festive, and meaningful. 

    Dana cooking pasta at cooking school in Italy.

    Come Cook with Me in Italy!
    August 31 - September 5, 2025

    Join this culinary adventure in Puglia, Italy where we'll
    - Cook Jewish Italian dishes from the 5 southern Italian regions at The Awaiting Table Cooking School.
    - Learn Jewish Italian history
    - Have wine and olive oil tastings
    - Shop like locals
    - Take field trips to museums, the seaside, and ancient walled cities
    - And more

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    Italian Recipes from my Kitchen

    Italian food is always a hit whether it's a weekday meal or a dinner party.

    • Italian Zucchini Latkes on a plate with dipping sauce.
      Italian Zucchini Latkes
    • Spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce garnished with parmesan and basil on a white plate.
      Italian Fresh Tomato Sauce
    • Short rib ragu with pappardelle pasta in a bowl topped with herbs.
      Slow Cooker Short Rib Ragu
    • Creamy pumpkin risotto in a bowl topped with parmesan.
      Creamy Pumpkin Risotto

    See more Italian recipes →

    About Dana

    Welcome! I'm Dana, a recipe developer, avid cookbook collector, and food blogger since 2011. I come from a long line of amazing home cooks, and now I've been cooking up healthy-ish family meals and festive Jewish holidays for over 25 years. Grab a chair at my table so I can share my best recipes and strategies with you.

    more about Dana →

    Mother's Day Brunch

    Easy family brunch dishes that your family will love.

    • Slices of apple honey cake for Rosh Hashanah.
      Jewish Apple Honey Cake
    • Spinach bourekas on a serving board.
      Spinach and Feta Bourekas (Puff Pastry Appetizers)
    • Baked Italian frittata with zucchini and tomatoes.
      Italian Frittata with Zucchini and Tomato
    • Golden brown broccoli kugel in a white baking dish with yellow towel.
      Broccoli Kugel
    See more Breakfast and Brunch →

    Shavuot

    Serve spring harvest favorites and dairy dishes for the Shavuot holiday.

    • Date maamoul cookies on a plate.
      Maamoul (Date Filled Cookies)
    • Colorful Israeli salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, and fresh herbs.
      Jerusalem Salad (Israeli Salad)
    • A slice of blintz souffle casserole on a plate with strawberry jam.
      Easy Blintz Soufflé Casserole
    • Lavash pizza with tomato sauce, cheese, and basil cooked on sheet pan.
      Lavash Flatbread Pizzas
    See more Shavuot →

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    Memorial Day BBQ

    Time to fire up the BBQ (or grill pan) along with some sensation sides.

    • A serving platter of meat filled pitas with tahini dipping sauce.
      Arayes (Meat Stuffed Pitas)
    • Pargiot grilled chicken thighs with Israeli spices on a plate with parsley and lemon.
      Pargiot (Grilled Israeli Chicken Thighs)
    • Slow cooked BBQ beef brisket sliced on a cutting board.
      Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Brisket
    • A jar of bright green tahini sauce with a wooden spoon.
      Lemon Herb Green Tahini Sauce

    See more BBQ recipes →

    What's for dinner tonight?

    Healthy-ish dinner recipes for easy, tasty weeknight meals.

    • A slice of lahmacun in a triangle shape like hamantaschen.
      Easy Lahmacun (Turkish Pizza)
    • Baccalà cod with tomato sauce in a serving dish.
      Italian Cod with Tomato Sauce
    • Lamb tagine stew topped with parsley and almonds.
      Slow Cooker Lamb Tagine (Moroccan Lamb Stew)
    • Deconstructed sushi salad with sweet potatoes, mango, carrots, cucumber, and edamame.
      Easy Deconstructed Sushi Salad Bowl
    See more What's for dinner? →

    Seasonal Recipes

    • Fall Recipes
    • Winter Recipes
    • Spring Recipes
    • Summer Recipes

    The Best of Jewish Recipes

    Classic and Updated Jewish recipes to add to your repertoire.

    • A plate with toffee topped matzo crackers with chocolate chips.
      Chocolate Covered Toffee Matzo Crack
    • A slice of matzo spinach lasagna topped with fresh basil on a plate.
      Matzo Lasagna for Passover
    • 6 sheets of matzo with different toppings including avocado, egg salad, tuna salad, lox, pizza, and hazelnut spread.
      Matzo Recipe Ideas for Passover
    • Matzo pizza topped with mozzarella and fresh basil.
      Easy Matzo Pizza for Passover
    See more Jewish Holiday Favorites →

    Sephardic Recipes

    Readers asked, and here they are: recipes with irresistible Middle Eastern flavors and fragrant ingredients.

    • Eggplant dip on a plate topped with diced tomatoes and parsley.
      Creamy Roasted Eggplant Dip
    • Crispy chicken schnitzel for Passover on a plate with lemon and parsley.
      Crispy Baked Chicken Schnitzel
    • Cooked chicken breasts seasoned with za'atar, sumac, lemon and herbs.
      Za'atar Roasted Chicken with Lemon and Herbs
    • Balls of Persian charoset on a serving plate.
      Persian Charoset Balls (Halleq/Haleg)
    See more Sephardic Recipes →

    Readers' Favorite Recipes

    These are popular recipes on the site, so you definitely want to try these.

    • Golden brown broccoli kugel in a white baking dish with yellow towel.
      Broccoli Kugel
    • Sliced baked gefilte fish loaf on a serving platter with beet horseradish.
      Baked Gefilte Fish Loaf
    • A plated serving of carrot souffle.
      Easy Carrot Soufflé (Dairy-Free, Parve and Passover versions)
    • Stack of 3 potato latke muffins with a bite showing the inside.
      Potato Latke Muffins (Mini Potato Kugels)

    Join My Facebook Groups!

    Jewish Holiday Cooking - A friendly, interactive group for sharing holiday recipes and celebratory ideas.

    Jewish Cooking - A group for global Jewish cuisine with members from around the world.

    Come join the camaraderie in the groups and interact with others who love to talk about food and share recipes.

    New On Dana's Table

    These are recent recipes that I've created.

    • A plate of chocolate gelt peanut butter cookies.
      Peanut Butter and Chocolate Hanukah Cookies
    • Mini hot dogs in a blanket shaped into a dreidel with ketchup and mustard sides.
      Mini Hot Dog Dreidel Appetizer
    • Four ideas for hanukah, menorah and star shaped foods.
      7 Fun Hanukah Appetizers: Edible Menorahs, Dreidels, & Star of David
    • Crispy sweet potato latkes on a platter with sour cream.
      Crispy Sweet Potato Latkes Recipe

    Recently Updated Recipes

    Recipes you may have missed that are now better than ever.

    • Quick New Pickles and 4th of July Recipes Inspired by the Farmers' Market
    • Chocolate Chip Blondies
    • A jar of homemade applesauce with cinnamon sticks and an apple in the background.
      Easy Homemade Chunky Applesauce
    • Potato latkes topped with sour cream and applesauce.
      Grandma's Potato Latkes Recipe

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    Dana's Table is the new home for recipes from Foodie Goes Healthy and Jewish Holiday Cooking. All the recipes you love are in one convenient place.

    I'm Dana, a recipe developer, avid cookbook collector, and food blogger since 2011. I come from a long line of amazing home cooks, and now I've been cooking up healthy-ish family meals and festive Jewish holidays for over 25 years. Grab a chair at the table so I can share my best recipes and strategies with you.

    More about Dana →

    Popular Recipes

    • Golden brown broccoli kugel in a white baking dish with yellow towel.
      Broccoli Kugel
    • Sliced baked gefilte fish loaf on a serving platter with beet horseradish.
      Baked Gefilte Fish Loaf
    • A plated serving of carrot souffle.
      Easy Carrot Soufflé (Dairy-Free, Parve and Passover versions)
    • Stack of 3 potato latke muffins with a bite showing the inside.
      Potato Latke Muffins (Mini Potato Kugels)
    • Lavash pizza with tomato sauce, cheese, and basil cooked on sheet pan.
      Lavash Flatbread Pizzas
    • A square of noodle kugel on a plate with a fork starting to scoop a bite.
      Sweet Noodle Kugel (parve / pareve)

    Join My Facebook Groups

    Jewish Holiday Cooking - A friendly, interactive group for sharing holiday recipes and celebratory ideas.

    Jewish Cooking - A group for global Jewish cuisine with members from around the world.

    Easy Mother's Day Brunch Recipes

    • Baked Italian frittata with zucchini and tomatoes.
      Italian Frittata with Zucchini and Tomato
    • A slice of blintz souffle casserole on a plate with strawberry jam.
      Easy Blintz Soufflé Casserole
    • Smoked salmon spread on a bagel.
      Salmon and Cream Cheese Mousse
    • A stack of honey cookies next to a honey dipper on blue background.
      Honey Cookies

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