As the Jewish holidays of Purim and Nowruz approach, the kitchens of many Persian families come alive with the delicious aromas of a beloved tradition: halva. For the Sassouni family, this sweet treat ...
Katie Gurvin plunges her aqua-gloved arms into the bowl of hot tahini-sugar-fluff mixture and begins to work her magic. Hints of vanilla, caramel and sesame waft up as the young halvah maker ...
This sweet and crumbly confection is packed with nutty tahini, dried apricots, rich maple syrup, and fruity sumac. Adeena Sussman is a recipe developer and author who has written over a dozen ...
Katie Gurvin plunges her aqua-gloved arms into the bowl of hot tahini-sugar-fluff mixture and begins to work her magic. Hints of vanilla, caramel and sesame waft up as the young halvah maker ...
BRISTOL, Vt. (WCAX) - Sweet, salty, nutty and rich: halvah is many things, including locally made, thanks to Holy Halvah in Bristol. “Halvah is an old food. It comes out of the Middle East, the ...
Rebecca Freedner grew up in the Poughkeepsie, N.Y., area eating bulk halvah from a health-food store her family frequented. “I loved it,” she said of the rich, crumbly-textured, sesame-based sweet.