The subject line of my email read something like this: "Seeking a halva mentor." I had recently returned from a whirlwind weeklong food tour to Israel arranged for a group of chefs and food ...

Food Network star Molly Yeh’s halva bars recipe is nothing short of magical. Creamy, crunchy, and nutritionally a big win, the chef’s sweet treat is definitely worth making. Once you whip up a batch, ...

Yeh is the star of her own Food Network cooking show called Girl Meets Farm. She lives on a sugar beet farm near the North Dakota-Minnesota border with her fifth-generation farmer husband she ...

If you’ve ever made your own hummus, you’ve probably wondered what on earth to do with all that leftover tahini (#firstworldproblems, we know). Masters of Middle Eastern cuisine Honey & Co have the ...

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 ...

I can't think of a sweeter childhood memory than halva: blocks of this set sesame paste, all studded with nuts and flavoured with vanilla or chocolate, adorned market stalls and sweet shops in ...

For the uninitiated, halva always starts with the question: what is it? Sesame confection or Middle Eastern fudge are common descriptors, but they all fall short of encompassing the world of styles ...