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 ...

If dessert can be healthy, halva would win the top prize. Halva Semigdalenios, or Semolina Halva, is one of the most ...

Want candy that’s good for you? Consider halva. Made primarily from sesame seeds, the confection is an excellent source of minerals. (A cup of sesame seeds has more iron than a cup of broccoli.) There ...

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 ...

Halva – or baked tahini paste – is a baker’s best friend. Its salty, melt-in-the-mouth quality lends itself beautifully to this batch of spelt brownies and sesame-laden, gluten-free cookies. Make room ...

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 ...

The sun never sets on halva’s sweet empire. Since the first recipe appeared during the 13th century in the “Kitab al-Tabikh”, or “The Book of Dishes”, a medieval Arabic cookbook, cultures from central ...

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 ...