Shavout is also the festival of new fruits, when each man brought the first of his barley, wheat, grapes, figs, olive-oil, pomegranates, and honey to the Temple in Jerusalem. There, everyone took part in the Bikkurim (First Fruits) ceremony, which has been revived in new dress in modern Israel.
Here are some Shavuot dairy recipes:
Cheese and Olives Pie
Cheese and onion pie
Cheese and Passiflora cake
Cheese pastry
Cream of broccoli Soup
Cucumbers with yogurt salad
Olive bread
Potatoes with cream and cheese
Potatoes with mushrooms and cream
Roasted black bream with yogurt sauce
Salmon steak with sage butter and white wine
Spinach, Roquefort cheese and walnuts Quiche
Happy Shavout