Recipes from the heart By J. Correspondent Sep 4, 2015 L’dor vador — from generation to generation. Best friends (from left) Betsy Narrow, Judi Finkelstein and Debbie Weinberg, around 2000 As the new year approaches and we prepare for the High Holy Days,…
Passover recipes and more By J. Correspondent Apr 8, 2011 What’s on your plate?: Seder’s symbolic items can take many forms Prepping for Passover? Let the food processor do the dirty work What are kitniyot and are they forbidden on Passover? Chicken and…
Recipe Delish Mediterranean dishes reinvent tradition ‘instantly’ By Faith Kramer Oct 12, 2021 Emily Paster’s new cookbook takes traditional Mediterranean recipes and reinvents how to cook them using one of two modern kitchen time-savers — either the electric pressure cooker (such as the…
Recipe Easy desserts in a mug for a quick pick-me-up By Faith Kramer May 28, 2020 Single-serving desserts made in minutes have been my obsession these past few months. Luckily I found these recipes from three cookbook authors who are Jewish. Cookie in a Mug, which takes just…
Chanukah events recipes and more By J. Correspondent Dec 11, 2009 Community events for the holiday The festival of oil: Eight nights of deep-fry madness Fear of frying? Use oil in other ways this Chanukah season Don’t fret, Chanukah enthusiasts — ’tis the season to…
Food Hungarian recipes fresh from Budapest By J. Correspondent Sep 14, 2007 My husband and I spent three glorious days together in Budapest while our children stayed with friends in nearby Vienna. We floated through Eastern Austria and Hungary by hydrofoil, the hillsides…
Recipe Get ready for National Cheesecake Day! By Faith Kramer Jul 26, 2019 Not that you didn’t know this already, but National Cheesecake Day is right around the corner, on July 30, to be exact. Let’s celebrate with some recipes from “The Cheesecake Bible” by L.A.-based…
Recipe Gems from a ‘Millennial Kosher’ cookbook By Faith Kramer Dec 13, 2018 More and more kosher cookbooks are being published these days — many of them written by a new generation of observant Jews who keep kashrut but who also understand the appeal of contemporary flavors.…
Recipe Sweet treats from Leah Koenig for Yom Kippur break-fast … or anytime By Faith Kramer Oct 3, 2019 Leah Koenig has the recipes you need for make-ahead treats perfect for a Yom Kippur break-fast or Shabbat dinner — or anytime a little something sweet with a Jewish twist would be just right. Koenig,…
News Manischewitz accepting recipes for cook-off By J. Correspondent Sep 26, 2008 The recipes must be kosher and include at least one Manischewitz product. Entries, which are limited to one per day, can be submitted online at www.mans…
Jewish Life Chef channels bubbe for Passover recipes By J. Correspondent Apr 15, 2005 The fish was past its prime, but it wasn't spoiled, so "it didn't make my family sick," she says. But still, the experience was so horrify…
Food Cook: Baltic Jews preserve ancestors recipes By Louise Fiszer Aug 31, 2012 On a recent trip to the Baltic states, I was fortunate to spend a day in Riga, Latvia. This northern European city is called the “Jewel of the Baltic,” and it certainly lives up to its name. It has…
Jewish Life Slow food recipes for Rosh Hashanah By J. Correspondent Sep 19, 2008 Peel and cut the beets and parsnips into small chunks, and toss them in a bowl with a generous amount of olive oil and some salt. Lay them out…
Food Untraditional Jewish recipes in new book By J. Correspondent Sep 1, 2006 “Jewish Cooking for All Seasons” by Chicago restaurateur Laura Frankel (288 pages, Wiley, $34.95) is an inspired collection of 150 seasonal recipes for soups, salads, starters, main…
Jewish Life Syrian seder recipes revive delicious memories By J. Correspondent Mar 26, 2004 Jennifer Felicia Abadi's Passover memories hover between the matzah balls and briskets from her father's family — and the mint and pi…
Passover recipes, seder tips and more By J. Correspondent Apr 3, 2009 Having a seder? Fire up YouTube: New crop of Jewish filmmakers hitting it big with video site Only four questions? On this night, ask yourself a lot more You don’t need the perfect dish to make…
Passover events, columns, recipes and more… By J. Correspondent Mar 26, 2010 Celebrate Passover for all eight days — and beyond New seders focus on childhood hunger, push for funding Beloved grandpa is ghost of Pesach past, with a message Israelis warned over fake…
Food Kiss of sweetness in holiday recipes By Faith Kramer Aug 23, 2013 Certain foods are so symbolic of Rosh Hashanah that they are givens at our holiday tables. Carrot slices are thought to represent the wish for prosperity because of their coin shape and color. Often…
Recipe Vegetarian cholent and kishke — with a side of Shabbat mysticism By Faith Kramer Oct 16, 2020 Have you heard the one about the Roman leader who ate Shabbat lunch at the rabbi’s house, enjoyed one particular dish and wanted his chef to replicate it? The cook couldn’t do it. The rabbi was asked…
Recipe Oil vey: More fried treats to try this Hanukkah By Faith Kramer Nov 29, 2021 A holiday that lasts for eight nights provides plenty of opportunities to experiment with new recipes, including these two — both of which celebrate Hanukkah’s signature moment: the miracle of the…
Small Bites Kickstarter for Pomella; Frena’s 2nd location temporarily closed; ‘Forest Feast Mediterranean’ By Alix Wall Aug 26, 2019 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Mica Talmor, chef and owner of the new Pomella, the reincarnation of Ba-Bite that is opening soon on Piedmont Avenue,…
Opinion A non-kosher latke is actually the perfect symbol of American Judaism By Laura E. Adkins, JTA Dec 10, 2019 Eight unassuming gourmet latkes have become the latest controversy on Jewish Twitter. A recent holiday issue of Food & Wine magazine featured a piece titled “8 Ways to Make the Best Potato Latkes…
Heirlooms, recipes whet appetites at heritage feast By J. Correspondent Apr 18, 1997 Noah Abelson, 10, nicknamed "Nettie" after his Russian-born great-grandmother, walked over to a white tablecloth she embroidered…
Food Hadassah College cooks up some fabulous recipes By J. Correspondent Jun 22, 2007 A few years ago, I favorably reviewed a glossy, elegant, hardcover cookbook called “The Hadassah Jewish Holiday Cookbook” that was based on recipes from its worldwide members. So I was…