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…
Food To health! with these protein-packed recipes By J. Correspondent Feb 8, 2008 Abraham was 100 when his son Isaac was born. My mother began a new career in furniture marketing at 64. My mother- and father-in-law, both in their 80s, are currently traveling in India, visiting the…
New recipes bring festive feel to table By J. Correspondent Sep 23, 2011 Food — both preparing it and consuming it — is a central part of Jewish holiday traditions. Even the Yom Kippur fast day has its food-related traditions: the last meal before the 25-hour…
Recipe Indian recipes sound an old familiar beet By Faith Kramer Jan 3, 2014 What was the most unexpected ingredient I encountered on my recent trip to India? Beets, that Ashkenazi staple. Turns out the beet’s precursor grew along the Indian coastline. I’m not sure when…
Jewish Life Manischewitz, cookbook author serve up two recipes By J. Correspondent Mar 19, 2010 Manischewitz has teamed up with acclaimed cookbook author and chef Sarah Lasry to offer two recipes for the Passover. “Many people find that creating an exciting Passover menu can be…
Art Kosher Baker does parve recipes with verve By J. Correspondent Nov 19, 2010 I love cookbooks and spend a lot of time with them. But there are just two kinds that make it onto my kitchen shelves: There’s the group that I go to for culinary history and food culture, and then…
Food Cook: Israel-China festival inspires bicultural recipes By Faith Kramer Jul 27, 2012 Local Israeli, Jewish and Chinese groups recently celebrated the conclusion of the Israel China Cultural Festival 2012 with a banquet featuring vegetarian Chinese specialties and Israeli wines and…
Recipe With new cookbook, curing your own lox is easier than you think By Faith Kramer Nov 9, 2022 What’s for brunch Thanksgiving weekend and throughout the winter holiday season? At our house, the menu will center on home-cured lox served with cream cheese spreads adapted from Cathy Barrow’s new…
Organic Epicure ‘Budmo!’ Ukrainian émigré Anna Voloshyna’s timely new cookbook By Alix Wall Oct 17, 2022 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Two years ago, Anna Voloshyna tried to interest publishing houses in a cookbook putting a California spin on dishes…
Organic Epicure Ready to nosh? Try funfetti or pizza hamantaschen By Alix Wall Mar 1, 2022 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Micah Siva describes herself as “oddly passionate about hamantaschen,” something that started with her love of…
Books ‘Home Is Where the Eggs Are’: Out of a literal melting pot comes Molly Yeh’s literally stellar chicken soup By Liza Schoenfein, Forward Oct 18, 2022 In Molly Yeh’s exuberant followup to “Molly On the Range,” the Julliard-trained percussionist-turned-food blogger-turned-Forward contributor-turned-cookbook writer-turned-Food Network star has…
Art, recipes, assimilation tale fill kids Chanukah books By Lesley Pearl Nov 27, 1998 Let's face it -- there are only so many ways to tell the story of Chanukah. Two new ones in this year's batch of children's…
Plagued by Pesach Internet offers tips, recipes, insights By J. Correspondent Apr 7, 2000 A few weeks ago Jewish Webmasters were all scrambling to get their Purim sites up. This week, Passover pages are causing them sleepless nig…
Healthy fruits of Shavuot abound in online recipes By J. Correspondent May 30, 2003 Although it's customary to eat dairy foods on Shavuot, which begins Thursday evening, you may want to take a pass on some of the chol…
Food With recycling and recipes, I remember my grandmother By J. Correspondent May 16, 2008 My grandmother Margaret Bregman passed away last month. She died on her 90th birthday, the last day of Passover. My grandmother’s love found its way to everything from animals and children, to…
Local chef to share holiday recipes on TV By J. Correspondent Mar 5, 2010 Ed Schreiber, chef with Delicious Catering in San Rafael, will demonstrate how to cook Passover-friendly meals and share holiday traditions on KGO-TV’s “View from the Bay” at 3 p.m.…
Recipes to incorporate into your Rosh Hashanah seder By Faith Kramer Sep 16, 2011 Leek-Potato Patties Makes 8 patties 1 lb. Yukon gold or similar potatoes 1 Tbs. plus 2 Tbs. vegetable oil 2 cups chopped leeks, white and light green parts only 1⁄4 tsp. plus 1⁄4 tsp. salt 1⁄2…
Haroset recipes reflect wide range of Jewish cultures By Faith Kramer Mar 30, 2012 Perhaps no ritual food demonstrates the scope of the international Jewish experience as much as haroset, the seder plate staple said to symbolize the mortar used by Jews in Egypt to build the…
Recipe Two spicy recipes to intensify your ‘Comfort Shabbat’ By Faith Kramer Aug 3, 2017 After the sadness of Tisha B’Av comes Shabbat Nachamu, or the Sabbath of Comforting. Named for the first words of the week’s Haftarah portion, which exhort Isaiah to comfort the people, it starts at…
Small Bites Piroshkis for Ukraine; Ottolenghi coming to town; Ethel’s Bagels update; etc. By Alix Wall Mar 14, 2022 Food coverage is supported by a generous donation from Susan and Moses Libitzky. Galant Food Co. is donating 100 percent of all proceeds from the sales of its Paramount Piroshki through March 25 to…
Jewish Life Wining and dining: recipes from the Herzog kitchen By J. Correspondent Mar 31, 2006 Tierra Sur, the restaurant at the Herzog Wine Cellars in Oxnard, features an eclectic kosher menu that is part Mediterranean and part Cali…
Food Meat wont be missed in these tasty recipes By Louise Fiszer Jul 13, 2007 Once upon a time, the idea of inviting a vegetarian to dinner struck sheer terror in my omnivorous heart. I knew very little about a vegetarian’s diet except that they don’t eat meat. I…
U.S. Jewish cooking preserves heritage, as well as recipes By J. Correspondent Mar 26, 1999 "This is what her mother did. She died in the Holocaust," Nathan said during a recent interview in the kitchen of her Washington home. &…