I read “The Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews” by Edda Servi Machlin cover to cover, something I’ve done perhaps twice in my entire life.
As we enter the darkness and chill of winter — cholent or hamin, dafina or schalet — as it always has been, this is one dish that will perfume the house on Shabbat
I was a snob about shakshuka superiority — until I moved to Jaffa, Israel’s home of shakshuka — where I discovered that I’d been had.
As featured at Festival of the Holidays at Disney California Adventure Park
Cooking is simultaneously primal and sweet — it’s a reminder of romance and our basic needs, but it also brings forth memories of our mothers.
While baking challah, Yamit Behar Wood accidentally created the best Jewish food crossover: challah sufganiyot. Get the recipe here.
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, begins this year at sundown on Dec. 2, and continues for eight days and nights.
After making hundreds of cakes and pies, pounds of stuffing, zillions of biscuits and rolls and gallons of gravy for customers for
Of all the pies I bake for my customers, it’s apple pie that carries with it a money-back guarantee to bring people to tears of joy.
I’ve loved being in the kitchen since childhood. I had a slew of aunts who cooked and a mother who always had something pickling,
To say that the shooting at the Pittsburgh synagogue on Oct. 27 was heartbreaking and frightening is a great understatement.
One of the best ways to get insight into a culture is through its street food. And currently here in Kampala, Uganda, what you discover
As steam rises from multiple dishes that are being prepped to go out to their waiting diners, it’s apparent that the real-life Balaboosta,
It’s deep autumn, and if you made it through this past summer and the Jewish holidays relatively unscathed, good for you.
I got a little insight into “Israeli happiness” while eating the best French toast I’ve ever had, at Kirsh Bakery and Kitchen
The food landscape abounds with various categories of purveyors, ranging from trendy to hipster to traditional
Wise baking words this High Holy Days: Take a page out of the French playbook and make a simple dessert or, better yet, buy one.
Honor yourself and others this Rosh Hashanah with this dessert made of caramelized apples and honey. It's easy enough for "dummies."
I remember when I was a child my mother spending several days in the kitchen preparing our special Rosh Hashanah dinner.
This is a story about bread, and how learning how to bake it can change your life.
