My thoughts on Jewish food.
Looking for a fish dish to serve for the second night of Rosh Hashana, I turned to a friend who had lived in Brazil for some time. “Here’s a little something we used to do in Brazil,” and then proceeded to dictate a recipe for a fish stew with coconut milk. The difference is my …
I had always wanted a Bundt pan. Finally, I ordered one and it arrived in time for me to try out a new cake recipe I’d seen for a Honey Beer Bundt Cake. The problem was that when I took the pan out of the box, it sure looked awful small. My fears were realized …
Not everyone likes honey cake, but for those who like it, there’s a feeling of being cheated if it isn’t served for a High Holiday dessert. Honey cake lovers like the deep flavor, soft texture, and gooey top of this sweet treat. Plus, honey cake is High Holiday tradition. My suggestion? Make honey cake for …
Looking for something to make ahead for the holidays? These sweet and sour meatballs are easy to make and freeze, and they are the most flavorful of the many sweet and sour meatball recipes we have tried. Make it for Shabbos night, but double it and freeze half. Come Rosh Hashanah, you’ll be glad you …
Sometimes you feel like something light and festive for dinner. When that happens to us, salmon is our go-to meal. But what to serve alongside? We like to solve this “problem” with this buttery bulgur dish that’s a snap to put together. If you want to make the bulgur to accompany a meat meal, use …
While Rosh Hashanah is now but a memory, it’s nice to review what worked and what didn’t, in terms of what was produced in the kitchen. The following apple cake recipe looked gorgeous, was easy to make, and serves a lot of people—more than we needed with our abbreviated pandemic guest list. Still, it stayed …
Canny cooks like to incorporate symbolic foods into salads to be served at the beginning of the Rosh Hashanah meal, such as this butternut squash and spinach salad. The symbolic foods have accompanying verses we recite at the table that play on the names of each food. In this recipe, butternut squash stands in for …
Looking for a simple main course for your holiday table? Look no further than this sweet and savory chicken dish that requires no special culinary skills to come out perfect, every time you make and serve it. It’s sweet enough to qualify as a Rosh Hashanah main while savory enough to please those who don’t …
Sweet and sour brisket is a classic for Rosh Hashana. It’s savory, sweet, and a little tart, all at the same time. It also freezes well so you can make and slice in advance, and set it up in pans to pull out of your freezer, all ready to reheat on your hotplate. I like …
With the holidays coming up, canny cooks are cooking items that freeze well and storing them away to avoid any exhausting last-minute rush to get it all done. The following carrot kugel is noteworthy for several reasons. For one thing, it makes a lot! Probably more than the 12 servings listed here for yield. Also, …