My thoughts on Jewish food.
Meatloaf doesn’t have to be your humdrum Mom’s meatloaf. You can jazz it up a gazillion different ways. When you’re looking for a change, this sweet and sour meatloaf is a great option. Everyone loves this saucy meat main course. It makes its own sauce and it’s a cinch to put together. Sweet and Sour …
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 …
A simple baked potato, topped with baked beans to make it a complete protein, sounds amazing after all the heavy holiday fare of the past two months. These days, we are craving something without meat, something unfussy and plain. And while Britain is not known for its culinary prowess, there’s something appealing about this humble …
Tuna noodle salad is our go-to main course when we need something fast and filling that everyone likes. Huge bowls of this tuna salad disappear in no time flat. It’s a nice change from all the filling holiday food, for a weekday lunch at this time of year. Tuna Noodle Salad Yield: 8-10 servings Ingredients: …
Most people have chicken soup for the Friday night Sabbath meal. A friend’s mother, however, always made the following soup, of her own invention, and so her family named it “Friday Night Soup.” One of the pleasures of this soup is gnawing on the bones, served up in their own bowl, so this is definitely …
In the run-up to Sukkot, it’s nice to bake a variety of cookies. Most cookies keep well, even at room temperature. Biscotti or Mandelbrot are pretty much the same thing and are traditionally enjoyed with a glass of tea at the end of a meal. They are also far easier to prepare than most cookies. …
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, …