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The bigger they are the harder they fall. True for baked goods (my attempts at Aunt Estelle’s Mile-High Sponge Cake measure more like a block and a half) and true for...

When sheets of sleet slash the windowpanes and blizzards blow white snowflakes into a whirlwind there is one undeniable consolation: Chicken Soup. It’s been called “Jewish penicillin” for good reason: Chicken...

It all started with a lack of food. That lack prompted Yaakov to send his children down to Egypt to bring supplies home. This resulted in a chain of events in...

It’s that time again! According to USA.gov, the most popular New Year’s resolution is (drum roll please)… lose weight! What a surprise. If, like me, you make this same resolution every...

A few years ago I started thinking about Hanukkah in May. I was at a Greek festival, and I tasted a pastry that struck me as the perfect Hanukkah treat. At...

I’m bored. Maybe it’s the 40-year itch, but I’ve been making the same Hanukkah potato latkes for decades. (Not that there’s anything wrong with them. Several years ago, in reviewing my...

On Hanukkah, we recount the story of how Mattathias and his sons won a great victory against the Greeks, who tried to impose their own form of religious worship on the...

It’s just about Chanukah time again but who says that Chanukah has to be only oil and potatoes? On the other hand, what would Chanukah be without that old time favorite,...

With winter approaching, hearty foods are satisfying and delicious. Pea Zucchini Soup 6 servings A lovely thick soup of Italian origin, this recipe calls for non-seasonal ingredients. The soup freezes well...

Around this time of year, when temperatures turn colder, I start to think about foods that warm my family from inside out. It’s braising weather. Jewish home cooks are expert at...