Symbolic Food Mashup for Tu B’Shvat
Recipes: Carrot Pineapple Salad, Fennel Salad with Dates & Blue Cheese, Potato Tomato Salad with Pesto, Cranberry Jalapeño Dip, Butternut Squash Soup, Savory Vegetable Tart, Fruit Crisp Tu B’Shvat begins […]
It’s All About the Oil
Recipes: Olive Oil Cake & Olive Tapenade When we think about Hanukkah, we think about latkes. And when we think about latkes, we think about potatoes. But we SHOULD be […]
Decorating & Entertaining in Your Sukkah
I learned how to celebrate Sukkot from the family of my high school best friend. They put up a sukkah every year and hosted an open sukkah on the Sunday […]
Pressing the Easy Button: Going Back to My Traditions
It’s been a super busy summer for me; where does the time go? I traveled for three weeks in August and came home to an unexpected and delightful week-long visit […]
Vegetarian Ideas for the Nine Days
Tofu Chocolate Mousse & Cheese Soufflé Unless you are part of an observant community, you might not notice that we Jews are acknowledging a period of mourning right now. Yes, […]
Fondue for Shavuot
Classic Cheese Fondue & Chocolate Fondue Shavuot (shah-vu-ote), which begins Sunday evening, June 1, is the second of our three pilgrimage holidays – Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot. It comes seven […]
Celebrate Israel (with Food)
Ever since October 7, we Jews, around the world, are finding ourselves in a quandary of opposites. Every Shabbat, every holiday, every birthday, anniversary, or other joyful celebration is offset […]
Purim – It’s Not What it Seems
Like Tu b’Shvat, which I wrote about last month, Purim also suffers from the image of being a pediatric holiday. Purim is fun. We give and get gifts of food, […]
Tu b’Shvat Is Not Just for Children: Mushroom Walnut Loaf with Mushroom Gravy
Tu b’Shvat, which begins Wednesday evening, February 12, is a beautiful holiday that offers deep meaning to us personally and as a people. Sadly, its celebration is often limited to […]
The Perfect Latke
This column is going to be controversial. Sorry. Not sorry. In my opinion, you are probably making latkes wrong. It’s not your fault. This time of year, EVERYBODY is telling […]