Remembering All the “Yoms!”
Now that Passover is behind us, we head into a complicated period of mourning and celebration in Israel and, by extension, here too. Traditionally, we begin counting the Omer on […]
Global Charoset Recipes for Your Seder Table
Last year, I wrote about how to prepare for Pesach with less stress. You can read that here to get yourself started and then enjoy this year’s article about charosets. […]
Trendy Hamentashen? Why Not?
Purim comes early this year, on Tuesday, March 3 and, like all Jewish days, begins the evening before. Actually, Jewish holidays are never early or late on the Jewish calendar. […]
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 […]