Month: September 2018

Sephardic Pumpkin Challah: It’s Not Just for Thanksgivukkah

Remember Thanksgivukkah? Back in 2013, Thanksgiving fell on the first day of Hanukkah (or vice versa, depending on how you look at it), and the internet went crazy. Pumpkin latkes, pumpkin donuts, pumpkin challah . . . you name it, someone pumpkin’d it.

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Medieval Honey Cake, So You Can Party Like It’s 4979

When I first got the idea to start a Jewish food history blog, I imagined I’d spend a lot of time attempting to reconstruct old recipes. That’s not exactly how things have gone down, but I figured for my first post of 5779 I’d go big with a bake from the way-back archives: medieval honey […]

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Shanah Tovah from Boyle Heights: Apples and Honey Sopapillas at Panadería Brooklyn

Shanah tovah from Panadería Brooklyn! My little Mexican-Jewish bakery, devoted to celebrating the cultures of East LA through (mostly) Mexican-Jewish fusion food, is back with something special for Rosh Hashanah: apples and honey sopapillas.

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Apples and Honey Pie for Rosh Hashanah

I’ve been on a bit of a pie kick this summer. It all started with some sour cherries from the greenmarket by my work. From there I moved on to peach, then blueberry. And much as I feel like I should still be going strong with the summer fruits—I mean, as of my writing this, […]

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