Category: ashkenazi
When an Ashkenazi Vegetable Meets a Sephardic Staple: Sorrel Hummus
August 20, 2018
For years, I was desperate to try sorrel. I think I first became aware of it from Gil Marks’s magisterial Olive Trees and Honey, back in the early days of my interest in Jewish food history, and the concept of a lemony spinach-like green had me absolutely entranced. I adore lemon, I’m pretty solid with […]
Pimm’s Cel-Ray Spritz: Pimm’s Goes to the Deli
July 16, 2018
When I was living in England, I fell in love with the Pimm’s Cup. You haven’t lived until you’ve drunk one of these refreshing drinks—made from the quintessentially English gin-based liqueur with herbs and citrus, lemon soda (which the Brits inexplicably and confusingly refer to as “lemonade”) or ginger ale, and copious amounts of cut […]
Aquafabulous Vegan Challah: Smarter than Your Average Water Challah
June 11, 2018
What if you could bake an egg-free vegan challah with the texture of the eggy kind? Thanks to the wonders of aquafaba challah, now you can!
Sautéed Chive Mamaliga with Feta-Scallion Sauce
May 7, 2018
What if a slice of cornbread and a scallion pancake had a baby? It would probably turn out something like this sophisticated take on mamaliga, aka polenta, aka Jewish grits, a(rather uncharitably)ka cornmeal mush.
Sweet Noodles for Shavuot: Lokshen with Honey, Cream, and Poppy Seeds
May 3, 2018
You all know I have a thing for poppy seeds by now. I put them in hamantaschen, I put them in oatmeal, I put them in my cabbage varnishkes—and those are just the recipes I’ve blogged so far (#putapoppyseedonit).
Rhubarb-Prune Tsimmes: A Spring-Inspired Take on an Ashkenazi Classic for Passover
March 29, 2018
At Passover, I’m all about celebrating the bounty of spring produce. There’s artichokes, asparagus, and above all rhubarb, that sour celery-looking vegetable masquerading as a fruit that’s, alas, rarely found outside pie in this country. But it doesn’t have to be that way. For example, you can put it in this rhubarb-prune tsimmes.
Modern Jewish Baker: Challah Hacks from Shannon Sarna
March 8, 2018
One of my favorite things about living in NYC is the abundance of cool Jewish foodie events going on just about any given month. A few weeks ago, for example, I got to see Jewish baking rockstar Shannon Sarna of the Nosher give a talk about her new cookbook, Modern Jewish Baker, and demo some […]
Cabbage Varnishkes
March 5, 2018
This recipe was born of necessity, but it turned out to be a happy accident. I was all ready to whip up a batch of that favorite shtetl classic, kasha varnishkes (toasted buckwheat groats with noodles), topped with roasted vegetables. I was especially psyched to have one of my favorite roasting vegetables, cauliflower, on hand—or […]
Boyotaschen: The Ashkefardi Purim Mashup You Didn’t Know You Were Missing
February 26, 2018
It seems like savory hamantaschen are all the rage this year, and I’m throwing my hat into the ring with a truly delightful Ashkenazi-Sephardi mashup: the boyotaschen.
Purim 2018 NYC Bakery Hamantaschen Roundup
February 24, 2018
Welcome to my extremely unscientific and incomplete ramble through New York City’s vast and varied hamantaschen offerings. I hit up a few spots in Manhattan, because I live here, and a few more in Brooklyn (Midwood only this year—I had grand ambitions of venturing further afield, but Brooklyn is far and getting around it is […]