Liza Schoenfein is a former food editor of the Forward and author of the blog Life, Death & Dinner. Follow her on Instagram @LifeDeathDinner.
Liza Schoenfein
By Liza Schoenfein
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Food The Miracle Martini
Behold! In this version of the classic cocktail, olives — which usually take us only through a sip or so — last long enough to be savored with the drink from start to finish. Makes one cocktail 2 ounces potato vodka such as Titos ½ teaspoon dry vermouth (or to taste) 8 small cocktail olives…
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Food Apple Sauce
Serve your latkes with sour cream and take your apple sauce in liquid form. This delicious cocktail is the beverage equivalent of comfort food. It tastes like apple sauce spiced with ginger and cinnamon — and spiked with bourbon, of course. For a non-alcoholic alternative, try sparkling cider with a touch of grated fresh ginger,…
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Food The Jelly Doughnut
For a silly and simple take on sufganiyot, make jiggly little shots — either boozy or basic — and nestle them within the holes of store-bought doughnuts. Makes about eight shots, depending on size of shot glasses 1 package raspberry-flavored vegan/kosher “gelatin” such as Simply Delish Jel Dessert ¼ cup vodka* 2 tablespoons raspberry-flavored liqueur…
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Food The Hanukkah Candle
A holiday-inspired take on the margarita, this sweet-and-spicy cocktail swaps the usual triple sec for another orange liqueur, blue Curaçao, and heats things up with jalapeno-infused simple syrup. Served in a tall, narrow glass such as a champagne flute, the resemblance to a Hanukkah candle is unmistakable. Makes one cocktail 1½ ounces silver tequila 1…
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Food 8 Hanukkah-themed cocktails — and one perfect biscuit — to light up the nights
There's a boozy Hanukkah concoction out there for everyone
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Food Confit Turkey Legs
You can read more about this recipe here. Ingredients: 4 turkey legs 2 tablespoons kosher salt 3 dry bay leaves, crushed or 5 fresh 1 teaspoon ground coriander ½ teaspoon pepper Enough duck fat or olive oil, or a combination of olive and canola oil to cover the legs (4-6 cups, which can be strained…
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Recipes Confit turkey legs for a perfect pandemic Thanksgiving
My sister called from Connecticut a couple of weeks ago, sounding serious. “This is hard to talk about,” she said, “but we have to discuss Thanksgiving.” It didn’t take long for us to make the sad but inevitable decision that our families needed to celebrate the holiday separately, as we did at Rosh Hashanah, and…
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Food In the Berkshires, farm to table recipes with a dash of social justice
“The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook” is a deceptively slim volume containing multitudes — colorful profiles and photographs of more than 40 small farms and the people devoted to running them; 125 recipes that the farmers inspired; and compelling information about the issues they face — economic, environmental, and societal — and what can be done…
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