Mimi Sheraton
By Mimi Sheraton
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Food The Ultimate Jewish Summer Soup — And Why You Need To Try It
Lightly creamy and green, schav (pronounced shahv) is a chilly soup that will be instantly loved by some and perhaps only gradually embraced by others. Based on the long, slender spinachlike herb-vegetable we know as sour grass or sorrel, it is thickened with beaten egg yolk, its tingling sour edge mellowed by a few exquisitely…
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Food Gefilte Fish To Eat Before You Die
Gefilte may be the most ubiquitous fish dish in the Jewish culinary lexicon, whether we’re talking about the mass-produced, jarred versions available at supermarkets or the ready-made kind from kosher-style delis and dairy appetizer stores. But it is also the most celebratory fish dish, closely related to the haute-cuisine triumph quenelles de brochet. Essentially a…
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Food Mimi Sheraton Says Charoset Is Not Just For Pesach Anymore
Although it stands as a symbolic reminder of the mortar used by the Jewish slaves who built the pyramids in Egypt, the fragrant spread called charoset deserves more than a once-a-year ritual appearance at the Passover Seder table. Related The rich fruit spread is made in two lovely versions, delectable either for breakfast or tea-time…
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Food Mimi Sheraton’s Latkes — The Importance of Being Crisp
In a new series, the Forward turns to former New York Times restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton, whose books include “1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die,” for her inimitable take on the ultimate classics in the Jewish food pantheon. Recipes are from her book, “From My Mother’s Kitchen.” We begin with latkes. Golden and crunchy…
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Recipes Mimi’s Marvelous Honey Cake
An essential component of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, known generally as the Jewish New Year, a honey cake (lekach in Yiddish, derived from the German lecke, for “lick”) is meant to symbolize a sweet year ahead. Slices of apples dipped in honey, the other food tradition most associated with Rosh Hashanah, are served…
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Food Mimi’s Sweet Memories
My grandmother was a very young bride, and she had a Hungarian neighbor who taught her to cook. My grandmother was a marvelous cook and a marvelous baker. And she always made this wonderful honey cake. It gets very dark and rich, because of the boiled honey. She always made several cakes, because she had…
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