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Recipes Time to Make the Doughnuts
On the first night of Hanukkah, we say a shehecheyanu prayer to commemorate the first night of the holiday and the lighting of the menorah candles. But a few years ago, I said shehecheyanu on the night before the first night of Hanukkah to commemorate a first for me: I fried. An Israeli friend had…
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Recipes Splendid Sufganiyot, Step by Step
You can fill these doughnuts with whatever you’d like — here I used raspberry jam. We cut the dough with a drinking glass, which made a dozen *sufganiyot. Obviously the number of sufganiyot will depend on the size of your glass.* 2 packets (2 tablespoons) dry yeast ¾ cup warm water 1 cup whole milk…
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Recipes Waving Bye-Bye to Pumpkin Pie
Torta di zucca, an Italian winter squash and olive oil cake. Photograph by Gayle L. Squires Admitting this in the days leading up to Thanksgiving might put me squarely in the crosshairs of the long-defunct House Committee on Un-American Activities, but I’m a risk-taker, so here goes: I don’t like pie. I particularly don’t like…
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Recipes Pumpkin Pie Alternative: Marta’s Torta di Zucca
The recipe was adapted from Marta’s torta di zucca, a winter squash and olive oil cake by Chef Pat Clark. Photograph by Gayle L. Squires I tested this cake with kobucha squash and butternut squash, and both worked well. A 1½ pound gourd has about 1 pound of usable squash which, shredded, yields 2¼ very…
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Recipes Cooking as Catharsis
Thinkstock As a college freshman, feeling the pressure of my first ever round of finals, and with no kitchen or supplies of any kind, I found myself yearning to bake. It was a distracting, clawing desire, pulling at the edges of my attention as I struggled in vain to study Rousseau or economic specialization or…
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Recipes Stress-Relieving Pumpkin Challah
Photograph by Hillary Berkowitz Nussbaum It’s a stunningly simple way to a feel a sense of accomplishment and renewal — pick a recipe and execute it. It’s an exercise in presence, in clearing your mind and committing fully to the task at hand. It’s meditative. Cathartic. Next time you’re feeling restless or anxious, pressured or…
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Recipes Putting Janna Gur’s ‘Jewish Soul Food’ to the Test
Photograph by Daniel Lailah This is a sporadic column by Bay Area personal chef Alix Wall, in which she evaluates a new cookbook by making some of its recipes, sharing them with friends and asking what they think of the results. This time, she cooks her way through Israeli food authority Janna Gur’s new book….
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Recipes Juicy Semolina, Coconut and Pistachio Cake
Photograph by Daniel Lailah When semolina cakes come out of the oven, they are not so sweet and are very crumbly, but once they are doused with hot and fragrant syrup, they turn moist and very sweet. The syrup also prevents them from drying out so they keep for a long time. The following version,…
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