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Recipes Bubby’s Cooking Takes to the Stage
When you picture the quintessential Jewish “Bubby,” someone like Shira Ginsburg’s grandmother, Judith, probably springs to mind. Mrs. Ginsburg, the subject of her granddaughter’s one-woman show “Bubby’s Kitchen,” developed a reputation in her Troy, New York, community for her endless, delicious cooking (she’s since moved to Florida, where she still cooks and teaches her grandchildren…
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Recipes Shabbat Meals: Kale Salad Is My Birthright
I was, quite literally, born to cook traditional Shabbat dinners for large groups of hungry guests. Named for two of my great-grandmothers, I grew up being regaled with tales of their culinary abilities. My maternal great-grandmother, Pesha, was known for her Shabbat challahs, pastries and cookies. Even as adults, all of her children visited her…
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Recipes A Bubbe’s Bourekas To Die For
This article first appeared on J. Weekly After my first column appeared last May, in which I asked readers to share their family recipes, the following email from Cynthia Tauber of San Mateo arrived in my inbox: “A ‘boureka’ is my favorite food. Just thinking about bourekas makes my mouth water! And when I make…
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Recipes Borscht With Matzo Balls
Even if your bubbe lives far away, you can still have a taste of the Old World. This priceless video by the team at the Forverts shows you how to make borscht with matzo balls. It’s perfect for this time of year. Check out the video below and share your borscht memories with us in…
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Recipes Mixing Bowl: Recipe Archive, Shabbat Pancakes
Pancakes for Shabbat breakfast? Yes, please. Ruth Reichl shares her favorite recipe. [RuthReichl.com] Next month’s TEDxManhattan is all about food — and you can stream it! [Grub Street] National hot pastrami sandwich day. Really, everyone should celebrate this. [Eatocracy] The LA Times opens its recipe vault. Jackpot! [LA Times] This is our kind of art…
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Recipes New Year’s Resolution Recipes
I did the most stereotypical thing one can do after the New Year. I went on a juice cleanse. Three full days existing on nothing but sludgy, vitamin and mineral-laden juice. I’ve experienced a variety of feelings: cleansed (yes, seriously), hungry, exhausted, slightly delusional, energetic, sated and, did I mention hungry? My one constant was…
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Recipes Mixing Bowl: Giving Matzo Balls a Rest; Resolution Recipes
Bubbes around the world share pictures of themselves cooking in their kitchens. So cute, we almost want to pinch someone’s cheeks. [The Kitchn] Give the old matzo ball soup a rest and try carrot soup with tahini and crisped chickpeas. [Smitten Kitchen] Things are getting real! Here are 20 unspoken truths about the food world….
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Recipes Shabbat Meals: Grown-Up Macaroni and Cheese
Last week, I impulsively decided to host my first Shabbat diner. Like buying a far too expensive pair of black patent leather pumps, I had hastily decided to embark on this meal on a gutsy whim with little foresight into the physical and emotional ramifications. One cab ride after being defeated by four bags of…
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