Jewish Recipes

Jewish Holiday Recipes

Two Perfect Passover Sides Everyone Can Enjoy

I love coming up with my own versions of some of the traditional Passover dishes. I'd like to offer two such Passover recipes here

Chocolate Truffle Pie with Frozen Espresso Sabayon

This pie is fudgy in the center and relies on ground almond flour and matzo meal as the replacement for flour. It tastes like a rich brownie cake with a hint of almond

Potato Pancake Frittata: A Twist on a Hanukkah Favorite

Potato pancakes known as latkes are the signature dish for Hanukkah because they are fried in oil. Consider this crispy, savory pancake one big latke, and make it the star ingredient for a Hanukkah party along with sour cream and applesauce

Golden Turmeric Latkes with Applesauce

It's not the presents I remember most about the first Hanukkah I spent with my now-husband's family, it's the following latkes recipe

Latkes for Hanukkah -- And Holidays Beyond!

The best-known Hanukkah foods are probably crispy, golden-brown latkes. This dish is a kind of culinary miracle, because whether or not you are Jewish you can enjoy them as a perfect dish for entertaining throughout the season

Cookbook Gifts for the Holidays

Each year, hundreds of food and cookbooks cross my desk. I always look forward to sharing my favorites with readers during the holiday gift shopping madness. I know how tough it can be to search out that perfect present for the cook on your list. Here are a few of my picks for various types of cooks

Sweet-and-Sour Braised Brisket

When it comes to the Jewish New Year one of the main recipes on family tables is braised brisket of beef. It traces back to home-style central European cooking, and favorite brisket recipes often combine traditional sweet and sour notes. The brisket recipe I share this year also adds a noteworthy American touch to Old Country traditions

Brisket with Figs and Butternut Squash

I came up with this Brisket with Figs and Butternut Squash recipe one cool autumn day as I scoped out the local farmer's market and eyed plump, fresh figs and beautiful orange-fleshed squashes

Rosh Hashanah: Mediterranean Style Recipes

Certain Rosh Hashanah traditions are observed on Jewish tables around the world, such as dipping apples in honey. In Ashkenazi and Sephardic homes alike, fish and sweet vegetables such as carrots and pumpkin are important elements on the menu. To these, however, Jews from Mediterranean lands add their own customs and recipes

Rosh Hashanah: The Honey Holiday

On numerous Jewish New Year tables honey contributes its incomparable flavor to challah, entrees, vegetable dishes and, of course, desserts. With honey's history, symbolism and importance in the Torah, it's not surprising that honey cake has become a prized Rosh Hashanah sweet. Here's a set of Rosh Hashanah recipes worth trying

Roast Chicken Breasts with Raisins & Couscous

With Rosh Hashanah coming in just a few days, it's that time of year again when many of my friends and restaurant customers ask me the perennial question: Do you have any ideas for something different I can cook for the Jewish New Year?

Rosh Hashana Rosettes

Like all new year celebrations, the Jewish new year Rosh Hashana marks a time of beginning. During a recent visit to Israel, I discovered the following recipes that we can assume were eaten during the early Rosh Hashana holidays celebrated

Noodle Kugel: A Pudding Like No Other

Children and adults all love my slightly sweet, noodle pudding rendition. Cream cheese, sour cream and cottage cheese are added to the eggs to form smooth custard. I like to use apples since they are abundant this time of year, but you can substitute pears, peaches or even canned crushed pineapple

Cheesecake with Caramelized Apples

Now, I realize that some readers celebrating Rosh Hashanah won't be able to enjoy this dairy dessert after a meal featuring meat, owing to their observance of Jewish dietary laws. But the recipe is so delicious that it's reason enough for planning a dairy dinner. And it's certainly worth making to enjoy for breakfast on Rosh Hashanah morning with coffee, tea, or milk

Dates for Rosh Hashonah

Many Jews serve apples as their first fruit, but in hotter climates, fruits such as pomegranate, tamarind, fig, and dates are more commonly used. Syrian Jews regard dates as a symbol of sweetness for the year to come. And Sephardic Jews the world over treat the date as one of the seven fruits and vegetables that are blessed to start the New Year

A Simple and Satisfying Trout Salad for Yom Kippur

For Yom Kippur, we keep it easy with trout salad that's just a little bit of work. You can make it the day before -- or anytime, really, a nice dinner for an early fall evening when you'd rather not turn on the stove

Israeli Couscous With Grilled Peaches and Pistachios Recipe

Pair savory pistachios and onions with sweet, juicy in-season peaches for this flavor-packed Israeli Couscous recipe

Braised Boneless Beef Short Ribs

To me, holidays are all about family and food. That's why I like celebrating Passover, the Jewish holiday that retells the story of the exodus from Egypt through a beautiful ritual meal called a Seder. One of the most popular dishes year after year at our Seder is a main course of Braised Boneless Beef Short Ribs

Passover Foods Done Healthy

It is possible to enjoy a holiday menu with few repercussions. In fact, many traditional holiday foods are naturally healthy. Whether you celebrate Easter at this time of year or Passover, here are some of the foods you can look forward to

Citrus Almond Torte with Fresh Berries

Passover desserts have definite limitations. No flour or leavening ingredients such as baking powder are allowed. Dairy can cause problems too. But there are plenty of ways to get around these guidelines with sweet results. Fragrant lemon extract and nutty almonds bring flavor to this Passover cake. It uses a bit of matzo meal along with ground almonds to act as the flour

Passover Recipe - Sweet Treat on the Seder Plate

What gets most of the attention on the Seder plate is the sweet charoset. Charoset is a symbol of the mortar that the Jewish slaves used. It is one dish that kids and adults alike look forward to each year for its sweet nutty goodness. Charoset is a sweet relish of fruit and nuts. Watch how fast this Apple and Toasted Walnut Charoset disappears off the Seder plate

Passover Recipes - Showcase Spring Vegetables in Seder Side Dishes

A challenge every cook faces during the eight days of Passover is how to make meals satisfying while avoiding the list of foods forbidden. One of the best ways is to include generous helpings of cooked vegetables. Featuring an array of vegetables at the Seder highlights Passover as a celebration of spring, while ensuring that the menu is colorful and wholesome

Passover Recipe - Pressure Cooker Braised Beef Shanks

For many years now one of my most popular Passover main courses has been braised beef short ribs, a tough, gelatinous cut that becomes incredibly flavorful and tender with long, slow braising. The same holds true for shank, one of the most delicious cuts of beef you can imagine, and I'm happy to share with you a favorite recipe for it here.

Spicy Braised Veal with Rice Recipe

Mild, sweet, tender veal is a tasty choice for Passover. Too many people mistake spending lots of time in the kitchen with serving an enjoyable holiday meal. Sure, you want to cook something special for an occasion like Passover or Easter. But that's no reason to slave over the stove.

Crustless Caramel Flan Cheesecake

Here's a crustless cheesecake that, containing no flour, is ideal to serve during Passover. It's also ideal at any other time of year for anyone trying to cut back on those wicked carbohydrates or simply looking for an easy dessert with a difference

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