This story originally appeared on The Nosher.You’ve tried coaxing a sourdough starter to life or braiding a challah, turned speckled bananas into muffins, maybe even churned out sheets of pasta. For...
(JTA) — Few people have any great solutions for this difficult moment in human history, but Sudeep Agarwala is one of them.As a yeast scientist, Agarwala spends much of his time thinking about the single-celled...
By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 26, 2020
What frightening and challenging times we are living in, when our daily lingo now includes “social distancing,” “self-quarantining” and “sheltering in place.”One of the four questions asked...
By Leanne Shor, The Nosher via JTA
• Published March 5, 2020
This recipe originally appeared in The Nosher.Bringing new life to hamantaschen was a challenge. People are dead set on their favorite flavors like classic poppy seed and apricot. Of course, newer directions...
By Joanna O’Leary, The Nosher via JTA
• Published February 27, 2020
Jewish entrepreneurs started some of the biggest names in frozen treat industry
Chunky Monkey. Rum Tres Leches. Banana Nut Fudge.
Who gave the world the gift of these delectable ice cream...
BY LEANNE SHOR, THE NOSHER VIA JTA
• Published February 20, 2020
Americans don’t have nearly the appreciation that Israelis do for quiche. In the States, it’s an unimaginative brunch addition that never really shines. But in Israel, it’s the star of many lunch...
This story originally appeared on The Nosher.Chunky Monkey. Rum Tres Leches. Banana Nut Fudge.Who gave the world the gift of these delectable ice cream flavor inventions? While Italian immigrants are...
By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 23, 2020
Every ethnic cuisine has at least one soup that is uniquely identified with the culture and the geography of that group. The Japanese have their ramen, the Italians their minestrone, the French their pistou,...
This article originally appeared on The Nosher.
Bourekas were one of the foods I fell in love with hard while in Israel for the first time. I am a sucker for pastry filled with, well, basically...
This recipe originally appeared on The Nosher.It’s not every day you’re actually encouraged to indulge in a deep-fried afternoon snack, so I feel obliged not to pass up that opportunity when Hanukkah...
If you’re part of a Jewish family in the United States, there’s a decent chance you grew up in the vicinity of a Joan Nathan cookbook. Her many books, like “Jewish Cooking in America,” have been...
This recipe originally appeared on The Nosher.Why use several different pots and pans when you can fit a full meal into one?Bachsh is a traditional Bukharian rice and meat dish that is loaded with aromatic...