The holiday of Purim is rife with secrets. Queen Esther hid her religious beliefs from King Achashveros. Her Uncle Mordechai discovered a secret plot to kill the King. And King Achashveros did not know...

When I was little, living in Columbus, Ohio, we would visit my Grandma and Zadie’s house and she always had something sweet to eat. One of my favorites was her Thumbprint Wine Cookies. When we moved...

When I get sick, I crave comfort food (because God forbid I miss a meal, even with 102 temperature!). My favorites are Kraft macaroni and cheese — yes, the box kind — and my Granny Rose’s kasha varnishkes. For...

Welcome to “Reader Recipe Exchange,” a new monthly feature in the Jewish Light. We kicked this month’s off with a couple of staff heirloom recipes, now we’d like to hear from you.Please share your...

Winter has arrived, and it won’t be leaving anytime soon. For me, someone who abhors cold weather and everything that comes with it – snow, ice, below-zero wind chills – the prospect of heading outdoors...

Here is a recipe I slightly adapted from “Sweet” by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh. (My husband preferred these without the chocolate, and I preferred them with the chocolate. Either way, they are...

(Slightly adapted from "Huckleberry," by Zoe Nathan)Ingredients:¾ c/100 g. pastry flour (available in bulk aisle at Whole Foods) 6 tbsp./45 g. unbleached all-purpose flour6 tbsp./30 g. unsweetened...

IngredientsDried Bean Hummus:½ c. dried chickpeas2 tsp. baking soda, divided3 large garlic cloves, peeledJuice of 1 ½ large lemons (about 1/3 cup), plus more to taste1 3/4 tsp. kosher salt, more...

Ingredients2 large, preferably long, deep purple eggplants2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely minced4 tbsp. tahini (sesame seed paste)2 tbsp. full fat Greek yogurt, divided1 tbsp. honey or pomegranate molasses4...