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St. Louis Jewish Light

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These Challah Hot Dogs are perfect while watching Cardinals baseball

These Challah Hot Dogs are perfect while watching Cardinals baseball

Shannon SarnaPublished April 25, 2022

It's officially hot dog season if ever there was one, and I freely admit: I love hot dogs. I have even found a way to combine a love of hot dogs with a love of challah with my famous challah dogs. What are challah dogs you might be wondering? Well...

Wednesday Passover Recipe Spectacular #2

Wednesday Passover Recipe Spectacular #2

SHANNON SARNAPublished March 22, 2022

Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies This article first appeared on The Nosher. I love it when people taste my pareve desserts and say, “Wow—this is pareve!?” It’s the same rule with Passover dishes and desserts. Which is why I am on a...

Printable Recipe: Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Printable Recipe: Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

SHANNON SARNA, The Nosher via JTAPublished March 22, 2022

Ingredients 1 cup almond butter 1 egg 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped walnuts thick sea salt (optional) Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Mix together almond butter,...

5 Jewish food trends to look out for this year

5 Jewish food trends to look out for this year

Shannon Sarna, The NosherPublished January 6, 2022
Our food predictions for 2022 include herring sandwiches, potato milk and kosher bacon too.
5 easy ways to get the smell of fried latkes out of your house

5 easy ways to get the smell of fried latkes out of your house

Shannon SarnaPublished November 30, 2021

This article originally appeared in The Nosher. Everyone loves eating latkes. Some people don’t even mind frying the latkes. Almost everyone loathes that post-frying, oil-laden smell that permeates the house after the frying fest of Hanukkah....

More than just brisket: Change up your menu with these 9 delicious Rosh Hashanah recipes

More than just brisket: Change up your menu with these 9 delicious Rosh Hashanah recipes

SHANNON SARNA, JTAPublished August 24, 2021

This article originally appeared in The Nosher. (JTA) — I know the holidays will look, and taste, different than most years. I also know many families cherish the big brisket, standing rib roast or pot roast that graces their table each year....

My Jewish Recipe Box: Garlic Knot Challah Rolls

My Jewish Recipe Box: Garlic Knot Challah Rolls

SHANNON SARNA, MY JEWISH LEARNINGPublished July 3, 2021

Challah rolls. Garlic knots. They are like cousins — Jewish-Italian cousins and, of course, absolutely delicious. Serve these knots as a side at pizza night, for friends when they come over, or just because buttery, herb-covered carbs are delicious....

Pastrami flavor chips are here and we’re never going back to plain again

Pastrami flavor chips are here and we’re never going back to plain again

SHANNON SARNA, MY JEWISH LEARNINGPublished June 29, 2021
Pairs perfectly with a sandwich, too.
Hamantaschen to order 2021

These 7 US bakeries will ship hamantaschen directly to you

Shannon SarnaPublished February 17, 2021

This piece originally appeared on The Nosher.It’s always great to bake hamantaschen and share them with friends and family. But this isn’t a normal year, of course, and it may be harder to find the time to bake hamantaschen because your kids are home...

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How to make an easy and cheesy pull-apart challah with pizza dip

Shannon SarnaPublished February 4, 2021

This article originally appeared in The Nosher.You love challah. You love pizza. It might be time to combine these two cherished carbs together in one pan.If you often make big batches of challah, this recipe will be quite easy to throw together as a...

‘The Great British Baking Show’ has a Jewish dessert problem

Shannon SarnaPublished October 22, 2020

This article originally appeared in The Nosher.What is going on with “The Great British Baking Show”?! For the past two weeks of its eighth season, it has featured a Jewish baked good, and I am not complaining. Well, not entirely. Last week: a true...

How to host a socially distanced break-fast this Yom Kippur

Shannon SarnaPublished September 23, 2020

This article originally appeared on The Nosher.All our holidays are a little bit different this year. Most synagogue services will be conducted online. Many people are feeling disconnected from both the ritual of holidays and their communities. And if...

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