Like most Jewish holidays, Rosh Hashanah brings to mind certain traditional food customs, the most well-known being the dipping of apples in honey.And while a classic apple pie or cake is a lovely way to mark our hopes for a sweet new year, I thought...

Honey is a classic symbol on the High Holidays. Its presence in different parts of our holiday menu signifies hope for a sweet New Year. And while many of us may incorporate honey into a tzimmes, the traditional cake, or as a dip for apple slices, a small...

When the Jewish New Year comes around, many people stress for weeks leading up to the holiday and break out their most complicated recipes to impress guests. But when I entertain around the holidays, I prefer to rely on a few go-to dishes that are simple...

Food occupies a central role in each of our major holidays, and most of us know the basics. We eat matzah on Passover to commemorate our hasty Exodus from Egypt. We eat latkes on Hanukah to celebrate the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days....

NEW YORK — Nearly 30 years ago, when my first cookbook was published, I wrote that kosher cooking wasn’t just about traditional recipes like gefilte fish and chopped liver, that you could make gourmet meals and international dishes using kosher ingredients.Since...

Just as sure as apples and honey will be part of our Rosh Hashanah meal, so will the many dishes that are part of each family’s heritage. Be it roast chicken, brisket, gefilte fish, noodle kugel, or chicken soup with matzo balls, these traditional foods...

(JTA) So this is where it all comes together — all the thought, all the planning, the testing. And the tasting, the tasting and the tasting. (That’s the best part). A simanim-inspired menu brings added challenges, but also adds a level of meaning...