Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Celebrating under Thatched Roofs & Stars

Celebrating under Thatched Roofs & Stars

Sukkot, the Jewish holiday marked by festive meals and eight days and nights of communal gatherings in a Sukkah (temporary dwelling) was certainly modified this year. Despite the many adaptations, I'll remember Sukkot in the time of Covid as an opportunity for creative expression and joyful, intimate gatherin...

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

How to Bake your Challah Full of Blessings

How to Bake your Challah Full of Blessings

There's a challah revolution going on as bakers of all levels knead seasonal ingredients into their Shabbat and festive loaves. Sure, we celebrate the simplicity of traditional challah on Friday nights, but we're excited by creative versions that fuse symbolic ingredients into holiday loaves like this one for...

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Honey Za’atar Chicken: SO Millennial Kosher

Honey Za’atar Chicken: SO Millennial Kosher

Chanie Apfelbaum, author of Millennial Kosher , has created a cookbook that is an inspired expression of our times. While her culinary roots are in traditional Ashkenazic flavors, she has reimagined dishes that are familiar but more globally inspired, uncomplicated without being basic and healthier without...

Monday, October 9, 2017

Shape & Flavor these Twice Baked Cookies as You Like

Shape & Flavor these Twice Baked Cookies as You Like

Fall foliage, dropping temperatures and a shift in what's piled high at farmers' markets all point towards autumn and for those who celebrate, the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot. The theme of welcoming guests into one's home, or succah, is emphasized during these days of celebration. There's a prolifera...

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Autumn Baking: Roasted Pumpkin & Ricotta Galette

Autumn Baking: Roasted Pumpkin & Ricotta Galette

Christine Cote, chef and owner of Huckleberries Artisan Pastries in CT, walks the seasonal baking route with conviction, fervor and plenty of butter. At my local farmers' market she's the go-to baker for handmade sweets and savories for the hardcore locavores among us.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

20 Chicken Soup Recipes to Warm the Soul (Vegetarian,Too)

20 Chicken Soup Recipes to Warm the Soul (Vegetarian,Too)

Whether the inevitable winter sniffles have your sinuses stuffier than spring hayfever or you’re just in need of a warming, nutritious fix, a bowl of piping hot chicken soup is just what the doctor ordered. And the New Year calls for a new recipe, don’t ya think? That’s why 11362...

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Butternut Squash & Apple Soup Ushers in Autumn

Butternut Squash & Apple Soup Ushers in Autumn

There's nothing quite like a pot of simmering soup to signal Autumn's onset. And while we love all sorts of soups, we take advantage of the fruits and veggies at our farmers' market as we kick off soup season. We turned to Marissa Latshaw, owner and chief simmering maven at All Souped Up in Fairfield, CT,...

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Rustic Roasted Tomato & Goat Cheese Galette

Rustic Roasted Tomato & Goat Cheese Galette

Contributed by Marcia Selden Catering & Event Planning You say tomato…we say Make a Galette! The tomato bounty of summer continues through the end of September, and it’s only right to take full advantage of it. 11414...

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Apple & Fennel Noodle Kugel

Apple & Fennel Noodle Kugel

Melissa Roberts Noodle kugel usually finds itself alongside the bagels at a Yom Kippur break fast. Kugel, sweetened with fruit and sugar, symbolizes a wish for a sweet year ahead. There are many variations on this theme and the following recipe provides tradition with a twist on the familiar. A cottage ...

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Kabocha and Coconut-Ginger Soup

Kabocha and Coconut-Ginger Soup

My friends Melissa and Marissa taught a group of friends how to make this creamy vegan soup (along with other wonderful dishes) in a Celebration of Harvest hands-on-cooking class at Chabad of Westport, CT this week. For those of you who couldn't be there, 11558...