Wednesday, December 2, 2020

8 Cookbooks Sure to Light up Chanukah 2020

8 Cookbooks Sure to Light up Chanukah 2020

Each year, before Chanukah, I pull up a comfy chair and review my bookshelves to see which of my favorite cookbooks I'd like to gift for the holidays. I've chosen eight, all published in 2020, to light up (or maybe lighten up?) your holiday celebrations. For those new to my page, WELCOME! Be sure to ch...

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

8 Gift Ideas to Light up your Holiday

8 Gift Ideas to Light up your Holiday

Kosher Like Me readers know that we love supporting small businesses, individual creatives and all things local. When it's time to buy holiday gifts for family and friends we lean towards pop-up shops and women owned businesses that share our values. If you feel similarly, you'll love this selection of gifts ...

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Shopping the Shuk in Israel Reveals More than Fresh Fruit

Shopping the Shuk in Israel Reveals More than Fresh Fruit

It never fails. When I visit a family owned farm, an unpretentious winery, a farmers' market or a neighborhood cafe that celebrates local ingredients I ALWAYS taste something that wows me. When I take any of these paths when I travel, I always feel more connected to that place. Most importantly, these c...

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Sage Kitchen: Seasonal Goodness & Lifestyle

Sage Kitchen: Seasonal Goodness & Lifestyle

Sage Kitchen’s five week old cafe on Bowery in the east village, NYC, is an airy oasis of natural light and wholesome ingredients. When the Sage Kitchen team added fast-casual dining and a highly curated lifestyle marketplace to their catering and pop-up events, seasonal eaters and kosher* keepers had plent...

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Tahini & Turmeric; Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Tahini & Turmeric; Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Middle Eastern cookbooks are popping up like weeds in my overgrown vegetable garden in August. So, what makes Tahini & Turmeric; 101 Middle Eastern Classics- Made Irresistibly Vegan, a standout? Start with the authors' unusual background story. They're sisters who call themselves "Jewish-Lebanese-now Amer...

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Kish Kash: Authentic Couscous in NYC

Kish Kash: Authentic Couscous in NYC

Here's a bit of warming winter advice if you're chillin' in NYC this season: Forget everything you know (and probably don't like) about boxed couscous. Now head over to the west village to warm up in Israeli superstar chef, Einat Admony's intimate restaurant called Kish Kash. You'll find a bright and casua...

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Real Food Ready in 10 Minutes or Less

Real Food Ready in 10 Minutes or Less

Hannah Kaminsky is determined to get you cooking nutritious, seasonal, plant based meals from scratch that you'll be eating at your table in ten minutes. She's a vegan whiz kid with four other cookbooks to her credit, all of which are invaluable resources for kosher keepers seeking healthy, dairy-free solutio...

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Kubeh: Dumplings with History & Roasted Eggplant

Kubeh: Dumplings with History & Roasted Eggplant

Once upon a time there was a nice Jewish girl from Long Island who fell in love with the Iraqi-Israeli cooking of one of her ex-boyfriend's Mom. Specifically, she fell hard for kubeh, a Middle Eastern dumpling with sprawling roots throughout Iraq, Syria and Kurdistan. When this labor intensive comfort food...

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Modern Jewish Baker & Pizza Rugelach; Basics & Way Beyond

Modern Jewish Baker & Pizza Rugelach; Basics & Way Beyond

Modern Jewish Baker; Challah, Babka, Bagels & More by Shannon Sarna, is a cookbook that will serve as both guide to baking basics and boundary bender for those ready for  adventures and mash-ups. Just as autumn's chill a...

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Pan-Middle Eastern Flavors Light Up Nur, NYC

Pan-Middle Eastern Flavors Light Up Nur, NYC

This is NOT an Israeli restaurant, according to the chef and co-owners of Nur. So don't expect to find falafel or pita, please.

This is Pan- Middle Eastern, meant to be a reflection of the melding of cultures and flavors throughout the Levant and landing with great excitement in NYC. You won't miss ...