All fancied up for the holidays, these boast all the perfectly-crisp-on-the-outside-tender-on-the-inside awesomeness of traditional potato latkes as well as a few surprises.
Jewish
Dorie Greenspan’s Rugelach
These butter and cream cheese pastries are filled with cinnamon-sugared nuts, a slick of jam, currants, and a handful of chopped chocolate.
Roast Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Dates
An easier yet no less elegant riff on the classic chicken Marbella. Ideal for the Jewish high holidays yet ecumenical enough for Sunday suppers everywhere.
Challah Bread
Rich, slightly sweet, and chewy in the best way, this Jewish challah is a stunner. Perfect for shabbat and Rosh Hashanah.
Roasted Tzimmes
This is not the sweet, gooey tzimmes of your childhood. Nope. So don’t be surprised when that old familiar flavor pales in comparison.
Easy Jewish Hanukkah Doughnuts
Don’t let the name mislead you. These doughnuts are cause for celebration in and of themselves, regardless of one’s occasion or denomination.
Cilantro-Jalapeño Latkes
These unconventional latkes are gonna rock your world. They’re lovely at all times of day and on all occasions.
Cheese Blintz
We like to think of cheese blintzes as the original breakfast burritos, though truth be told we like them just as well for dessert.
French Onion Brisket
Not all briskets need a tomato braise, as this gorgeous sherry-infused recipe shows. Caramelized onions add an ultra rich flavor, too.
Braised Brisket with Red Wine and Honey
Sweet and tangy and fall-apart tender. That’s what we think of this crowd-pleasing braised brisket that makes us go weak in the knees.
Milk Rye Bread
A pleasing rye flavor. A subtle sweetness. A dough that’s exceptionally easy to handle. That whole-grain goodness thing. Just a few of the many things this rye bread has going for it.
Challah
As buttery and airy as brioche but with a far weightier responsibility than its breakfast chum, challah ensures a sweet new year in Jewish tradition. We’ll break bread to that.
Passover Apple Cake
This Passover classic is so memorable you may just find yourself making it all year round. Talk about a godsend.
Gribenes ~ Roast Chicken Skin
If you go weak in the knees at the mere thought of crisp skin on a roast hen, your day just got a heck of a lot better.
Passover Brownies
Whether you’re observing Passover or simply having a tricky time finding flour, these flour-less brownies will satisfy with their ever so slightly crumbly outside and splendiferously fudgy inside.
Homemade Chrain
What’s chrain, you ask? It’s a heck of a traditional condiment with a bite to it. And it’s coming to a holiday table near you.
Cottage Cheese Chremslach
If you weren’t fortunate enough to have this breakfast staple made for you in your formative years, you have some lost time to make up for.
Homemade Matzoh
This recipe for thin, crisp matzoh couldn’t be simpler and, natch, tastes incomparable to the stuff you buy in a box.
Noodle Kugel
Cacio e pepe kugel. It’s what happens when Rome’s famous pasta dish collides with everyone’s favorite Jewish comfort food.
Ricotta Cheesecake from Rome’s Jewish Quarter
This Italian classic is imbued with citrus and cinnamon and is slightly more pudding-like than what most of us are accustomed to in a cheesecake. Though no complaints here. None whatsoever.