Say a temporary goodbye to heavy roasts and rich root vegetables, and hello again to refreshing summertime vegetables and your grill.

The ubiquity of the tri-cornered Purim cookie hits you in the face when thumbing through a stack of kosher cookbooks (which I do on a

Paula Shoyer is a serious baker. So many cookbooks—lovely, inspiring, must-own collections—are authored by self-taught home chefs who have turned cooking into a passion. But

Cutesy monikers have followed home-chef-turned-author Jamie Geller since her first, best-selling cookbook, Quick & Kosher (Feldheim), was published in 2007. That collection was subtitled Recipes from The Bride

The way I see it, holidays are either an opportunity to whip up old-school classics that have become mainstays of traditional observance—in the case of

Generations of young girls have delighted in unwrapping the gift of a Madame Alexander doll—whether it becomes a treasured plaything and best friend or the

Paula Shoyer is a serious baker. So many cookbooks—lovely, inspiring, must-own collections—are authored by self-taught home chefs who have turned cooking into a passion. But

Thanks to the universal reach of the Internet, the evolution of satellite television and most people’s love of global travel, the world indeed seems to