Fill your holiday table with updated Israeli translations of chopped liver, potato kugel and honey cake—plus a gorgeous and simple jeweled Persian rice dish.
That first moshav Seder in 1972 revealed the true origins of gefilte fish to this California-to-Israel transplant, inspiring her to take on the yearly preparation herself.
A pair of young New Yorkers with decidedly old souls took up the challenge of re-creating the beloved gefilte fish as well as rethinking classics like kugel.
There is a pleasing economy to this type of cooking that goes beyond the financial. Shopping, planning and, of course, cooking become less overwhelming experiences.
During World War II, Fania Lewando’s restaurant and cooking school in Vilna were destroyed, along with her community’s synagogues, libraries, theaters and schools.