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Inside the Mexican Jewish ‘Cocina’
New cookbooks from Mexico offer treasured family recipes with modern techniques.

New cookbooks from Mexico offer treasured family recipes with modern techniques.
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Vegetables Take Center Stage at the Jewish Holiday Table
A handful of new cookbooks prove that vegetables have been integral to Jewish food traditions for centuries.

A handful of new cookbooks prove that vegetables have been integral to Jewish food traditions for centuries.
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Keeping Cool in My Israeli Kitchen
Channeling emotions into cooking and food is the Jewish way.

Channeling emotions into cooking and food is the Jewish way.
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Food World Insiders Contribute to Israel’s War Effort
Starting on October 7, ordinary citizens rushed to assist their country in its time of need. For those in the food world, efforts often congregated around the kitchen.

Starting on October 7, ordinary citizens rushed to assist their country in its time of need. For those in the food world, efforts often congregated
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Cooking as Wartime Comfort
Post October 7, social media culinary stars share Israeli pride and flavor on Instagram.

Post October 7, social media culinary stars share Israeli pride and flavor on Instagram.
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Rome’s Ancient Jewish Foodways
Leah Koenig’s newest cookbook, Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen brings classic fried artichokes and apple fritters for Hanukkah.

Leah Koenig’s newest cookbook, Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen brings classic fried artichokes and apple fritters for Hanukkah.
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How Food, Tradition and ‘Shabbat’ Nurture Judaism
Sussman’s new ‘Shabbat’ cookbook reinforces how formative Friday night dinner was, and continues to be, to Jewish identity.

Sussman’s new ‘Shabbat’ cookbook reinforces how formative Friday night dinner was, and continues to be, to Jewish identity.
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‘Leftovers’ Maven Tamar Adler
Tamar Adler’s ‘The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z’ is packed with over 1,500 inventive ideas for refashioning leftovers into something totally different.

Tamar Adler’s ‘The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z’ is packed with over 1,500 inventive ideas for refashioning leftovers into something totally different.
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Chanie Apfelbaum Is ‘Totally Kosher’—and Totally Fearless
In her newest cookbook, food blogger Chanie Apfelbaum dares to be photographed with her children, something that’s unusual in the Orthodox food world she inhabits.

In her newest cookbook, food blogger Chanie Apfelbaum dares to be photographed with her children, something that’s unusual in the Orthodox food world she inhabits.
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Auschwitz Survivors Share Treasured Recipes
‘Honey Cake & Latkes’ is filled with photos, stories and Old World dishes that anchored survivors to their Jewish heritage.

‘Honey Cake & Latkes’ is filled with photos, stories and Old World dishes that anchored survivors to their Jewish heritage.
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Still Smitten With Deb Perelman
Recipes from “Smitten Kitchen Keepers” evoke the Jewish kitchen in homey and delicious ways, such as Perelman’s Bialy Babka and Slow-Roasted Chicken With Schmaltzy Croutons.

Recipes from “Smitten Kitchen Keepers” evoke the Jewish kitchen in homey and delicious ways, such as Perelman’s Bialy Babka and Slow-Roasted Chicken With Schmaltzy Croutons.
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High Holiday Recipes From Israeli Bloggers
A number of Israeli women have harnessed the power of social media and other virtual spheres to launch and grow their careers in food.

A number of Israeli women have harnessed the power of social media and other virtual spheres to launch and grow their careers in food.
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Claudia Roden, Culinary Icon
Influential food writer Claudia Roden is ‘not nearly finished yet.’

Influential food writer Claudia Roden is ‘not nearly finished yet.’
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Challah Stuffed With Sweet and Savory Fillings
The most exciting part about eating a stuffed challah is slicing or tearing the bread open to discover the sweet or savory filling.

The most exciting part about eating a stuffed challah is slicing or tearing the bread open to discover the sweet or savory filling.

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Homemade ‘Fig Newtons’ for a Post-Tu B’Shevat Treat

by Jessica Halfin

What to do with all that dried fruit you stockpiled for Tu B'Shevat? Why, make homemade Fig Newtons™, of course.

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Miriam Pascal Is Back With ‘More Real Life Kosher Cooking’

by Jessica Halfin

Pascal is the writer, recipe developer and photographer behind Overtime Cook online and three print cookbooks.

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Nina Safar Takes Kosher in the Kitch! Into Print

by Jessica Halfin

Nina Safar, the blogger behind the popular Kosher in the Kitch! screen name, is out with her debut cookbook, full of playful mashups and easy dinner ideas.

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Rice Plov Is the Original Uzbeki One-Pot Family Meal

by Jessica Halfin

Today, plov has transitioned from a slow-cooked, stew-like affair to one that can be pulled together in about an hour.

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Basbusa Semolina Cake, a Middle Eastern Classic

by Jessica Halfin

Orange blossom water, zest and the fruitiness of olive oil get mixed with textured semolina in this rich, luscious basbusa cake.

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Julia Turshen Stirs the Pot

by Adeena Sussman

Turshen has established herself as an influential force in the highly competitive world of cookbook writing and a committed advocate for social justice.