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Sukkot Lemon “Etrog” Cupcakes

This recipe for Sukkot Lemon “Etrog” Cupcakes is a fun way to learn about the harvest holiday’s...

Cooking with Kids, Dessert, Recipes, Sukkot, Sukkot Food

Apple & Honey Hand Pie Pocket

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, usually falls in September or October, and is typically celebrated by eating...

Cooking with Kids, Dessert, High Holy Days, High Holy Days for Parents, High Holy Days Recipes, Recipes

Strawberry Challah French Toast Kabobs

The perfect way to use up leftover challah, these challah French toast kabobs are a fun Shabbat activity for...

Cooking with Kids, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Round Challah Recipe & Braiding Tutorial

If you’ve never baked a round challah, or any shape challah, this recipe and braiding tutorial from PJ...

Cooking with Kids, High Holy Days, High Holy Days for Parents, High Holy Days Recipes

Black + White Creamsicles

Aside from the smell of tuna fish, nothing can really transport me to a New York Jewish deli like a black and...

Cooking with Kids, Dessert, Recipes, Shavuot

Frittata Flowers for Mother’s Day

On Mother’s Day we celebrate mom and/or any other women in your life who have helped to nourish and care...

Cooking with Kids, Main Dish, Multicultural Food, Recipes

The Passover Kugel Stack

We all know so many ways to use up Thanksgiving leftovers, but the recipes are few and far between when it comes...

Cooking with Kids, Jewish Holidays Food, Main Dish, Passover Food, Recipes

Pre-Passover Fridge-Clean-Out Pasta

Team! It’s getting down to the wire! That’s right . . . Passover is right around the corner. My...

Cooking with Kids, Dairy, Jewish Holidays Food, Main Dish, Passover Food, Recipes, Vegetarian

Double Chocolate Mint Hamantaschen

Purim is one of the most accessible Jewish holidays to celebrate. Like Halloween, a big part of it is dressing...

Cooking with Kids, Dessert, Jewish Holidays Food, Purim, Purim Food

Queen Esther’s Crown Purim Bread with Samosa Filling

Stuffed breads, like dumplings, exist across many cultures. There are the babkas; the Kurdish Jewish stuffed...

Cooking with Kids, Jewish Holidays Food, Purim Food, Recipes, Vegetarian

Tahini Vanilla Ice Box Cake

Valentine’s Day. How does this fit into a Jewish or interfaith home? Technically, yes, Valentine’s...

Cooking with Kids, Dessert, Recipes, Shavuot

Gingerbread Sufganiyot (Hanukkah Doughnuts)

Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah fall on the same day this year. Growing up the child of a divorced,...

Cooking with Kids, Dessert, Hanukkah Food, Recipes

Red and Green Latkes for Hanukkah at Christmas

Some years Hanukkah and Christmas overlap—not only do they overlap this year (2016), but the first night of...

Cooking with Kids, Hanukkah Food, Jewish Holidays Food, Main Dish, Recipes, Vegetarian

Three-Berry Coconut-Almond Milk Popsicles

Ahhhh, summer. The days are long and hot and Shabbat is even longer and hotter. When it comes to prepping for...

Cooking with Kids, Dessert, Recipes

Buffalo Quinoa Burgers

I was raised on a healthy diet of my mom’s homemade buffalo wings. I remember the first time I had a...

Cooking with Kids, Main Dish, Recipes, Vegetarian

Sweet Summer Kugel Bites

For summer, we are taking inspiration from the layers of an Italian lasagna as well as the sweetness of kugel....

Cooking with Kids, Picnic Friendly, Recipes, Shabbat Food, Shavuot

How To Make 2 Farmer’s Market Pizzas At Home: Sweet & Savory

These farmer’s market pizzas take some of the most beautiful gems from the day’s trip to the market...

Cooking with Kids, Main Dish, Recipes, Vegetarian

Fireworks Picnic Fried Chicken with Maple Dipping Sauce

In many Jewish households, Fridays are for chicken. A roasted chicken for Shabbat is as commonplace as fireworks...

Cooking with Kids, Main Dish, Picnic Friendly, Recipes

Sweet & Savory Palmiers for Papa: French Treats with a Twist

When I was about to enter second grade and my brother was about to begin Kindergarten, our parents packed our...

Cooking with Kids, Dessert, Recipes

Bubbe’s Banana Bread Muffins

After dealing with the challenges of food in an interfaith family during the Passover and Easter season, it’s...

Cooking with Kids, Recipes

Ice Cream Pyramids for Jon Stewart (and You)

Jon Stewart, born Jonathan Leibowitz, is one of America’s best known Jews, and also in an inter-faith marriage....

Cooking with Kids, Passover Food, Recipes

Multicultural Weeknight Family Dinners

Every week my family travels around the world without leaving our dinner table. For some people the flavors...

Cooking with Kids, Main Dish, Multicultural Food, Recipes, Vegetarian

Hanukkah–A Chance to Rededicate Myself to Passing On This Grandmother’s Traditions: Plus Recipes

462 Christmas and Hanukkah overlap this year. Too many mail order catalogues filled my mailbox each day,...

Cooking with Kids, Grandparents, Hanukkah Food, Recipes

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