Shabbat Food Archives

Strawberry Challah French Toast Kabobs

By Micah Siva

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

Shabbat Morning Everything Bagel Strata

By Kristin Eriko Posner

When friends and family come over for Shabbat dinner on Friday night, the table is always full of my go-to Shabbat...

Dairy, Jewish Holidays Food, Main Dish, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Pumpkin Cinnamon Challah Rolls

By Erin Gleeson

Challah dough makes for great cinnamon rolls–the dough is sweet and a little chewy, yum! These little...

Dessert, High Holy Days Recipes, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Classic Challah Recipe

By Sheilah Kaufman

Baking challah from a classic challah recipe is a great activity for parents and children to do together. The...

High Holy Days Recipes, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Sweet Potato & Lentil Tacos

By 18Doors

Tacos are a great dish to add some Mexican flair into your meal, and you can easily make them using fresh vegetarian...

Main Dish, Multicultural Food, Recipes, Shabbat Food, Vegetarian

Kabocha (Japanese Pumpkin) Challah

By Kristin Eriko Posner

Besides the occasional pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, I didn’t grow up eating a lot of pumpkin-flavored dishes....

Jewish Holidays Food, Multicultural Food, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Seven Species Cheese Spread for Havdalah

By Kristin Eriko Posner

When my now-husband Bryan and I began talking about spending our lives together, we enrolled in Introduction...

Dairy, Havdalah, Jewish Holidays Food, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Challah With a Twist: Scallion Pancake Challah

By Molly Yeh

Reprinted with permission from Molly Yeh, adapted from MyJewishLearning. I enjoy being a Chinese Jew. I...

Mulitcultural Food, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Shabbat Unbound

By Jared David Berezin

Many years ago I was in a book club and read a collection of essays called Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call...

Marriage, Shabbat, Shabbat Food, Shabbat Rituals

Sha-barbecue Cilantro, Lime & (Coconut) Yogurt Chicken Wings

By Whitney Fisch

Gang, summer is coming to an end! We need to embrace all of its delights as much as we can, including swimming...

Jewish Holidays Food, Main Dish, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Israeli Orzo Salad with Pesto Dressing

By Leah Klein

Salad is an interesting dish, but we often think of it in its humblest form: the side salad with a few leaves...

Multicultural Food, Picnic Friendly, Recipes, Shabbat Food, Vegetarian

Sweet Summer Kugel Bites

By Leah Klein

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

Indian Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Mint Sauce

By Leah Klein

Chicken is a mainstay in most Jewish homes. We love our chicken stock (homemade or store-bought and doctored...

Main Dish, Recipes, Shabbat Food

What to Eat on Lenten Shabbat

By Rabbi Keara Stein

I had the date on my calendar for weeks: a Shabbat dinner with some of the couples in my “Love and Religion”...

Shabbat, Shabbat Food, Shabbat Rituals

Barking Up the Valentine’s Day Tree

By Mari Levine

I’ve run the gamut of Valentine’s Day experiences. And while I’m rather indifferent to the general idea...

Dairy, Main Dish, Multicultural Food, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Birthdays, Hanukkah and Learning to Let Go

By Jane Larkin

I was supposed to celebrate my birthday, which fell on the seventh night of Hanukkah with my husband Cameron...

Marriage, Shabbat, Shabbat Food, Shabbat Rituals

Easy Shabbat Ginger Sesame Roast Chicken

By Sarah Ruderman Wilensky

When I say “Shabbat Dinner” what comes to mind? For me, it always connotes roast chicken. While roasting a...

Main Dish, Picnic Friendly, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Sautéed Bok Choy

By Sarah Ruderman Wilensky

This bok choy recipe is a companion to my Ginger Sesame Roast Chicken, but pairs well with most meats. Ingredients 3...

Recipes, Shabbat Food, Side Dish, Vegetarian

Friday Night Shabbat Dinner Recipes

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

The following is a guest blog post by Sarah & David Falk It was a cool summer day in August down at the...

Family, Parenting Shabbat, Recipes, Shabbat, Shabbat Food, Shabbat Rituals

What Is Shabbat Dinner?

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

On Friday evening, July 18, I had a great time welcoming Shabbat. My family’s Shabbat dinner guests were...

Family, Parenting Shabbat, Shabbat, Shabbat Food, Shabbat Rituals

Chametz

By Chana-Esther Dayan

Chametz is such a curiosity to me. During the rest of the year, we can enjoy it in its various forms, Challah,...

Jewish Holidays Food, Multicultural Food, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Gwyneth Paltrow Discovers Her Roots

By Benjamin Maron

Our celebrity columnist, Nate Bloom, just gave us a head’s up: This Friday’s episode of Who Do You Think You...

Multicultural Food, Recipes, Shabbat Food

Understanding Jewish Food Traditions

By 18Doors

There are four main reasons why Jewish food seems distinctive. The first is the kosher laws, a set of food dos...

Jewish Holiday Food, Other Holidays Food, Shabbat, Shabbat Food

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