Recipes

Special Challahs and Designs

Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar 1 package yeast 1 1/3 cups warm water 2 teaspoons salt 1/3 cup canola oil, or oil of your choosing 1 tablespoon vinegar (my secret ingredient) 4...

A Taste of Morocco for the Passover Seder

Ethel G. Hofman | JNS For Jews throughout the Diaspora, Passover is celebrated for eight days. The first Seder begins on the evening of Saturday, April...

Using Rosh Hashanah leftovers for an apple-tahini crumble

Shannon Sarna | Special to JT When the Jewish New Year comes around, it’s common to find apple cake or honey cake on many Ashkenazi...

A world in an etrog

Consider the etrog. A citrus fruit with a lemony floral scent, it is one of the “Four Species of Sukkot,” taken in hand and shaken...