Susan Barocas
Sweeten your seder with these Sephardic treats. Wishing you a Pesah Alegre!
Sweeten your seder with these Sephardic treats. Wishing you a Pesah Alegre!
Nora Ephron called Zabar’s, “The most rambunctious and chaotic of all delicatessens, with one foot in the Old World and the other in the vanguard of every fast-breaking food move in the city.” Lori Zabar had a keen appreciation for both the old and the new and as such, she was the perfect chronicler for this story.
This year, let’s carry the best of Thanksgiving into our Hanukkah celebrations, grateful for every bit of light and deliciousness we bring into the world.
This Shavuot, embrace a new cheesecake–kousmeri from Romaniote community of Greece.
The first time I ate gomen was back in Ethiopia, after helping my grandma prepare it.
As the Jews of Spain left Iberia, the largest number found safe haven in the Ottoman Empire. There the foods of the Sephardim, with recipes remembered and carried by the women, found a wonderful match with Ottoman cuisine.
This year, so much about our lives, including how we celebrate holidays, is different, which makes it a perfect time to move beyond potato latkes and embrace some new ideas for delicious Hanukkah eating.
What better way to celebrate the abundance of the harvest than by stuffing vegetables with an abundance of meat, rice, vegetables and fruits! No wonder stuffed foods are a traditional… Read more »