Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world. SUSAN LIEBERMAN, New Traditions The fall Jewish holidays are so very bittersweet for me. I have the most vivid memories of Mom slaving away in the kitchen for weeks leading up to the Jewish New Year. She’d willingly make multiple versions of her Noodle Kugel (Noodle Pudding), her infamous Sweet and Sour Brisket, chopped liver, Matzoh Ball Soup and of course, her Banana Chocolate Chip … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
Giveaway: Sheila Lukins’ Entire ECookbook Collection
September 19, 2012 By 41 Comments
Sheila Lukins, celebrated cookbook author and PARADE food editor, writer and chef, inspired would-be chefs across the country with her creative yet easy-to-prepare recipes. Sheila has often said that one of her greatest compliments was when a PARADE reader told her that preparing one of her recipes was like “having a friend in the kitchen.” My mother used Sheila Lukins’ cookbooks as her North Star in the kitchen. In fact, when I went to clean out Mom’s bookshelves, I opened her treasured copies of Sheila’s “The New Basics Cookbook” and … [Read more...]
Apple Cider Challah
September 17, 2012 By 3 Comments
It’s the Jewish New Year. A time of the year when Mom could be found cooking up some of her favorite holiday delicacies: from brisket to tzimmes to noodle kugels. I miss watching her in the kitchen, keeping it bustling with activity and full of sweet comforting smells. Now her kitchen is sterile and cold, devoid of use and love. This year I committed myself to bake my first-ever challah with my daughter. I have so many fond memories of Mom making unusual breads; watching her carefully place the dough in our dark, hot, creepy furnace … [Read more...]
Seriously Soupy: Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup
September 16, 2012 By 1 Comment
It's Seriously Soup day today, featuring one of my favorite bloggers, Serena, who authors a blog called Seriously Soupy. Serena started Seriously Soupy as a creative outlet for herself after her first daughter was born, which combined her passion for cooking with an interest in learning more about soups and soup making. Since it started, she has given soup tours and taught soup classes and has a catalog of over 100 soups on the site! You can join Serena on her Soupy journey at SeriouslySoupy.com and twice a month you can find her here, at My … [Read more...]
