Foody Fun Pesach
The minute Purim is over, I start thinking about Passover. Who am I kidding? I start thinking about Pesach right after Tu b’Shvat, but I try not to DO anything […]
April 1, 2025
March 11, 2025
Purim – It’s Not What it Seems
Like Tu b’Shvat, which I wrote about last month, Purim also suffers from the image of being a pediatric holiday. Purim is fun. We give and get gifts of food, […]
February 11, 2025
Tu b’Shvat Is Not Just for Children: Mushroom Walnut Loaf with Mushroom Gravy
Tu b’Shvat, which begins Wednesday evening, Feb. 12, is a beautiful holiday that offers deep meaning to us personally and as a people. Sadly, its celebration is often limited to […]
January 9, 2025
Razava A Welcome, And Needed, Addition To The Twin Cities Food Scene
A kosher restaurant owner once told me that it’s not enough just to be a kosher restaurant; since the Twin Cities doesn’t have the population of kosher-keeping Jews to keep […]
December 24, 2024
Hanukkah Miracle Latkes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Delicious
I grew up in a big family that has always entertained a variety of eaters. At holiday meals, dishes would be organized buffet-style into sections labeled “kosher,” “vegetarian,” and “heathen.” […]
December 20, 2024
Where Can You Order Sufganiyot For Hanukkah?
With Hanukkah just around the corner, now is the perfect time to think about where you can purchase sufganiyot for the holiday. Sufganiyot (the Hebrew word for “donuts”) are a […]
December 11, 2024
Razava Bread Co. Now Open In St. Paul
Almost 137 years ago, at the corner of Western and Carroll Avenues in St. Paul, Henry and Rebecca Baldinger started a bakery out of their home, and Baldinger Bakery stayed […]
December 6, 2024
Connecting to Food Through Family
When you think of the foods of your childhood often the first images that come to mind are things that a parent or grandparent used to make for you. I […]
October 18, 2024
How to Make Baghdadi Jewish Cuisine Efficiently
Simplicity is the true gem of Elana Benjamin’s first cookbook, Indian-Jewish Food Recipes and Stories from the Backstreets of Bondi. Benjamin writes, “As much as possible, I’ve tried to adapt […]
October 17, 2024
NOOISH Brings An On-The-Go, Kosher Matzah Ball Soup To Market
Sarah Nathan’s multi-faceted professional experience comes down, largely, to two areas: the consumer packaged goods industry and the Jewish culinary world. Which is why launching her company NOOISH made all […]