Got kugel? Got Kugel with Toffee Walnuts? Now you do. Here's the real homemade Gefilte Fish - and also Salmon en Papillote. Grandma Sera Fritkin's Russian Brisket and Hazelnut-Crusted Rack of Lamb. Aunt Irene's traditional matzoh balls and Judy's contemporary version with shiitake mushrooms. Cooking Jewish gathers recipes from five generations of a food-obsessed family into a celebratory saga of cousins and kasha, Passover feasts - the holiday has its own chapter - and crossover dishes. And for all cooks who love to get together for coffee and a little something, dozens and dozens of desserts: pies, cakes, cookies, bars, and a multitude of cheesecakes; Rugelach and Hamantaschen, Mandelbrot and Sufganyot (Hanukkah jelly doughnuts). Not to mention Tanta Esther Gittel's Husband's Second Wife Lena's Nut Cake.
Blending the recipes with over 160 stories from the Rabinowitz family--by the end of the book you'll have gotten to know the whole wacky clan--and illustrated throughout with more than 500 photographs reaching back to the 19th century, Cooking Jewish invites the reader not just into the kitchen, but into a vibrant world of family and friends. Written and recipe-tested by Judy Bart Kancigor, a food journalist with the Orange County Register, who self-published her first family cookbook as a gift and then went on to sell 11,000 copies, here are 532 recipes from her extended family of outstanding cooks, including the best chicken soup ever - really! - from her mother, Lillian. (Or as the author says, "When you write your cookbook, you can say your mother's is the best.")
Every recipe, a joy in the belly.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
What a family, what a book!:
Judy's book combines wit with a wealth of information of cooking in general and cooking Jewish specifically. Her anecdotes about her extended family along with pictures are laced through the book and make for interesting reading about a real family that we all wish had been ours. The sad thing is that these large extended families are rapidly disappearing in all but the most traditional of Jewish families. HOw lucky to have grown up with all those aunts, uncles and cousins living nearby. What a treat. And... more info
Add this cookbook to your cookbook collection.:
If you like to read cookbooks like novels, then you will love reading this book, because it is much more than a cookbook. If you are interested in genealogy, this book is also for you. It is the quintessential example of how to preserve your family stories, history, photos, and of course, recipes. In fact, a genealogist, such as myself, is in awe of the hours of work it took to put together this 704-page book with 532 recipes. Photos of Judy's family are sprinkled throughout the pages complete with... more info
A family history in food:
Judy had done the food community a great favor with the publication of this book. I think this is what every cookbook should aspire to: a warm and witty story about family history as told through recipes. Since I have had the pleasure of tasting some of these recipes I am biased but I am also a food professional and I know great food when I see and taste it. Judy's enthusiasm and care shows in every word of this book. Cooking Jewish is a book that everyone will enjoy. Do It for Less! Parties: Tricks of the... more info
I never thought a cookbook could be this fun!:
Cooking Jewish is an amazing book. It's a gift straight from the author's heart that is full of history, comedy, family, fun and inspiration IN ADDITION more than five hundred of her favorite recipes. I've been reading through it with great pleasure for two days, and have dozens of recipes marked, but I have finally decided to start with her Oat Pancakes for a quick, easy and healthy breakfast, and to challenge myself this weekend with her Apple Blintzes (they make my mouth water and spark many memories).... more info
