Food & Dining

Summer Herbs Sendoff Meal

I had a modestly successful garden this summer. I managed to grow some eggplant, some herbs, some leaf lettuces, some tomatoes and a bumper...

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

My niece MH is a skilled baker. Despite her youth, she has become the go-to member of the family when a dessert is needed...

Is D.C. Ready for Bagels from Queens?

Hannah Docter-Loeb Do bagel lovers in the Washington area think what comes out of New York is so superior that they’ll flock to eateries where...

Passover Fondue. Fun-do!

Passover is a joyous holiday and, in addition to the important rituals it involves, it delivers festivity and fun. With that in mind, we...

A very 2023 history of Jewish delis in America

There’s a lot of nostalgia to behold on a tour of “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” a historical view of Jewish delicatessens in America,...

Sufganyot : Fried, filled donuts for Chanukah

By Jessica Grann Many of us live in places without a good bakery to buy donuts for Chanukah. It’s very satisfying to make them for...

Chanukah brings out the oil and the good cheer

By Ethel G. Hofman Ah, Chanukah — the holiday when we eat fried foods to commemorate the miracle of the oil. The eight-day “Festival of Lights,”...

It’s about (pie) time

Quiche, cheesecake, Shepard’s pie, any pie … my children say I make round foods well. I’ll take the compliment. And it’s true that there...

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...

Downsizing the turkey dinner

This is not your Thanksgiving turkey feast, but it could certainly work for a smaller high holidays meal. This boneless roast is a smaller, simpler,...