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Jewish Holiday Cooking
A Food Lover's Treasury of Classics & Improvisations
by Jayne Cohen

Whether you need help re-creating a fondly remembered family dish or you're looking for ways to put your own stamp on holiday celebrations, you're new to the traditions or you simply want to reconnect with your roots, this book offers you a world of intriguing possibilities. From traditional Ashkenazi fare and tempting Sephardi choices to inspired contemporary variations, Jewish food maven Jayne Cohen has collected more than 200 soul-satisfying kosher recipes for the holidays--dishes that are guaranteed to create indelible memories and become new family favorites. Click here to read more about the book...

"...a whole new era of taste, elegance, and simply incredible flavors that would be at home in the finest restaurant and yet still earn the coveted 'Bubbie's stamp of approval.'" — Marcy Goldman, host of BetterBaking.com and author of A Passion for Baking and A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking

"...includes all the ingredients of a powerful historical tale—there are stories passed between generations, magic found in matzoh crumbs, evolving traditions, passion, the voices of poets and writers, family dramas, and the flavors and tastes of the Jewish year.” — Marcie Cohen Ferris, author of Matzoh Ball Gumbo

“And I thought I didn’t need another Jewish cookbook...this cookbook has been in my kitchen for only a couple of weeks, and already it’s dog-eared."
— Nancy Lazarus, coauthor of the Moosewood Collective cookbooks
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A generous ransom paid for a much sought-after piece of broken matzoh. Horrific plagues re-created out of wine drops, and bricks from a scrumptious fruit and nut paste. So many raucous cousins the dining table must be stretched with bridge tables until it snakes around the front door.

At every Passover seder Jews revisit magical childhood memories.

A glorious ceremonial family dinner held this year on April 19th and 20th, the first and second nights (Israelis and Reform Jews observe one night only) of Passover, the seder brings to life the ancient Hebrews’ liberation from slavery and their flight from Egypt. Nearly eighty percent of North American Jews--and many non-Jews as well--attend a seder every year, making Passover the most celebrated--and best-loved--of all the Jewish holidays.