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Title: The Essential Book of Jewish Festival Cooking : 200 Seasonal Holiday Recipes and Their Traditions by Phyllis Glazer, Miriyam Glazer ISBN: 0-06-001275-7 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 02 March, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Charming writing and great food too
Comment: Organized by season and offering large dollops of tradition and history along with 200 international recipes for celebrating the Jewish calendar, this is an amazingly complete book.
The Glazer sisters introduce each festival with the history of the foods incorporated into the menu and their spiritual connections. The recipes, which follow, are each accompanied by notes on its roots, historical and familial - which foster a sense of connection and camaraderie as well as providing serving suggestions.
And the recipes! For Rosh Hashanah there's Cornish Hens Stuffed with Bulgur, Raisins and Caraway, Bulgarian Leek Patties, Quince in Spiced Muscat Wine. For Shavuot (Spring Harvest time) there's Pistachio-Coriander Cheese Balls, Classic Cheese Blintzes, Whole Wheatberry Tabbouleh with Biblical (clarified) Butter. And more, lots more.
Whether you're Jewish or not, this is a cookbook to enjoy for its rich heritage as well as its sumptuous, healthful recipes.
Rating: 5
Summary: the best cookbook I've bought all year!
Comment: As an avid cookbook reader who tends to like reading cookbooks more than actually using them in my kitchen, I can already sense that my life has been subtly changed by this book (a gift from a friend). It's recipes are very simple, using pure & healthy ingredients -- and absolutely delicious. The food actually feels good to eat, and the writing is both sophisticated and accessible. In fact, I've used it every day since it found me! Too often these days, it seems chefs sacrifice something profound when updating traditional recipes and mixing flavors from different cultures. Not so with Phyllis Glazer. The recipes, and the cultures they come from, are really harmonious,a nd in some sense that seems to be what the cookbook is about -- a very grounded spiritual harmony that sees food as a central way of honoring our lives and our traditions. The information about the festivals is new to me, and though I'm not observant, and thought I would skip over much of it, the truth is that the information has really enriched my experience of cooking. The food has meaning. I've spoken with other friends who are more observant, and found that my newfound information has been new to them as well.
My favorite recipe so far has been the Moshe B'Teyvah -- the little marzipan Moses baby in a cradle made out of date w/ pistachios, which I thought I would practice before bringing to a seder. I didn't need to practice at all! They were so easy, and absolutely charming (delicious, too). I also made the champagne-melon-mint soup w/ feta (meant for Tu B'Av) that was ridiculously easy and mouthwatering.
Kudos to the Glazer sisters. They're welcome at my house any time!
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Title: Kosher by Design: Picture Perfect Food for the Holidays & Every Day by Susie Fishbein ISBN: 1578197074 Publisher: Mesorah Publications, Limited Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $32.99 |
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Title: The New York Times Jewish Cookbook: More than 825 Traditional & Contemporary Recipes from Around the World by Linda Amster, Mimi Sheraton ISBN: 0312290934 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 30 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan ISBN: 0805211098 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Jewish-Sicilian Cookbook by Pamela Hensley Vincent, The Overlook Press ISBN: 1585674915 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 08 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Hadassah Jewish Holiday Cookbook: Traditional Recipes from the Contemporary Kosher Kitchens by Joan Michel, Louis Wallach ISBN: 0883636034 Publisher: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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