Cook the Book: 'Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking'
If there are two cuisines Arthur "The Food Maven" Schwartz knows best, they're Jewish and Italian. He's already done an Italian book, so he tackles the likes of latkes, kreplach, knishes, and kugel in Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking. If you're not lucky enough to have grown up with a bubbe fussing over you and cooking you some of the most amazing comfort food ever, then this book can help you approximate the experience yourself.
Win 'Jewish Home Cooking'
We'll be excerpting a recipe a day this week as part of our ongoing Cook the Book feature. The first of those will be up shortly, but for now it's time to let you in on how you can enter to win a copy of this book. Simply tell us what your favorite Jewish food item is in the Comments section below.
Winners will be chosen at random from among the commenters, and comments will be open until noon ET, Monday, March 24. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
Comments are closed: 387 Comments:
matzo ball soup
aharste at 4:08PM on 03/17/08
salmon gefilte fish! YUM!
Calichef at 4:12PM on 03/17/08
brisket
jlbrach at 4:14PM on 03/17/08
matza meal pancakes
ess12 at 4:14PM on 03/17/08
Latkes, rugelach, challah, bagels... did I really have to pick just one?
Vegetarianka at 4:15PM on 03/17/08
Potato kugel, brisket, mushroom barley soup, and above all, bialys...I converted to Judaism and the food makes me even happier that I did!
sixsonnets at 4:22PM on 03/17/08
latkes
tracker at 4:23PM on 03/17/08
challah bread
zekks at 4:34PM on 03/17/08
I would say noodle kugle (and how the hell do you spell that?), but the latkes on the book cover look so darn good. Oh, and charoset. Mmmm. A Hilel sandwich (matzah, charoset, and horseradish)... almost time!
surplusj at 4:34PM on 03/17/08
Yesterday my fiance and I went for a late lunch at a Kosher deli in a neighboring town. He had pickled herring in cream sauce for his appetizer and it was delicious. I'll have it next time we go there.
ride&cook at 4:35PM on 03/17/08
barbequed brisket from Joan Nathan's "Jewish Cooking in America"
I make it for every holiday dinner.
oh, don't forget the chopped liver..........potato kugel, noodle pudding, challah,matzo ball soup
lox eggs & onions..........i could go on and on.
hanak at 4:38PM on 03/17/08
Noodle kugel and jam at Rosh Hashanah, matzah ball soup at Passover
LiveToEat at 4:44PM on 03/17/08
I'm a fan of matzah ball soup. Honestly though, this is dish that can go really wrong really fast. I had one once that has the consistency of a baseball. The rest of the seder was actually really well done though.
I also really like latkes. I can't wait to make them for my daughter, she is going to love them.
feep at 4:54PM on 03/17/08
gribenes?
also matzah ball soup with noodles
aa1158 at 4:59PM on 03/17/08
Potato Latkes with sour cream...also a good hand sliced Pastrami sandwich
enassar at 5:03PM on 03/17/08
Latkes, yum!
bobcatsteph3 at 5:03PM on 03/17/08
I could never pick just one-latkes, sable, lox and bagels, matzah ball soup( I make it year round), rugelach...
Lyds1 at 5:04PM on 03/17/08
definitely brisket. preferably made by someones mom.
fiatluxsemper at 5:04PM on 03/17/08
Can't decide between latkes and mushroom barley soup!
sarahinnewyork at 5:06PM on 03/17/08
matzo ball soup! oh, this is reminding me how much i love jewish food...so good!
happybites at 5:10PM on 03/17/08
challah bread
EmilySC at 5:11PM on 03/17/08
chopped liver!
dikaryon at 5:13PM on 03/17/08
matzo ball soup and latkes
missmicker at 5:16PM on 03/17/08
I'm going to say latkes . . . but that's because I haven't actually eaten any other Jewish foods!
Obviously, I need this book!
KarynMC at 5:19PM on 03/17/08
This is embarrassing, but I think that gefilte fish are delicious.
pupilindenial at 5:23PM on 03/17/08
Stuffed cabbage
gavri at 5:30PM on 03/17/08
latkes
thewoundedchef at 5:33PM on 03/17/08
Latkes, or maybe bagels?
ScienceandtheCity at 5:33PM on 03/17/08
Potato latkes!
onalark at 5:42PM on 03/17/08
challah...mmmm...
mozart23 at 5:43PM on 03/17/08
Bagels, definitely.
Christina at 5:43PM on 03/17/08
My aunt's chopped liver. Yum.
deejaycee at 5:57PM on 03/17/08
bialy
thotfulspot at 5:58PM on 03/17/08
Matzoh ball soup is certainly way up there... somewhere with charoset and mondelbrot.
PhredYammers at 6:01PM on 03/17/08
"Simply" tell you?
It isn't simple! I love latkes and tsimmes and gefilte fish and matzo ball soup and kugel (both potato and noodle) and blintzes and chopped liver and ruglelah and hamentaschen and brisket and mushroom barley soup and farfel and kasha varnishka and pastrami and what else have you got?
Jennalynn at 6:02PM on 03/17/08
Latkes . . . yum!
snazzyknits at 6:03PM on 03/17/08
Blintzes, Latkes and Rugelach tie the list and so many more make it a close second.
izzy's mama at 6:04PM on 03/17/08
I love pretty much all Ashkenazi food, with the exception of kasha with varnishkes, but I have to say that the thing I crave most is Israeli shakshuka. ... Come to think of it, shakshuka's kosher l'pesach! Awesome.
tacroy80 at 6:05PM on 03/17/08
rugelach
dafly133 at 6:07PM on 03/17/08
comfort food: matzo ball soup and shakshuka. do pickles count?
tori_t at 6:08PM on 03/17/08
Latkes.
karen r at 6:09PM on 03/17/08
I love kasha varnishkes, oh sweet buckwheat. Heh. But does my mom's brisket count as Jewish food? Because that would be my favorite.
wellred at 6:10PM on 03/17/08
toasted everything bagel with scallion cream cheese, lox, tomato and thin slices of onions
mmlkc at 6:18PM on 03/17/08
potato knishes
mchow at 6:19PM on 03/17/08
Latkes, all the way. Perferably fresh out of the frying pan, with a big dollop of sour cream.
Peasantwench at 6:20PM on 03/17/08
Latkes, knishes, chopped chicken livers....yum!
Silvia at 6:25PM on 03/17/08
Cheese blintzes
overw8 at 6:32PM on 03/17/08
Pastrami
misswills at 6:38PM on 03/17/08
matzo ball soup, or my nana's blintzes..mmmm...
squishy622 at 6:39PM on 03/17/08
noodle kugel
wisekaren at 6:40PM on 03/17/08
I'd part the waters for a potato latke any day of the week.
Mike13241 at 6:45PM on 03/17/08
pastrami and extra-seedy rye bread.
dksbook at 6:46PM on 03/17/08
latkes
musicalpandibear at 6:48PM on 03/17/08
Not having had much Jewish cuisine myself, I'll have to go with challah.
pcrackenhead at 6:57PM on 03/17/08
I adore kreplach. I make large batches to freeze. They're great to have on hand for fast, comfort food to relax with after a long day of studying.
sarahj at 7:05PM on 03/17/08
charoset
ricedream24 at 7:07PM on 03/17/08
Latkes. Yum!
BigGUM at 7:09PM on 03/17/08
My boyfriend just taught me how to make cholent this weekend, and I'm obsessed. But I also love latkes and bagels and lox.
Vincci at 7:10PM on 03/17/08
matzo ball soup.
dbcurrie at 7:10PM on 03/17/08
Latkes!
mrsglowtone at 7:19PM on 03/17/08
Latkes natch!
Scoggdog at 7:20PM on 03/17/08
gefilte from Russ and Daughters. Chopped liver from Russ and Daughters or Zabars
freddy at 7:23PM on 03/17/08
lox on a bagel with a schmear...
and tomato and red onion
and a good babka for dessert with coffee
then a nap
cook eat FRET at 7:35PM on 03/17/08
Pastrami on rye with lots of mustard!
MadameTart at 7:37PM on 03/17/08
My favorites are brisket and soup mandels.
monkeycat at 7:41PM on 03/17/08
Forget the Latkes! Hanukkah isn't Hanukkah without Sufganyiot...
Natalie at 7:51PM on 03/17/08
My mom's chopped liver and kreplach; my grandma-in-law's homemade gefilte fish.
chickinthekitchen at 7:52PM on 03/17/08
matzo
queenv555 at 7:59PM on 03/17/08
Bagels with lox.
slb3334 at 8:08PM on 03/17/08
Bagels, lox, cream cheese. MMMM
cdziuba at 8:13PM on 03/17/08
Blintzes. Mmm.
Skipper50 at 8:15PM on 03/17/08
Latkes
mnsteph at 8:17PM on 03/17/08
Challah!
jessie at 8:20PM on 03/17/08
Latkes, mushroom barley soup, brisket, tongue, kasha varnishkes and stuffed derma.
SEFB9118 at 8:20PM on 03/17/08
Definitely Latkes!
Tres2006 at 8:21PM on 03/17/08
bagels with cream cheese, sliced tomato and sliced onion have got to be number one and I make a kittler Challah bread.
CarolHarrity at 8:21PM on 03/17/08
chopped liver
joanne117 at 8:22PM on 03/17/08
latkes
jmahurin40 at 8:41PM on 03/17/08
I'd have to say all of the above (except kasha - it escapes me, but I'm still hoping).
islandexile at 8:41PM on 03/17/08
Challah (not holla). That was supposed to be funny.
ky2here at 8:48PM on 03/17/08
my mom's sweet potato latkes!
emilif at 8:56PM on 03/17/08
I love latkes. they are a favorite in our house too
teechbiz at 8:58PM on 03/17/08
Bagels in any and all flavors.
turtle33 at 8:59PM on 03/17/08
stuffed cabbage and matzo ball soup.
GingerCM at 9:00PM on 03/17/08
challah or rugelach
piercecl715 at 9:05PM on 03/17/08
mm...anytime my Jewish boyfriend makes corned beef...or challah french toast. =)
uninorth at 9:11PM on 03/17/08
Kugel, rugelach, NY deli-style corned beef sandwiches...
edeliz at 9:15PM on 03/17/08
kugels- luckshen, potato... so many ways to make them both!
stonybuff at 9:15PM on 03/17/08
Bagels are all I've ever had of Jewish food.
deedleweedle at 9:21PM on 03/17/08
Blintzes
kktwins at 9:21PM on 03/17/08
matzoh ball soup, *drool*
absorber at 9:22PM on 03/17/08
Yum!
lisargold at 9:25PM on 03/17/08
Challah Bread and Chopped Liver. Not together!
BostonDiner at 9:26PM on 03/17/08
Potato knishes - just like my grandmother used to make.
tdark27 at 9:27PM on 03/17/08
Matzo ball soup - it's our chicken noodle soup.
pookywookyster at 9:33PM on 03/17/08
Honestly, I can't pick just one favorite -- matzoh ball soup, bagels, latkes, cured fish, I love it all.
poulet at 9:36PM on 03/17/08
Blintzes. Or matzah brei. Or Passover sweet potato souffle. Or brisket. Or matzah balls. Um, I can't decide.
selizara at 9:37PM on 03/17/08
Challah
wildyeast at 9:40PM on 03/17/08
Bagels will have to do it, not much Jewish food in my life....
windjunkie at 9:44PM on 03/17/08
Have to go with Matzah Ball Soup with extra dill!
buggliest at 9:50PM on 03/17/08
Latkes, definitely.
madball911 at 10:08PM on 03/17/08
I am a bread lover! Challah bread is the best. Thanks,Cindi
windycindy at 10:19PM on 03/17/08
my mom's weekly homemade challah is TO DIE FOR
merav13 at 10:27PM on 03/17/08
I don't think I have had the pleasure of trying any of these foods yet but would definately love to win this so I can make and try each one of these dishes
pcbdolphins at 10:42PM on 03/17/08
bagels and lox or borscht.......
starsmom at 10:43PM on 03/17/08
A knish for sure
mkboldin at 10:44PM on 03/17/08
Kugel! Sweet noodle kugel, especially. I am not Jewish, but my brother converted for his marriage to my sister-in-law. I got to cook the wedding luncheon, in the kosher synagogue kitchen, under the close supervision of the cantor. Made three kinds of kugel. (I had worked for a kosher caterer for a few years - it's not like they let just anyone wander in and take a shot at kosher food). It remains a favorite cooking memory of mine.
Latkes are a pretty close second, though! I can never decide between apple sauce and sour cream on top, so I go back and forth with each bite.
matriarchy at 10:53PM on 03/17/08
Tzimmis - really, meaty tzimmis, with carrots, sweet potatoes, prunes, etc. Nothing like it, especially for Passover.
Phil W. at 10:54PM on 03/17/08
Oh but for some stuffed derma - Mmmm.
Oenonome at 11:39PM on 03/17/08
I miss my grandma's cheese blintzes
Trinny at 11:43PM on 03/17/08
Chicken Matzo Ball Soup
sherrap at 11:48PM on 03/17/08
Love chopped liver!
marleenandlouie at 11:53PM on 03/17/08
chopped liver, yum.
Nicholas H at 11:54PM on 03/17/08
Corned beef, hot pastrami, chicken liver pate', latke.
We used to have bagels (and bacon) after church on Sunday - and we got them at our neighborhood Jewish deli.
PerkyMac at 11:58PM on 03/17/08
tsimmes or latkes, yum!
Littlebluesiren at 12:13AM on 03/18/08
Latkes! Bagels! Matzo ball soup! You expect me to choose one?
KimberlyMcK at 12:22AM on 03/18/08
noodle kugel
jlipof at 12:37AM on 03/18/08
Our favorite Passover food is haroset. Definitely!
forhisglory at 12:38AM on 03/18/08
Mmmmm. Blintzes!
(or corned beef)
sabele at 12:55AM on 03/18/08
latkes
chromiumman at 12:55AM on 03/18/08
gribenes
floretbroc at 1:04AM on 03/18/08
BAGELS
Gtpgirl19 at 1:19AM on 03/18/08
Vareniki/Kreplach.
Latkes, bagels, borscht, challah.
Yum!
lunge at 1:21AM on 03/18/08
No deli sandwich (Romanian pastrami on rye with deli mustard and a side of cole slaw) is complete without the grandfather of pickles, a Guss', a juicy sour, a tangy 3/4 sour, a crunchy half sour... or if you're really feeling brave, a pickled sour green tomato.
And if you can't find yourself a Guss', fahgedaboudit. Head over to the nearest appetizing store and get yourself a Brooklyn bagel with a schmear, pink, salty lox and a chub - a smoked whitefish.
Kmelion at 1:40AM on 03/18/08
Its a hard choice, but my moms blintzes just barely beat out her noodle kugel and brisket.
pineapplespatula at 2:00AM on 03/18/08
kugels, matzoh ball soup, matzoh brie, brisket, blintzes, smoked fish, bialies, gribenes, chopped liver, kasha varnishkes, tsimmes, rugelach, pletzlach, hot pastrami, corn rye....
AND: all the wonderful Sephardic/Mediterranean Jewish food!
gorzd at 2:12AM on 03/18/08
Blintzes, challah, matzoh ball soup... all of it. Especially if my mother's at the stove.
justjoan at 2:32AM on 03/18/08
Brisket
Dove420 at 4:40AM on 03/18/08
Latkes, yum!
Jessilyn24 at 5:00AM on 03/18/08
kugel, warm or cold.
agordon10 at 5:48AM on 03/18/08
I've never met a stuffed cabbage roll that I didn't fall head over heals for. Of course, snacking on potato pancakes while the cabbage properly stews makes the wait well worth it. Don't spare the garlic.
czken at 6:16AM on 03/18/08
Matzo ball soup is my absolute favorite Jewish food.
AsTheNight at 6:19AM on 03/18/08
I love brisket.
clc408 at 6:29AM on 03/18/08
noodle kugel
anyang at 6:50AM on 03/18/08
latkes with sour cream
tsegada at 7:22AM on 03/18/08
bagels with lox and cream cheese
ramy kin at 7:31AM on 03/18/08
I don't know much about Jewish food, but I would love to try it. I love bagels.
susanchester at 7:59AM on 03/18/08
Latkes with applesauce
nicnac at 8:06AM on 03/18/08
Latkes, with both applesauce and sour cream.
sidebernie at 8:41AM on 03/18/08
Mmmm Latkes. Some with sour cream, some with applesauce.
Sarajahii at 8:51AM on 03/18/08
Latkes - not to greasy please (meaning fried uncrowded and in properly heated oil in a heavy pan - cast iron is great here) served from pan to plate.
Blintzes are a close second, just edging out fresh-baked challah.
Really it's all of that along anything from Russ and Daughters here in NYC.
slloyddouglass at 8:57AM on 03/18/08
i have a serious thing for poppy seed hamantaschen (though my best friend's mum once made them with ollaliberries and they were pretty good like that too). also, israeli schnitzel with french fries, hummus, and salad is soooo good/immensely satisfying and can be found, weirdly enough, the world over. i've encountered it in as far-flung locales as the foothills of the himalayas (where it hits the spot after days of hiking) and the LES.
somehow i always wind up "eating out" my favourite jewish foods, I suppose I'll have to hunt up a copy of the book regardless and spend some time in the kitchen fulfilling my jonesings authentically!
poonams at 9:07AM on 03/18/08
pastrami from second avenue deli
i'm going right now
mbcorwin at 9:09AM on 03/18/08
Gotta go with the kugel... or the latkes... or the matzoh ball soup. All so good!
AP1836 at 9:36AM on 03/18/08
I just love macaroons but there are so many other middle eastern foods like falafels that are eaten in Israel that are great too!
meredith13 at 9:40AM on 03/18/08
Noodle kugel!!!
QueenHerm at 9:41AM on 03/18/08
Latkes, Kugel!
dawns41 at 9:44AM on 03/18/08
apple latkes
misternat1 at 9:48AM on 03/18/08
Rugelach or brisket. Please don't make me choose.
amburke1978 at 9:48AM on 03/18/08
Latkes...lots of sour cream!
mama43 at 9:59AM on 03/18/08
Challah bread. It makes the best french toast.
timberlea at 10:05AM on 03/18/08
matzoh balls are my favorite. I can't get enough of them.
gervitsd at 10:06AM on 03/18/08
Challah. It is like regular bread but 100% more awesome! Dipped in chicken soup, battered for French toast, sliced into sandwiches. :)
Xtreambar at 10:12AM on 03/18/08
latkes
hedgehog at 10:13AM on 03/18/08
Latkes!
lakeloverhh at 10:14AM on 03/18/08
Chicken Matzo Ball soup. Hmmm...or bagels with lox. It's a tie.
sharsd at 10:19AM on 03/18/08
How about some Kasha Varneshka's?
hicoffice at 10:26AM on 03/18/08
Bagels
sjwoodin at 10:30AM on 03/18/08
potato Latkes.
mmiller at 10:40AM on 03/18/08
latkes
leegwebb at 10:50AM on 03/18/08
latkes, knishes, mushroom soup, matzo ball soup,
intheyearofthepig at 11:01AM on 03/18/08
knish
adrockuw at 11:02AM on 03/18/08
Potato Latkes
greenwolf at 11:06AM on 03/18/08
challah bread
imjasonc at 11:10AM on 03/18/08
Bring on the chopped liver! With Ritz crackers, please.
bottomlesspit at 11:17AM on 03/18/08
I love matzo ball soup!
guysrose at 11:17AM on 03/18/08
potato latkes
xalexx at 11:20AM on 03/18/08
Matzoh ball soup definitley !
Momma2Many66 at 11:22AM on 03/18/08
Definitely latkes. Close second for whitefish salad on onion bialy and matzo meal pancakes, followed by homemade gefilte fish. This year I will be making David Lebovitz's Chocolate-Nut Matzo Crunch and I expect that it will take its place in the pantheon.
Mizbee at 11:22AM on 03/18/08
my husband makes the best matzo brei
taxichick at 11:32AM on 03/18/08
flanken!!
alphabeta at 11:42AM on 03/18/08
Chopped herring!
theheckers at 11:42AM on 03/18/08
gefilte fish!
secreteater at 12:12PM on 03/18/08
latkes topped with (ahem) salsa. Don't throw things at me!
hungrylikethewolf at 12:12PM on 03/18/08
Latkes, latkes, latkes!
It's great to see them on the cover with a big dish of sour cream! I'm getting hungry!
Go Arthur!
steved at 12:12PM on 03/18/08
Definitely my grandmother's latkes... and bagel and lox! :)
topolina at 12:13PM on 03/18/08
I'd be hard pressed to think of a Jewish food I didn't like (ptchah excluded). They're all so good. latkes, kasha varnishkes, brisket, chrain, kugel, challah, lox, gefilte fish, tsimmes.... oy!
Stufsocker at 12:17PM on 03/18/08
Pastrami on rye!!!
LindaY at 12:39PM on 03/18/08
latkes or lox... maybe latkes and lox?
cam00023 at 12:41PM on 03/18/08
lox and bagels
hiann88 at 1:08PM on 03/18/08
Latkes or rugelach-it would have to come down to the flip of a coin!
psychsarah at 1:15PM on 03/18/08
Lox
raspberrypicker at 1:19PM on 03/18/08
bagels (REAL ONES!!!), and challah french toast!
vholdman at 1:40PM on 03/18/08
2 years ago, I started making tsimmes using sweet potatoes, carrots, dried apricots, dried cranberries and any other great dried fruit I had. Then with butter, sugar, orange juice and fresh grated ginger, it came out great. I also love noodle pudding(kugel).
Mich23 at 1:54PM on 03/18/08
Latkes, yum :)
daisy at 1:56PM on 03/18/08
Kugel with rich raspberry preserves served warm.
Boscompb at 2:07PM on 03/18/08
Kasha varnishkas ... mmm ..... mmm .... good!
pixframe at 2:11PM on 03/18/08
bagel and cream cheese with lox
jhendricks215 at 2:13PM on 03/18/08
Borscht.
peggysu at 2:21PM on 03/18/08
Challah if ya hear me!
dwarzel at 2:21PM on 03/18/08
Potato cakes with apple sauce and sour cream.
DePro at 2:35PM on 03/18/08
Oy! It's too hard to pick just one, but my grandmother's potato kugel is right u there - and latkes, challah, and a good, greasy, piled high pastrami on kaiser.
hobnob at 2:35PM on 03/18/08
P A S T R A M I... on Rye
Tenbucc2 at 2:38PM on 03/18/08
Bagels and lox
tish123 at 2:42PM on 03/18/08
Lox and bagels, followed by chopped liver!
Jeana at 2:45PM on 03/18/08
Bagels. I don't know that I've ever had any other Jewish food in my life. But I could be wrong. It's happened before.
jeejouis at 2:54PM on 03/18/08
Brisket
rorkesdrift at 3:07PM on 03/18/08
Whitefish salad with bagel chips, tomato, cucumbers, cole slaw and half sour pickles.
Bria at 3:11PM on 03/18/08
pastrami on rye
salty at 3:31PM on 03/18/08
Latkes all the way
PoignantTuna at 3:32PM on 03/18/08
Whitefish salad on an everything bagel. :-)
curlyred at 3:35PM on 03/18/08
Latkes with sour cream!
LIDARKSIDE at 3:40PM on 03/18/08
Bialys and lox!
eatingme at 4:01PM on 03/18/08
matzo ball soup!
lam43 at 4:06PM on 03/18/08
MATZO BALL SOUP
rodeogranny at 4:12PM on 03/18/08
Fried matzos
bojabb at 4:34PM on 03/18/08
A good onion roll served with cream cheese, smoked whitefish, onion & tomato.
cher48603 at 4:36PM on 03/18/08
Latkes is at the top of the list
bison61 at 4:40PM on 03/18/08
kugel
hrwalf at 4:40PM on 03/18/08
I actually really like plain matzo crackers- weird, eh? I'll have to look up this book and expand!
myrnie_twin at 4:47PM on 03/18/08
Matzo Ball soup is my favorite!
KISSaholic4life at 4:52PM on 03/18/08
poppyseed homentash
vibrantfun at 5:04PM on 03/18/08
I've been making amazing apricot hamantaschen based on an old friends grandmother's recipe and for today that's my favorite...but I also love lots of other things...
gestalt768 at 5:27PM on 03/18/08
A bagel with cream cheese, lox, tomato, and red onion.
iyamapotato at 5:46PM on 03/18/08
matzo ball soup
maweisberg at 6:22PM on 03/18/08
Creplach
nortsand at 6:26PM on 03/18/08
I love bagels!!
cj741 at 6:29PM on 03/18/08
Challah
sachidewey at 6:29PM on 03/18/08
latkes and challah
princexy at 6:56PM on 03/18/08
matzo ball soup and challah
KAS423 at 7:07PM on 03/18/08
Love the latkes! Thank you!
Tina12312 at 7:12PM on 03/18/08
hands-down, the dill pickles produced from my great-grandmother's recipe. Sublime.
provey at 7:36PM on 03/18/08
I love latkes and matzo ball soup
miaj8 at 7:40PM on 03/18/08
Usually I'd say challah (with crunchy peanut butter, please) but I have a cold so tonight I'm going with matzoh ball soup.
abbyroad at 7:49PM on 03/18/08
hamantaschen
mercuryhime at 8:36PM on 03/18/08
While it's impossible to choose just one, I love a slow cooked fresh brisket loaded with onions on top of kasha varnishkas and a sour tomato or full sour pickle on the side.
Heaven !!!
Talk about comfort food !
Grifola frondosa at 9:10PM on 03/18/08
I just love matzo meal latkes.
eboss_sweeps at 9:15PM on 03/18/08
I do not know how to cook Jewish food that is why I want to win the Jewish Home Cooking cook. I just love the Jewish people and want to learn how to cook Jewish. The food looks sooooo good and yummy.
DonnaL3 at 9:17PM on 03/18/08
For me, its probably matjes herring with rye bread (with seeds) and not the commercial type but a good bakery bread.
elyak at 9:55PM on 03/18/08
I love cheese blintzes with sour cream (among many other things)
tandek at 9:58PM on 03/18/08
My favorite Jewish foods are blintzes and knishes :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
MoonMaiden at 10:25PM on 03/18/08
chocolate rugula
turtwood at 10:26PM on 03/18/08
matzabri love it!!
HEATHERBM at 10:53PM on 03/18/08
i looked at this book at the strand, and it's beautiful. i'd love to have it!
my favorite jewish food??? onion bagels with lox and a shmear!
cybercita at 11:10PM on 03/18/08
Latkes with applesauce. Ummm.
chrissy75007 at 11:28PM on 03/18/08
I would have to say a crispy potato latke with some sour cream and apple sauce on the side.
PattyCho at 11:30PM on 03/18/08
lox and bagels
awedwons at 12:15AM on 03/19/08
latkes....God bless our troops
tsslug7 at 1:39AM on 03/19/08
I love Noodle Pudding!
janetfaye at 1:58AM on 03/19/08
Brisket & Latkes
Erinay77 at 2:30AM on 03/19/08
bialys' and latkes---mmmmm yum
etrnlone at 9:22AM on 03/19/08
matzo ball soup
rdoor at 9:29AM on 03/19/08
Bagels and Lox
Planet Chaos at 9:35AM on 03/19/08
chopped liver, noodle pudding, matzoh brei, latkes, brisket, bagels...
You name it...I'm there.
bessfour at 9:44AM on 03/19/08
Kashe Varneshkes - with schmaltz of course - had it everyday when I attended Yeshiva Univ High School - great onions with a little brown gravy
jt11647 at 10:13AM on 03/19/08
Hamantash!
smclean at 10:28AM on 03/19/08
Mondle Bread! Mmmmm, we make ours with cinnamon, sugar, and chocolate chips!
iggysaysno at 10:44AM on 03/19/08
Latkes, my grandmother's roast chicken and homemade gefilte fish, and rugelach.
JudyH at 11:01AM on 03/19/08
Cholent in every month without an "r"
MsMadeSimpler at 11:03AM on 03/19/08
KashaVarnishkes.
Michelle Czerner, Dallas, Texas
MICHELLECZERNER at 11:46AM on 03/19/08
bagels, real chewy bagels, not muffin-y bready ones...
jenjw4 at 12:24PM on 03/19/08
Latkes - especially when they're made w/ zucchini!
amwhiteh at 12:28PM on 03/19/08
rugelach from 2nd Ave Deli, NY and my homemade haroset
lobster6 at 12:32PM on 03/19/08
bagles for sure, latkes, but falafal not so much.
Don Luis at 12:35PM on 03/19/08
it's a toss up between latkes and matza balls
peggold at 1:16PM on 03/19/08
actually I loved everything my bubbie would cook on her old black cast iron stove. she would let me sample everything as she cooked it. it was heavy jewish cooking and when I took arthur's book out of the shipping box it felt just like her cooking - heavy! I love the book, thanks arthur
bobbie at 1:41PM on 03/19/08
As a Nowegian American who has grown up in NYC I have often find myself in the position of "wannabe" when craving Italian food, Soul food and certainly food of the Jewish diaspora. I'm so blessed with many obliging friends whose own heritage has given them a wealth of Jewish dishes to recreate for their family and friends. From Askenazy immigrants to Sephardic Persian Jews as well as Israeli families with a Heinz 57 varieties version of a family tree I've eaten well. One of the things I usually long for is cholent, yes, sometimes stodgy, not elegant, cholent. I love the unctuous ribs, chicken, potatoes, hardboiled eggs and even chick peas and barley my Israeli/American friend adds. When I had my kids she delivered pots of it to my beside!
marb17 at 2:03PM on 03/19/08
Can't wait to eat your book!
ukist at 2:31PM on 03/19/08
challah
http://thehotminute.blogspot.com/
mistablitz at 2:42PM on 03/19/08
knishes from zabar's is what comes to mind at the moment
oneperfectegg at 2:42PM on 03/19/08
matzo ball soup - definitely!!
ritabelle at 3:44PM on 03/19/08
Chopped liver, baby! With corned beef on rye with mustard.
NorthernBBQer at 3:51PM on 03/19/08
I love Jewish deli sandwiches, especially pastrami on rye.
amb1124 at 4:13PM on 03/19/08
stuffed kishka - I didn't see it anywhere on the list! Also gefilte fish, latkes, and matzoh spread with chicken fat - of course I haven't had most of these in more years than I can remember.
nedda at 4:23PM on 03/19/08
My mother used to make sweet & sour cabbage soup. I think it originated in
Russia and we got the recipe from my grandmother. It's hard to get the balance between the sweet and sour right, but it's a great hearty soup.
patschraier at 4:34PM on 03/19/08
My mother used to fry fresh herring and onions and serve it on Yom Kipper as an appetizer to break the fast. It's a fond memory of a delicious dish that we shared after a day of fasting.
sophie at 4:53PM on 03/19/08
Gefilte fish. I know it's weird, but I love it (although not the canned version - only homemade).
Figlet at 4:56PM on 03/19/08
I just made hamantaschen, so I'm tempted to promote the cookie's virtues. But I'll have to say that sufganiyot are still my favorite.
NinaC at 5:05PM on 03/19/08
brisket cooked by my friend Belle
elaine nan at 5:12PM on 03/19/08
brisket cooked by my friend Belle.
elaine nan at 5:12PM on 03/19/08
i would so love this book.
my grandma's brisket was the best
cook eat FRET at 5:49PM on 03/19/08
kasha varniskas
mrogoff at 6:05PM on 03/19/08
My grandmother's matzo ball soup.
elysek at 7:10PM on 03/19/08
Kashe Varniskes, chopped liver and bialys all with extra onions, I'm a Litvak, Galitziana sweets are for dessert only!
lenorebl at 7:14PM on 03/19/08
Gefilte fish
rffoodie at 7:24PM on 03/19/08
Ruggalach---hands down!
lowchengirl at 7:40PM on 03/19/08
Bagels!
jymbrittain at 9:14PM on 03/19/08
I haven't tried very much Jewish food, but of what I have I think I'd have to choose challah.
ikkinlala at 9:21PM on 03/19/08
Challah--fresh from the oven.
fujega at 9:34PM on 03/19/08
Bagels, challah, rugelach.
brilynn at 9:39PM on 03/19/08
I like a lot of tradtional Jewish dishes. But, since I have to pick just one, I'll say kugel.
babslamort at 9:40PM on 03/19/08
mmm challah
cdcdcd at 9:48PM on 03/19/08
Ive never had any jewish dishes but Id love to try some!
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angelaandmelos at 11:05PM on 03/19/08
I love Rugelach!
AdriBarr at 11:46PM on 03/19/08
not sweet lokshn cugel with wide noodles - my mothers'recipe of course.
miriamke at 12:28AM on 03/20/08
I love a good cheese blintz.
jenndiggy at 12:29AM on 03/20/08
I am gonna go out on a limb here and say Chopped Liver...YUM!
Scoggdog at 1:47AM on 03/20/08
My ultimate comfort food's got to be Kasha Varnishkes (particularly with some brisket on the side).
dauerbach at 3:03AM on 03/20/08
a toasted bagel , nova lox and chive cream cheese
gala2 at 4:15AM on 03/20/08
Challah, potato kugel, latkes. I am ALL about the starches.
ErisianSaint at 9:48AM on 03/20/08
Homade Chopped Chiken Liver!!!
Makes my mouth water just thinking about it
mrsnib at 10:21AM on 03/20/08
love good old-fashioned kishka, sweet and sour cabbage soup with flanken, classic chopped liver and ALWAYS chicken soup with Matzah balls. On the dairy side lukshen kugel tops all.
yanasbubby at 10:39AM on 03/20/08
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! I grew up in NY and now am on Cape Cod. I can't wait to try these recipes!!
margee14 at 11:06AM on 03/20/08
it's a toss up between matzoh ball soup and Kasha Varnishkas with onion. Please let me win i want this book I am a nice Jewish girl.
sln123 at 12:29PM on 03/20/08
Matzoh ball soup and kasha Varnishkas
sln123 at 12:31PM on 03/20/08
Pastrami on rye....with great Hebrew National Mustard! I have never had brisket....I will make it if I win! But I am not Jewish...so maybe the book should go to the nice Jewish girl above!!
margot at 12:41PM on 03/20/08
bagel and lox
laur_uic at 1:13PM on 03/20/08
matzo brei with lots of pepper and sea salt
zoesmom at 1:44PM on 03/20/08
I love to nosh on apricot hamentaschen!
mmclau28 at 1:52PM on 03/20/08
Latkes!
ShelleyJ at 2:12PM on 03/20/08
Pastrami
kevlney at 2:19PM on 03/20/08
Latkes with applesauce AND sour cream
phreddyg at 2:22PM on 03/20/08
Does Kosher count? I love the fact that they care so much about how their food is processed. As for a dish, I guess I'll need to win the cookbook because I don't think I have ever had any "Jewish" food. Poor me... :(
rockymountainmarta at 2:23PM on 03/20/08
Are there no Sephardic Jews here? What about yakprakis, borekas, rosca, ashuplados, biscochos, brown eggs, bimuelos, boyos?
Boy, do I miss bimuelos. My grandmother's were the best!
alden at 2:30PM on 03/20/08
gribenes..not that I SHOULD it eat it
Indigo608 at 2:45PM on 03/20/08
I love Rugelach!
AdriBarr at 3:06PM on 03/20/08
Kishka derma
Jules_19010 at 4:10PM on 03/20/08
Kosher Coke! :)
jknepfle at 4:22PM on 03/20/08
latkes - either potato or sweet potato
Suekey at 5:33PM on 03/20/08
chopped liver!
omnivore at 5:58PM on 03/20/08
latkes!
marianam at 7:01PM on 03/20/08
Must have latkes with my brisket!
libros at 7:56PM on 03/20/08
Freshman year of college, one of my floormates brought back matzo ball soup, with dill in the balls. It was my first Jewish food experience, and since then matzo ball has been not only my favorite Jewish food, but also one of my favorite foods in general.
anado at 9:53PM on 03/20/08
matzo brei
puppymomma at 10:16PM on 03/20/08
stuffed cabbage
knycks at 10:33PM on 03/20/08
I would have to say......Farfel, Farfel and more Farfel. When the kids and grandkids come for dinner or we go to their homes to visit, farfel is always requested. Why? It is made up of little pearls of golden egg drop pasta, green peppers, onions, celery and mushrooms baked in the oven with chicken soup to cover until all the liquid is soaked up and the pasta puffs up and fills out.and smells delicious. It goes with chicken, hamburgers and hotdogs, kebobs and even a great rib eye steak. But, brisket would not be brisket without a healthy serving of farfel drenched in the wonderful gravy from the brisket?
There are so many wonderful, soulful traditional dishes in Jewish cuisine, but farfel is right up there bringing both a wonderful taste to the table and a great sense of comfort for all who partake.
Even doubling the recipe, every last morsel is eaten in less than twenty four hours because the little kids and the big kids as well, love to eat it cold or warm as a soul comforting midnight snack.
It's a very versatile dish that people of all ages enjoy. But like I said before, when I make the farfel, they all expect the brisket or burgers or hotdogs and always chicken soup and matzoh balls as well. Coming home to mom or grandma would not be the same without all the aforementioned 'delicacy's. They remind us of both our tradition and our ancestors and what better way is there to keep these thoughts alive than through the food we've eaten for generation after generation..
GrmpyOMrsS at 12:32AM on 03/21/08
matzoh ball soup!
ebarrett at 12:36AM on 03/21/08
Chopped Beef Liver
lawmann at 3:40AM on 03/21/08
pastrami
jennmalan at 8:34AM on 03/21/08
Mom's Matzo Brei. mmmm. Makes me miss Mom just thinking about it. Wish she'd get back from Italy and make me some right now. :)
hereandthe at 9:54AM on 03/21/08
I have to pick just one? This is rough...cholent!
Hillary
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Chew on That at 10:02AM on 03/21/08
Watermelon flavored EVERYTHING. This will really only make sense to those who have visited Israel. It's crazy- if you can think of it they have it, in watermelon flavor.
Past that, Israeli yoghurt is excellent, and has ruined me forever to american yoghurt.
EtherMaiden at 11:07AM on 03/21/08
Matzo ball soup
silverbele at 2:09PM on 03/21/08
latkes
kevlney at 3:27PM on 03/21/08
Potato knishes, and I haven't had a good one since I moved out of NYC in 1988. *sigh*
Anybody wanna email me some hamantashen?
Stushi at 4:08PM on 03/21/08
Sofrito-- a Sephardic method of browning chicken or meat and then slow-cooking it in broth. YUM. Also Konafa, a flaky, custardy dessert.
purpleceline at 4:10PM on 03/21/08
latkes
diamath at 4:17PM on 03/21/08
Potato pancakes
dvice at 4:42PM on 03/21/08
latkes
hansenpj5 at 5:47PM on 03/21/08
latkes with applesauce
zimmk at 6:04PM on 03/21/08
chopped liver!
noggs at 6:24PM on 03/21/08
matzo ball soup (at least, good versions. I've had some where the matzo was super dense and way undercooked, which was definitely not tasty)
Tennyo at 7:40PM on 03/21/08
I heart it all. Matzo Ball Soup is probably at the top.
swigdor at 8:16PM on 03/21/08
Pastrami! Although with the exception of gefilte fish, I love just about everything everyone else has listed too.
julie1808 at 8:24PM on 03/21/08
potato latkes, or brisket
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stigay at 8:43PM on 03/21/08
lokshen kugel!
cybercita at 9:21PM on 03/21/08
potato latkes
AICORP at 11:31PM on 03/21/08
I like latkes!
laralin2266 at 8:40AM on 03/22/08
Home cooking at its best. I love them all.
gperls at 9:00AM on 03/22/08
Challah is my favorite!
yellowlabs at 10:28AM on 03/22/08
Give me a crisp Kosher Dill pickle and I will tell you my life history. I will tell you anyway. My life is so exciting that when I had a heart attack last fall someone elses life flashed in front of me. so I stole the joke. Not like Milton Bearle ever did.
rdeming at 10:29AM on 03/22/08
I love mandlebrot! Sweet tooth always wins
fairydancer at 2:43PM on 03/22/08
I love lox and bagels.
hity88 at 4:25PM on 03/22/08
Challah!
saturdaynightfever at 5:18PM on 03/22/08
Cholent is one of my favorite things, but haven't yet found a recipe that will equal the version I had on a moshav in Israel.
Also love home made gefilte fish.
Toowylde at 6:15PM on 03/22/08
Toss-up between matzo ball soup and challah, I'd have to say.
Yrmencyn at 6:18PM on 03/22/08
I love Jewish Deli Sandwiches. Pastrami and Extra - Seedy Rye Bread
stv77wr at 11:01PM on 03/22/08
Latkes or bagels!
misaacmom at 11:10PM on 03/22/08
Oy...where do I begin....
rugelach, latkes, challah, pastrami on rye, matzoh ball soup, matzoh brei, kugel various sorts...and on and on and on!
ny_carole at 11:17PM on 03/22/08
My latkes (with scallions) and my matzoh ball soup (light and fluffy-it's the olive oil)
arobama57 at 11:55PM on 03/22/08
Potato latkes, one of my favorites.
maggie0352 at 12:01AM on 03/23/08
Matzah brie on Pesach
sbshortie at 1:14AM on 03/23/08
latkes
JOYVEN at 1:15AM on 03/23/08
Latkes
nvtribefan at 1:30AM on 03/23/08
definitely brisket is my fav!
samanthapayntr at 5:12AM on 03/23/08
latkes in apple sauce, yummy!
anniehall4000 at 7:27AM on 03/23/08
I like matzah ball soup.
arvard at 9:27AM on 03/23/08
Kugel for me
cuddles115 at 9:48AM on 03/23/08
Kugle
karilly at 10:20AM on 03/23/08
challah bread, latkes and brisket
rah267 at 12:07PM on 03/23/08
My favorite is fresh sliced pastrami on rye.
Aisling at 12:50PM on 03/23/08
Potato latkes!!!
blueviolet at 1:37PM on 03/23/08
I love matzo ball soup.
liz224 at 2:23PM on 03/23/08
Latkes
utahups at 2:57PM on 03/23/08
Latkes with applesauce, and kasha and bow ties
bogie at 3:28PM on 03/23/08
Brisket
cuddles115 at 4:01PM on 03/23/08
Chopped liver, and I haven't had any in too too long.
bb97036 at 6:22PM on 03/23/08
I Loooove Kasha Varnishkas, and knishes and much more, thanks!
ssmina at 6:34PM on 03/23/08
Apple Kugel
pancak at 6:50PM on 03/23/08
latkes and bagels, too hard to pick!
haomom at 7:25PM on 03/23/08
Bagel and a schmear!
GlacierNan at 8:34PM on 03/23/08
blintz
nesta67 at 10:27PM on 03/23/08
I like the Matzo Ball soup , I love soup, I think it is good for just about anyday of the week!!
Please enter me!! Thanks
aharris007 at 11:13PM on 03/23/08
Bagels and brisket!
ScoobyPebb at 12:37AM on 03/24/08
I don't know much about Jewish cooking. That is why I would like to win this cookbook. I did have potato pancakes once that were very good.
kathleenyohanna at 3:17AM on 03/24/08
latkes
lilyk at 6:54AM on 03/24/08
Bagel and Brisket are great together
rdeming at 7:52AM on 03/24/08
I years for my Grandmothers Noodle Kugel. All warm and sheesy with raisong throughout. A wonderful cuttable texture. A true food for the soul. Brings back memories of our holidays together.
kjrivas at 8:27AM on 03/24/08
I've never had a favorite and therefore would love to develop one. I dont think I've ever had any Jewish food.
wolff33166 at 8:39AM on 03/24/08
I love latkes. Thanks for this opportunity.
elsmarlouamrman at 8:43AM on 03/24/08
Latkes are my fave!
pinkyga at 8:46AM on 03/24/08
blintzes & sour cream
zipporahs at 9:19AM on 03/24/08
Kugel. I love kugel. All different variations of kugel.
lotswife at 9:23AM on 03/24/08
Challah bread!!!
atreau at 9:55AM on 03/24/08
Latkes
cpom01 at 10:47AM on 03/24/08
Gefilte fish
garrettsambo at 11:14AM on 03/24/08
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roboppy at 2:29PM on 03/24/08