Jewish Recipes & Cookbooks

How to Cook dishes from Jewish tradition

• Baba ghanoush - Mashed eggplant with various seasonings. In Israel, it is made from mashed grilled eggplant with tahini or mayonnaise.
  
  
  
• Blintz - Thin pancakes stuffed with a cheese filling, and then fried in oil. They are eaten on Jewish holidays such as Hanukkah and Shavuot.
  
  
  
• Borscht - Vegetable soup made from beetroot.
  
  
• Chicken soup.
  
  
• Falafel - A fried ball made from chickpeas or fava beans.
  
  
• Gefilte fish - Poached fish patties, usually made from carp.
  
  
• Israeli salad - Finely diced tomatoes and cucumbers, dressed with olive oil and lemon juice.
  
  
  
• Kibbeh - A shell made from bulgar wheat, stuffed with ground lamb and fried.
  
  
  
• Kugel - A baked dish made from egg noodles or potatoes and eggs.
  
  
• Knish - Baked or fried dough stuffed with cheese, ground meat, mashed potato, onions, or sauerkraut.
  
  
• Kreplach - Small stuffed dumplings. They are typically stuffed with ground meat or mashed potato, cooked by boiling, and served with chicken soup.
  
  
• Jachnun - A traditional dish of Yemenite Jews. It is rolled dough baked on a low heat for many hours, which is eaten with hard-boiled eggs, tomato dip, and skhug (a hot sauce made from peppers and spices).
  
  
• Latkes - Potato pancakes.
  
  
• Lox - A cured salmon fillet.
  
  
• Matzah ball - Balls made from ground matzah (a Jewish flatbread), and chicken fat (schmaltz). The balls are often eaten in chicken broth as matzah ball soup.
  
  
• Pastrami - Raw beef, salted, dried and seasoned with various herbs and spices.
  
  
• Shlishkes - Dumplings made from mashed potato, egg, flour and water. The dumplings are cooked by boiling and then rolled in sugar and hot buttered caramelized breadcrumbs.
  
  
• Tzimmes - Diced carrots with dried fruits (prunes or raisins) and chunks of meat. The dish is cooked slowly and flavored with cinnamon and honey.
  
  
• Vareniki - Dumplings stuffed with cabbage, cheese, hard-boiled eggs, mashed potatoes, meat or sauerkraut.
  
  
• Vorschmack - A salty meat dish made from ground meat, anchovies or herring, and onions. It is usually garnished with salty pickles.

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Mama Nazima's Jewish Iraqi Cuisine By Rivka Goldman Hippocrene Books Hardcover (192 pages) List Price: $24.95* Lowest New Price: $10.40* Lowest Used Price: $10.39* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here ISBN13: 9780781811446 Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product Description: When the Jews fled Iraq for Israel, they could not take their material possessions, but they did take their culture--and their rich cuisine. With Mongolian, Turkish, and Indian influences, Jewish-Iraqi cuisine is a special blend--and has never before been documented. Rivka Goldman takes the reader through her memories of an ancient land and culture by means of the culinary heritage passed on to her by her mother. This elegant cookbook memoir describes the ways in which the unique sociopolitical history of the Jewish-Iraqi has impacted their foods and the ways in which they are eaten, supplying over 100 healthful family recipes. Refreshing salads, hearty stuffed vegetable and meat dishes, and wholesome dumpling, fish and rice dishes all accompany tales of friendship, loyalty, persecution, escape, exile, and, of course, celebration.

Mama Nazima's Jewish Iraqi Cuisine By Rivka Goldman Hippocrene Books Hardcover (192 pages) List Price: $24.95* Lowest New Price: $10.40* Lowest Used Price: $10.39* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here ISBN13: 9780781811446 Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product Description: When the Jews fled Iraq for Israel, they could not take their material possessions, but they did take their culture--and their rich cuisine. With Mongolian, Turkish, and Indian influences, Jewish-Iraqi cuisine is a special blend--and has never before been documented. Rivka Goldman takes the reader through her memories of an ancient land and culture by means of the culinary heritage passed on to her by her mother. This elegant cookbook memoir describes the ways in which the unique sociopolitical history of the Jewish-Iraqi has impacted their foods and the ways in which they are eaten, supplying over 100 healthful family recipes. Refreshing salads, hearty stuffed vegetable and meat dishes, and wholesome dumpling, fish and rice dishes all accompany tales of friendship, loyalty, persecution, escape, exile, and, of course, celebration.

New Jewish Cuisine: Contemporary Kosher Cooking from Around the World By Carole Sobell Interlink Books Paperback (168 pages) List Price: $20.00* Lowest New Price: $6.45* Lowest Used Price: $0.42* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here ISBN13: 9781566564519 Notes: Product Description: Acknowledged as the leading light of new Jewish cuisine, and described by the Jewish Chronicle as "the doyenne of Kosher with style," Carole Sobell reveals her secrets in a new cookbook that offers a contemporary approach to one of the world's classic cooking styles.

New Jewish Cuisine: Contemporary Kosher Cooking from Around the World By Carole Sobell Interlink Books Paperback (168 pages) List Price: $20.00* Lowest New Price: $6.45* Lowest Used Price: $0.42* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here ISBN13: 9781566564519 Notes: Product Description: Acknowledged as the leading light of new Jewish cuisine, and described by the Jewish Chronicle as "the doyenne of Kosher with style," Carole Sobell reveals her secrets in a new cookbook that offers a contemporary approach to one of the world's classic cooking styles.

Mama Leah's Jewish Kitchen By Leah Loeb Fischer Collier Books Paperback (320 pages) List Price: $12.95* Lowest New Price: $84.94* Lowest Used Price: $15.61* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here

Mama Leah's Jewish Kitchen By Leah Loeb Fischer Collier Books Paperback (320 pages) List Price: $12.95* Lowest New Price: $84.94* Lowest Used Price: $15.61* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here

Essential Jewish Cookbook: A Celebration of a Rich and Diverse Cuisine (Contemporary Kitchen) By Judy Jackson Lorenz Books Paperback (96 pages) List Price: $12.95* Lowest New Price: $1.17* Lowest Used Price: $1.17* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Jewish cookery is a marvellous mosaic of dishes. In this new book, regional recipes have been adapted to conform to religious rules and new foods have been incorporated into traditional dishes.

Essential Jewish Cookbook: A Celebration of a Rich and Diverse Cuisine (Contemporary Kitchen) By Judy Jackson Lorenz Books Paperback (96 pages) List Price: $12.95* Lowest New Price: $1.17* Lowest Used Price: $1.17* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Jewish cookery is a marvellous mosaic of dishes. In this new book, regional recipes have been adapted to conform to religious rules and new foods have been incorporated into traditional dishes.

The Scent of Orange Blossoms: Sephardic Cuisine from Morocco By Kitty Morse Ten Speed Press Released: 2004-03-01 Hardcover (208 pages) List Price: $24.95* Lowest Used Price: $39.99* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: During Spain’s infamous Inquisition, Jews were forced to flee the country for more welcoming shores. Many of these refugees landed in northern Africa, specifically Morocco, and a unique cuisine was born of the marriage of Spanish, Moorish, and traditional Jewish culinary influences. SCENT OF THE ORANGE BLOSSOMS celebrates this cuisine, presenting the elegant and captivating flavors passed down through generations of Jews in Morocco. The mouthwatering recipes include Fresh Fava Bean Soup with Cilantro for Passover, Chicken Couscous with Orange Blossom Water for Yom Kippur, and Honey Doughnuts for Hannukah. Illuminating the important connection among food, family, and tradition, the recipes are interspersed with letters between mothers and newly married daughters, discussing special events and menu planning.

The Scent of Orange Blossoms: Sephardic Cuisine from Morocco By Kitty Morse Ten Speed Press Released: 2004-03-01 Hardcover (208 pages) List Price: $24.95* Lowest Used Price: $39.99* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: During Spain’s infamous Inquisition, Jews were forced to flee the country for more welcoming shores. Many of these refugees landed in northern Africa, specifically Morocco, and a unique cuisine was born of the marriage of Spanish, Moorish, and traditional Jewish culinary influences. SCENT OF THE ORANGE BLOSSOMS celebrates this cuisine, presenting the elegant and captivating flavors passed down through generations of Jews in Morocco. The mouthwatering recipes include Fresh Fava Bean Soup with Cilantro for Passover, Chicken Couscous with Orange Blossom Water for Yom Kippur, and Honey Doughnuts for Hannukah. Illuminating the important connection among food, family, and tradition, the recipes are interspersed with letters between mothers and newly married daughters, discussing special events and menu planning.

Jewish (Classic Cuisine) By Lorenz Books Lorenz Books Paperback (64 pages) List Price: $10.00* Lowest Used Price: $8.68* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: This cookbook contains 40 recipes, including special dishes traditionally eaten for festivals or religious celebrations, as well as an introduction on the rites, rituals, customs and history associated with Jewish cooking.'

Jewish (Classic Cuisine) By Lorenz Books Lorenz Books Paperback (64 pages) List Price: $10.00* Lowest Used Price: $8.68* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: This cookbook contains 40 recipes, including special dishes traditionally eaten for festivals or religious celebrations, as well as an introduction on the rites, rituals, customs and history associated with Jewish cooking.'

Jewish cuisine: Jewish cuisine, Jewish holiday, Kashrut, Kosher foods, Hechsher, Civil laws regarding Kashrut, List of Jewish cuisine dishes, Babka, Blintz, ... Macaroon, Shkedei marak, Pickled cucumber Alphascript Publishing Paperback (140 pages) List Price: $62.00* Lowest New Price: $62.00* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Jewish cuisine, Jewish holiday, Kashrut, Kosher foods, Hechsher, Civil laws regarding Kashrut, List of Jewish cuisine dishes, Babka, Blintz, Challah, Chicken soup, Hamantash, Kasha, Macaroon, Shkedei marak, Pickled cucumber, Schmaltz, Strudel, Vareniki, Cholent, Baklava, Uzbek cuisine, Tabbouleh, Cuisine of the Sephardic Jews, Rosh Hashanah, Pomegranate

Jewish cuisine: Jewish cuisine, Jewish holiday, Kashrut, Kosher foods, Hechsher, Civil laws regarding Kashrut, List of Jewish cuisine dishes, Babka, Blintz, ... Macaroon, Shkedei marak, Pickled cucumber Alphascript Publishing Paperback (140 pages) List Price: $62.00* Lowest New Price: $62.00* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Jewish cuisine, Jewish holiday, Kashrut, Kosher foods, Hechsher, Civil laws regarding Kashrut, List of Jewish cuisine dishes, Babka, Blintz, Challah, Chicken soup, Hamantash, Kasha, Macaroon, Shkedei marak, Pickled cucumber, Schmaltz, Strudel, Vareniki, Cholent, Baklava, Uzbek cuisine, Tabbouleh, Cuisine of the Sephardic Jews, Rosh Hashanah, Pomegranate

The Jewish Cookbook: 70 Recipes Celebrating an Historic Cuisine (Creative Cooking Library) By Judy Jackson Lorenz Books Hardcover (96 pages) List Price: $30.80* Lowest New Price: $11.87* Lowest Used Price: $4.99* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: An addition to the CREATIVE COOKING LIBRARY which gives step-by-step instructions for creating 70 traditional Jewish recipes, from Gefilte Fish and Potato Latkes to Baklava and Cheesecake with Berries. With helpful techniques and hints.

The Jewish Cookbook: 70 Recipes Celebrating an Historic Cuisine (Creative Cooking Library) By Judy Jackson Lorenz Books Hardcover (96 pages) List Price: $30.80* Lowest New Price: $11.87* Lowest Used Price: $4.99* *(As of 11:49 Pacific 8 Feb 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: An addition to the CREATIVE COOKING LIBRARY which gives step-by-step instructions for creating 70 traditional Jewish recipes, from Gefilte Fish and Potato Latkes to Baklava and Cheesecake with Berries. With helpful techniques and hints.