Every year I seem to find a new way to love butternut squash, and this year it’s as part of my new recipe, Butternut Squash Bomba di Riso. It’s an Italian-style risotto rice casserole that I originally developed for Sukkot but that would warm up any cool night. Below is the article I wrote for The […]
Meatballs & Matzah Balls by Marcia Friedman
exploring Jewish-Italian food & more
The Essential Jewish Cookbook
Now available on Amazon.com
Meatballs and Matzah Balls
No matter where your cultural journey has taken you, the kitchen is always your best way home.
- more than 100 recipes
- more than 60 full-color photos
- nine essays exploring intersections of Jewish and Italian life
- classic and new recipes for soups, stews, breads, appetizers, pastas, grains, meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, Passover, and, of course, desserts!
- recipes cover classics from both cuisines as well as recipes that bridge the two in origin, ingredients, or spirit
- all recipes can be made kosher
“Italian by birth and Jewish by choice, Marcia has amassed a delectable feast filled with nostalgic reflections from both traditions.”—Judy Bart Kancigor, author of Cooking Jewish.
Finalist—2014 Indie Book Awards
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