No traditional Jewish-Italian hamantashen exists. But don’t worry. One thing I learned early on and I see played out every year in recipe compilations is that these triangle-shaped pastries, like kids in their Purim holiday costumes, can be just about anything. Even deliciously Italian-themed. Hundreds of years ago, that would be hard to imagine. Hamantashen, […]
Meatballs & Matzah Balls by Marcia Friedman
exploring Jewish-Italian food & more
The Essential Jewish Cookbook
Now available on Amazon.com
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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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