Here is a book for every Jewish cook-for the one who keeps a kosher household all year 'round and the one who likes to cook a traditional Jewish meal only at the holidays, for the cook who has been running a home for twenty-five years and the one who's about to prepare a first Seder. The Jewish Holiday Cookbook is filled with 250 strikingly original recipes, many of them annotated with fascinating stories about the customs and cultures from which they derive. Chicken soup and gefilte fish, brisket and potato pancakes are here -- what Jewish cookbook would be complete without them? -- but The Jewish Holiday Cookbook goes far beyond the expected, presenting exciting, authentic recipes from the many varied traditions of Jewish cuisine all over the world. Whether they're classic dishes or brand-new discoveries, all the recipes have been thoroughly tested and adapted for the modern kitchen. Truly international in scope, the recipes -- both Ashkenazic and Sephardic -- are drawn from such unexpected locales as Turkey, Greece, Cuba, Iraq, and Algeria as well as Eastern and Western Europe. The book's distinctive features include a glossary of ingredients and, for easy reference, an index of recipes by category of dish -- Appetizers, Drinks, Salads and Vegetables, Grains and Pasta, Soups, Fish, Meat, Poultry, Dairy, Breads and Muffins, Fruits and Puddings, Cakes, Cookies, Pastries, and Candies. All recipes are kosher and are designated as meat, dairy, or pareve, and dishes suitable for Pesach are marked. Most important, the book is arranged according to the way people will use it, by holiday: Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Sim-
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0812912241
ISBN-13
9780812912241
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214451
Product Key Features
Book Title
Jewish Holiday Cookbook : an International Collection of Recipes and Customs
Author
Gloria Kaufer Greene
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Regional & Ethnic / Jewish & Kosher
Publication Year
1985
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Cooking, Non-Classifiable
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Item Weight
25.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Tx724.K392 1985
Reviews
The Jewish Holiday Cookbook features 250 strikingly original recipes for -- Shabbat Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot Shemini Atzeret Simhat Torah Hanukkah Tu B'Shevat Purim Pesach Yom Ha'Atzmaut Yom Yerushalayim Lag B'Omer Shavuot