Category: Jewish and Veggie

By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist To my way of thinking, summer hasn't started until we've had our first big bowl of strawberry shortcake. Gene

By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist This is the month when seniors say goodbye to high school and start to dream of life in college. Some of my f

By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist Panna cotta is a classic Italian dessert, traditionally made from cream and milk set with gelatin, which isn'

By Michael Natkin, JTNews Columnist Sabich was a popular Shabbat food for Iraqi Jews, and when they immigrated to Israel and set up a community in

By Michael Natkin, JTNews Columnist Braising is something of a lost art, which is a shame because it isn't at all difficult to do. Learn a couple

By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist This is one of my favorite appetizers to serve for a party; they are a cinch to make and will surprise your g

By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist Pozole (also spelled posole) is a soup or stew made all over Mexico, dating back to pre-Columbian times. Kosh

By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist I've been greatly enamored of Mama Lil's peppers lately. If you haven't had them, they are hot little pickled

By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist My wife's family is Sephardic, so for Hanukkah we don't make sufganiyot, we make rustic yeast-raised and frie

By Michael Natkin, JTNews Columnist Although Sukkot is past, with our mild climate in the Pacific Northwest the harvest most definitely continues.

By Michael Natkin, JTNews Columnist On Rosh Hashanah, tradition suggests we eat apples dipped in honey for a sweet new year, and a "new fruit" to