Jewish Cooking for All Seasons: Fresh, Flavorful Kosher Recipes for Holidays And Every Day

by Laura Frankel, Ben Fink (Photographer)

An updated guide to traditional Jewish cookery presents 150 delicious kosher recipes, organized according to season, that emphasize fresh, flavorful ingredients, presenting such dishes as Braised Veal Shanks with Acorn Squash Gnocchi, Chilled English Pea and Mint Soup, and Dry-Roasted Short Ribs with Horseradish Mashed Potatoes and Caramelized Onions.

Genres: Cookbooks

272 pages, Hardcover

First published August 7, 2006

Reviews

[erl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this book from the library, but I'd love to own a copy. My birthday is in July (hint hint). Frankel's recipes are delicious. Like many restaurant chefs, she cooks like someone else will do the dishes. Each dish requires a number of steps, and many require ingredients that were made previously (sauces, spice blends, stock). That being said, the food tastes like you went out to dinner at Shallots. I used this book for several Shabbosim. Because the recipes are so complicated, it works better in summer than winter. The short Shabbosim simply do not allow enough time to prepare these dishes after work, plus I gave both my sous chef and my dishwasher the day off. Still, that's some fine eating.

[Pablo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I checked this book out of the library recently, along with a number of other kosher cookbooks. I'm just beginning to cook and would only feel comfortable making a few of the recipes in this book. That being said, it's a well written and enticing book. The layout is refreshing - menus and recipes arranged by the seasons, highlighting the fresh produce available at that time. For a beginner, reading through some of the steps in various recipes, you get the feeling that there's more to it, that more accomplished cooks know what's actually involved. Even so, the story telling throughout is wonderful and some of the hints and tips listed within can be used by cooks of all types, novice to experts. It's definitely worth a read.