Ah, hamantaschen: nector of the goods. Ah, Purim: a delightful and whimsical holiday, the centerpieces of which are merriment, games, and, as with most any Jewish holiday, special foods! The edible star of Purim is the hamentaschen. Typically a sweet dessert, made out of of pasty dough cooked around...

Why Pie? Why Now? When my publisher asked if I could write the Mrs. Rowe’s Little Book of Southern Pies Cookbook, I jumped at the chance. It's a natural follow-up to the Mrs. Rowe Restaurant Cookbook: A Lifetime of Recipes from Shenandoah Valley because Mrs. Rowe was famous for her pie. We cou...

Sarah Newman is a locavore and vegeterian. She works as a researcher and blogger at Participant Media, which is releasing the documentary and companion book Food, Inc. in Spring 2009. She’s also a panelist at Hazon’s Food Conference this year, taking part in “Will Blog for FoodR...

I am blogging over at the Renegade Writer's website today on how to stay motivated and nurtured in hard times.  Do come on over and join the discussion!...

The 4th of July is coming up tomorrow - the day that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and America’s independence from Great Britain (and yes, also the time when many Americans like to chomp on burgers and look at sparkle-y things). In honor of such a revolutionary h...

George Greenstein, author of Secrets of a Jewish Baker (your new baking Bible) knows his stuff. He has traveled the world, and in his book gives recipes from challah, to sourdough, to cheese bread, to corn muffins. Each recipe comes with three sets of meticulous instructions: one for kneading by han...

Jayne Cohen, author of the stunningly gorgeous new cookbook Jewish Holiday Cooking (witness above) is officially a new poster-woman for The Jew & The Carrot. A talented and creative chef and food writer, Cohen loves traditional Jewish dishes as much as she loves improvising with them, and has a ...

Rabbi Rebecca Joseph is a conservative rabbi, a cultural anthropologist, and a Tuv Ha’Aretz member! Her blog, The Parve Baker is filled with delicious recipes and (equally delicious) words of Torah. Over the summer, she will spearhead The Jew & The Carrot’s “Unboxed” segm...

Thanks to Rabbi Mordechai Rackover for this guest post.  Rabbi Rackover is Assistant Rabbi and Director of Education at Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah in Potomac, Maryland. I live in kosher culinary limbo – a purgatory filled with memories of what once was, shattered by the brutal real...

Thanks to Hannah Lee for this guest post. Ms. Lee is a Chinese Orthodox Jew who lives in a Philadelphia suburb. Born in Hong Kong, she converted to Judaism in 1984. She is a vegan wannabe and the mother of two daughters. Her personal blog, A Cultural Mix, explores the intersection of Chinese, Jewish...