
Hungarian Chicken Paprikash
Cook time: 14 mins
Yield: 8–10 servings
Although my maternal grandmother’s family was Hungarian, I never tried this wonderful chicken dish until I was an…

Georgian Quinoa with Beets and Walnuts
Cook time: 8–9 mins to pressure
Yield: 6–8 servings
In the summer of 2018, food writer Jessica Halfin took me on a kosher street food tour of…

Marrakesh Beef Tagine with Prunes and Peanuts
Cook time: 35 mins (stew) + 5 mins (prunes and peanuts)
Yield: 8 servings
On our family trip to Morocco for vacation, we ate this tagine at the kosher restaurant in Marrakesh…

Coconut Macaroons
Cook time: 15 minutes
Yield: About 20 cookies
Macaroons started as confections of ground almonds, sugar and egg whites, probably spreading through the world through Muslim…

North-African Style Spicy Fish
Cook time: 12 minutes plus 10 minutes cooling time
Yield: 4 servings
Jewish communities across North Africa—in Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia—had regionally influenced variations of white fish poached in…

Apple and Jam Oil Cake
Cook time: 1½ hours
Yield: About 10 servings
Recipe from Now for Something Sweet by the Monday Morning Cooking Club, contributed by Yolan Frank: Merelyn’s mother, Yolan…

Chocolate Hazelnut Bon Vivant
Cook time: 1 hour
Yield: About 18 servings
Recipe from Now for Something Sweet by the Monday Morning Cooking Club, contributed by the Benedict sisters: Early in…

Savory Walnut Biscuits
Cook time: 13 mins
Yield: 2 logs (about 45 per log)
Recipe from Now for Something Sweet by the Monday Morning Cooking Club, contributed by Adam Wolfers: These biscuits are…

Emergency Salad
Cook time: None
Yield: 4 servings as a side dish (1 pound total)
From Washington Women’s Cook Book, published by the Washington Equal Suffrage Association: The name Emergency Salad may not be…