Growing up Jewish meant challah! On Friday nights and special occasions, it was always one of the tastiest traditions — nothing compares to the beautifully braided shape, the shiny crust, and the soft ...

No matter how good a bakery challah tastes, baking it myself tastes better. Golden and fragrant and topped with toasted seeds, mine will be on the table for the first night of Hanukkah on Tuesday.

This recipe originally appeared on The Nosher. It’s hard to improve on the classic goodness of a good American barbecue (or cookout, depending on what part of the United States you might reside).

The best holiday dinners go down a little like this: the host or hostess drops off a juicy, slow-cooked brisket, a platter of latkes, and a golden homemade challah atop a linen-topped dining room ...

Learn how to make the best challah bread at home with this easy-to-follow recipe. This homemade challah is beautifully braided, soft, and light, with a tender texture and golden crust. If you're not ...

A good loaf of challah is tender, pillowy and slightly sweet, but homemade loaves tend to dry and stale quickly. To keep our challah tender and extend its shelf-life, we borrow the water roux ...

My resolution in 2015 was to eat more doughnuts. I totally followed through -- even frying up an apple cider version at home -- and it was a happy year. For 2016, a year that I hope is as golden as ...

No matter how good a bakery challah tastes, baking it myself tastes better. Golden and fragrant and topped with toasted seeds, mine will be on the table for the first night of Hanukkah on Dec. 16.

Most of us are still recovering from Passover and its days of potatoes, matzo and endless multi-course meals. Many made resolutions to cleanse, diet and lose those pounds before Shavuot comes, and ...

Alongside all the esoteric wisdom that is imparted during the holiday of Pesach, there are some really basic, but rather important lessons that this holiday has imprinted on me. The first lesson is to ...