Like the exodus, it was years in the planning, but happened in an instant! Hard to believe it’s finally here—the inaugural edition of Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller. I’m so giddy, I feel like celebrating. Read More »

Jamie Geller will be visiting two Wegman’s stores next week to sign her cookbooks and chat with you. Come and say hello to her on: Sunday April 3, 2011 11.30am to 1. Read More »

Newsflash: Not every Passover meal has to be meat! Though Hubby could easily live on meat and poultry day after day, I need to lighten up my diet with dairy cuisine. If you’re like me, you’ll find that Chol Hamoed is the best time to serve quiche, pizza and lasagna. Read More »

We all love salads. Oh, ok, I love salads and I hope you do too. On Pesach, fresh fruits and vegetables are the absolute way to go when it comes to both salads and snacking. After a whole winter of artificial this and out-of-season that, I use this opportunity to reacquaint my kids and myself (and Hubby!) with nature’s bountiful produce. Read More »

I am sure you have your failsafe, foolproof, nothing-can-go-wrong Passover dishes that you make year after year after year. I’m not faulting you; I do it too. We tend to stick to the tried and true recipes because we can make them in our sleep and we know the family will eat them instead of turning up their noses. Read More »

RECIPE: Pastrami Potato Kugel Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 60 minutes Total Time: 90 minutes Serves: 6-8 Yield: 6 cups Kosher Designation: Meat Difficulty: Beginner Ingredients 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 medium onions, chopped 2 cloves Read More »

I used to think holiday meals were sacrosanct. My grandma’s Passover turkey dinner became my mother’s Passover turkey dinner, then mine. There was something thrilling about the continuity, even for a person like me, who likes to invent and re-invent recipes. Read More »

RECIPE: Fig and Coconut Charosis Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: Total Time: 15 minutes Serves: Yield: 3 cups Kosher Designation: Pareve Difficulty: Beginner Ingredients 1 cup chopped dried figs 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots 1/2 cup golden raisins Read More »

RECIPE: Pear and Chestnut Charosis Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: Total Time: 15 minutes Serves: Yield: 4 cups Kosher Designation: Pareve Difficulty: Beginner Ingredients 2 ripe pears, peeled, cored and chopped one cup crumbled roasted chestnuts (5. Read More »

All signs point to Spring: the sun is shining brightly, trees are awash in their leafy splendor and, most notably, boxes of Matzo begin to line most supermarket shelves. As a child, I always looked forward to Passover. Read More »

Yogurt is one of my family’s favorite “go to” foods. I blend it with frozen fruit for a quick breakfast smoothie, pack it with a granola bar and fresh fruit for lunch and I use it in the summer as a base for a popsicle or to make tart frozen yogurt.  Rich in calcium, protein and other healthful nutrients, yogurt really packs a punch. Read More »

On Thursday, March 31st at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, the Manischewtiz Company will host their 5th Annual Man-O-Manischewitz Live Cook Off. Read More »

So picture this… I am married for three years and had yet to make a Pesach Seder. Each year, we had been able to go to a relative or a hotel, where someone else did all the cooking and Passover prep. I was living in a fool’s paradise, but I didn’t know it. But in year 4, we bought a house and all the usual Seder invitations just faded away. Read More »

Jamie Geller demonstrates how to make a Sweet and Pungent Asian Roast . Read More »

Jamie Geller demonstrates how to make her Spiced Gefilte Fish from her book Quick and Kosher: Recipes from the Bride who Knew Nothing. Read More »

Winter is almost over (finally!) and that means spring is almost here! If you live in the Northeast like I do, you’re probably excited to put away your heavy sweaters and boots, go out for a walk in the park, and have some fresh fruit to snack on other than apples and oranges (or maybe that’s just me!). Read More »

RECIPE: Vegetable Wonton Soup Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 60 minutes Serves: 4 Yield: 8 cups Kosher Designation: Pareve Difficulty: Beginner Ingredients 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 cups Read More »

Hi Jamie, I love your recipes and would like to know how you might recommend “lightening” them to comply with heart healthy cooking. For instance, would love to make homemade hamentachen, but what can I substitute for all or some of the butter or margarine in a specific recipe and still retain the delicious taste it’s meant to have. Read More »

RECIPE: Wonton Chips with Edamame Dip Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Serves: 8 Yield: 2 cups Kosher Designation: Pareve Difficulty: Beginner Ingredients 1/2 (12-ounce) bag Gefen square wonton wrappers, defrosted Read More »