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Chinese Chicken and Sacred Text: A Reform Jewish Response to Literalism

Rabbi Joseph A. Skloot

Until 2008, one of the most popular foods served in Beijing restaurants was known in English as “saliva chicken.” This was actually a literal translation of the dish’s traditional name in Mandarin—which could also be translated as “chicken that makes your mouth water.” In advance of that year’s O

Corn Patties

Recipe by

Daphne Lazar-Price

Move over potato latke, I've found my new favorite patty!

Cranberry Pear Sauce

Recipe by

Daphne Lazar-Price

This is not your traditional applesauce. For one, it calls for pears. And second, this fruit concoction is cooked in a good amount of honey. It takes just a few minutes to prepare. Serve it warm or cold, latkes or as a stand-alone side dish.

Tu BiShvat Fruit and Nut Cups

This dish pays homage to the Seven Species, which we eat on Tu BiShvat.

Stan's Rice Pudding and Beyond: The Power of Jewish Food

Howard Lev

Food plays a significant role in the history of the Jewish people, from why we eat matzah at Passover to the reasoning behind fried foods at Hanukkah.

"A Kosher Christmas" - Yes, Really!

Kate Bigam Kaput

There's a new Christmukkah book in town, and this one's getting big play in the secular world as well as the Jewish one. The New York Times recently reviewed author Joshua Eli Plaut's A Kosher Christmas, about Jewish traditions on Christmas and how Hanukkah became known to some as "the Jewish Christmas."