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).

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 ...

Yeh loves to make challah, and she has created many versions of the traditional braided, Jewish bread on her Food Network series Girl Meets Farm. “Challah is my safety-blanket dough,” says Yeh on the ...

Who doesn’t love donuts for Hanukkah? Or anytime, really! In this recipe, I’ve actually used my favorite challah dough as the base for perfect fried donuts. The result is a donut that’s airy and ...

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 ...

“More than the Jews have kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the Jews.” — Ahad Ha’am Shabbat is a grounding force for our family. Throughout our hectic work and school days, we look forward to “getting on ...

Learn how to make Homemade Challah Bread. This easy-to-make version of the traditional Jewish bread is soft and sweet and perfect for eating plain or serving up as the most amazing french toast.

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 ...

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 ...

Everyone loves challah…and these days, everyone loves photos of beautiful, homemade food – especially challah! So, this week and next ... Last year in Berkeley, Rae and I attended the Deli Summit to ...

The knife had just broken the crust of my homemade challah at a recent Shabbat meal when a friend leaned over and asked how I had learned to bake it. Learning to bake challah had been on my bucket ...