- Soy Vey! Dinner was a success! Read all about it, check out a short video, and see beautiful photos from the event here
- What's wrong with mixing meat and dairy?
- The Weekly Dish from the Forward
- Yikes, pt. 1
- Yikes, pt. 2
Thursday, August 13, 2015:
- The second Challah Back Kitchen event, "Soy Vey! Dinner", will be held on Saturday, August 22. It will feature a completely vegetarian menu of homemade pickles, spicy watermelon salad, ratatouille with herbed cauliflower rice, and Atlantic Beach pie with a matzoh crust.
- This week in Jewish food news
- This is an awesome program
- A community of bees? Yes.
- More reasons to visit New York. And New Orleans. And Israel.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015:
- The Weekly Dish from the Forward
- What's in season this month from Bon Appetit
- TVW - the very worst
- I had never heard of yaupon before, but now I want to try it
- Bon Appetit's nominees for America's Best New Restaurants ... Nothing from Houston?
- An effort to revive the lost language of Judeo-Spanish (often referred to as "Ladino")
- I support Planned Parenthood
Tuesday, July 28, 2015:
- The Weekly Dish from the "Forward"
- Though July is almost over, here's what's in season
- This is a really cool project that is inspiring my own
- Vegan fare is growing in popularity in Israel
- Some vegetarian recipes for the nine days (Tishat Hayamim) - the first days of the Jewish month of Av, when many Jews give up meat - to be discussed in more detail in a separate Commentary piece
- I treated myself to a copy of this book, which I've mentioned on the site before, and about which I am very excited
- I look forward to Monday mornings because of this
- If you're in Houston, come to Brith Shalom's Shabbat morning service this week, and stay for a (free) Italian-themed luncheon!
Wednesday, June 24, 2015:
- Jewish food news for the week from the Forward
- A funny "listicle" about Jews and food from BuzzFeed
- Some wine cocktail recipes for a refreshing summer
- And a helpful guide on how long your wine will last after it's been opened
- A fascinating podcast from Vox Tablet about a woman who used cooking to help recover from a traumatic injury
- A helpful guide to healthfully replacing meat in your diet
- In honor of June being Pride Month, here's a list of recommended books on being Jewish and queer
- And this week's shout-out goes to Keshet Houston - if you're in Houston this weekend for Pride, you should join them to march in the parade (Saturday). I helped build the float!
Thursday, June 18, 2015:
- Jewish food news from the Forward
- If you live in NYC, check out the Taste of Jewish Culture Street Fair this Sunday, June 21
- This woman's passion for bread is inspiring
- I want to go to there (page in Hebrew)
- Jewish and vegetarian
- Another cookbook to add to the list
- Our shout-out today goes to Kenny & Ziggy's, a New York-style (Jewish) delicatessen here in Houston
- Happy Fathers' Day (on June 21)!
Monday, June 15, 2015:
- Jewish food news from the Forward
- A review of a "new" cookbook we mentioned previously
- I am very excited to announce that I will be starting as the new programming and communications associate for Congregation Brith Shalom at the end of the month!
- A great piece on the fear that accompanies transitions
- An interfaith campaign in response to global climate change
- And this week's shout-out goes to the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), where I recently became a foster volunteer. Through this experience, I brought home Pickles, a chihuahua mix I ended up adopting last weekend. The SPCA is a great organization that works to find temporary and forever homes for animals in need through local chapters in cities around the country. You can learn more about becoming a foster in Houston here, and more about adoption here
Pickles asleep on my couch.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015:
- A post-Shavuot reflection
- This week's Jewish food news from the Daily Forward
- I wish my high school had had a club like this one in Atlanta
- Some disturbing anecdotes from Behind Closed Ovens, one of my favorite regular features from Jezebel (via Kitchenette)
- Bon Appetit tells us what's in season in June, and how to buy it
- A list of seasonally inspired recipes from BuzzFeed for June
- Love podcasts and food? Bon Appetit tells us which ones are worth the download
- I did not know about the Jewish past of one of my favorite places, Seattle's Pike Place Market
- This week's shout-out goes to the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, which is accepting donations for members of the community affected by the recent flooding in Houston
Thursday, May 28, 2015:
- This week's Jewish food news from the Daily Forward
- The Yiddish Quiz from BuzzFeed - I got 11/12!
- NPR goes inside the Ottolenghi test kitchen (and I am super jealous)
- A kosher meal kit delivery service? Cool!
- Adding this cookbook to my Amazon Wish List
- New Orleans is one of my favorite (food) cities, as well as the meeting point of Judaism and Voodoo?
- I will be making this tonight for a Shabbat potluck (Shabbatluck?) dinner
- And this week's shout-out goes to Keshet Houston, a wonderful organization representing LGBT Jews in Houston - please consider donating to our Houston Pride float : )
Mexikosher Dinner: A Challah Back Kitchen Event
On Saturday, June 6, Challah Back Kitchen will host its first event: A dinner party featuring kosher-style Mexican food, including corn masa (matzoh) ball soup with jalapeno.
Please let us know if you're in the Houston area and would like to attend.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015:
- This week's food news from the Daily Forward
- A cheesecake recipe for Shavuot, the "dairy holiday", from Tablet
- Another piece from Tablet about challah and my new best friends (I wish)
- A Shavuot lunch with Ruth, considered the first convert to Judaism
- Some more about Shavuot, including a shout-out to Houston and the Rothko Chapel
- A podcast conversation from The Huffington Post about trans identity and religious experience
- A piece by the amazing Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of CBST in New York from American Jewish World Service
- And this week's shout-out goes to Hazon, an awesome organization that works to create more sustainable communities
Tuesday, May 5, 2015:
- Jewish food news for the week of May 4 from the Jewish Daily Forward
- What's in season in May? Bon Appetit has the answers!
- Notorious RBG is a mensch
- In honor of Cinco de Mayo, a kosher Mexican food recipe from the Daily Forward
- Also: Learn more about the Jewish community in Mexico
- This week's shout-out goes to Edible Houston, a new magazine for Houston food-lovers
- In advance of some future Commentary posts, an introduction to kosher slaughtering methods
- An Orthodox rabbi's idea on how to improve kosher slaughtering methods
- And a response
Have any news you would like to share? Send me an e-mail or make a comment below!
Thank you!
Sunday, April 26, 2015:
- Bon Appetit's guide to what's in season this month
- The Jewish Daily Forward's food news from the week of April 20
- A Tunisian snack recipe from Joan Nathan for Tablet Magazine
- Alton Brown's thoughts on random things for BuzzFeed
- And getting sassy in an interview with Spoon University
- A new definition of God?
- The beauty of food on Instagram
- And this week's shout out goes to "A Cilantro Color," an impeccable food blog written by my dear friend Kirsten in Portland, Oregon
Happy reading!