Cook­ing and Kvetch­ing is an eclec­tic col­lec­tion of recipes born from Jew­ish South African roots, glob­al trav­els, and drenched in chutz­pah. This is gourmet com­fort food with atti­tude. From Shab­bat and Yom Tov clas­sics to glob­al­ly inspired dish­es, this book is for peo­ple who love to eat, love to koch, and love to kvetch. More than a cook­book, Cook­ing and Kvetch­ing is a culi­nary love let­ter to the fear­less women who raised Philip­pa Sklaar, pep­pered with sto­ries about them and sea­soned with Yid­dish wit and wis­dom. And nu, a few sto­ries about men too.

What could be bet­ter than food, love, and Yid­dish? The very def­i­n­i­tion of a heimishe home.