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Nonfiction The 5 Skinny Habits: The Ancient Wisdom of Biblical Scholars and Doctors Can Help You Lose Weight and Change Your Life Forever David Zulberg
Nonfiction The Life-Transforming Diet: Health and Psychological Principles of Maimonides David Zulberg
Nonfiction Living a Real Life with Real Food: How to Get Healthy, Lose Weight, and Stay Energized — The Kosher Way Beth Warren
Essay A Meal from The Tin Horse, Minus the Tsuris This week, Janice Steinberg, the author of The Tin Horse blogs for The Postscript on what to cook for a Tin Horse-themed meal. The Postscript series is… Janice Steinberg November 5, 2013
Essay Kosher Soup for Ramadan & Other Tales of My Mother’s Moroccan Childhood Ruchama King Feuerman’s celebrated first novel about matchmaking (Seven Blessings, SMP) earned her the praise of The New York Times and Dallas Morning News, and… Ruchama King Feuerman October 28, 2013
Interview Meet Sami Rohr Prize Finalist Marni Davis Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIn our previous posts, we met Matti Friedman, who imagined his future granddaughter, and Sarah Bunin Benor, who identified the place… Naomi Firestone-Teeter October 22, 2013
Cookbook Nosh on This: Gluten-Free Baking Classics from a Jewish American Kitchen Tim Horel & Lisa Stander Horel
Essay Eight Ways to Lose Weight on Chanukah Jamie Geller’s new cookbook, Joy of Kosher (William Morrow), is now available. Read her previous posts for the Visiting Scribe here. She is blogging here today for… Jamie Geller October 15, 2013
Essay The Balabusta Gene Earlier this week, Jamie Geller wrote about her very first potato kugel. Jamie, known as the “Queen of Kosher” (CBS) and the “Jewish Rachael Ray” (New York Times), is… Jamie Geller September 24, 2013
Essay Confessions of a Jewish Bride Known as the “Queen of Kosher” (CBS) and the “Jewish Rachael Ray” (New York Times), Jamie Geller is Founder and Chief Creative Officer of the Kosher Media Network,… Jamie Geller September 23, 2013
Essay The Rise of the Gluten-Free Jews Earlier this week, Slash Coleman wrote about love karma and the bruises of life, the first Jewish superhero in his family and being a “Walking Jewish… Slash Coleman August 30, 2013
Recommended Reading 4 Jewish Cookbooks We’re Excited About This September Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterAs summer winds down and we begin to prepare for the High Holidays (!), we’ve had something very important on our minds: food.… Naomi Firestone-Teeter August 29, 2013
