Born and raised in a kosher home in Brook­lyn, Chanie Apfel­baum grew up eat­ing tra­di­tion­al Jew­ish foods such as gefilte fish, stuffed cab­bage, and matzah ball soup. Today, liv­ing just a few blocks from her child­hood home, she revis­its fam­i­ly favorites and rein­vents tra­di­tion­al hol­i­day dish­es. Chanie’s cre­ative twists on old-time cui­sine prove that kosher fare is any­thing but old-fash­ioned. With five lit­tle ones in tow, she cel­e­brates her her­itage one dish at a time, cre­at­ing bal­anced recipes with a mod­ern flair and Mid­dle East­ern vibe. Chanie works as a recipe devel­op­er and food pho­tog­ra­ph­er. She is a con­tribut­ing writer to Mish­pacha Mag­a­zine’s Fam­i­ly Table and kosher​.com, as well as a guest writer for numer­ous pub­li­ca­tions and web­sites. She has been fea­tured in many nation­al pub­li­ca­tions and media, includ­ing The Wall Street Jour­nal, The Huff­in­g­ton Post, News12 Brook­lyn, The Mered­ith Vieira Show, Thril­list, and more. Chanie also shares her love of food, fam­i­ly, and tra­di­tion through fun and edu­ca­tion­al cook­ing demon­stra­tions to audi­ences worldwide.