It’s become tradition at my house to make new traditions, especially during Rosh Hashana, which begins today at sundown. Unlike the holiday meal for Passover, with its ingredient restrictions, the ...

I’ve always loved Passover, ever since I was a little girl. Long before I understood it as the Festival of Freedom that celebrates the ancient Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, to me it was ...

1. Combine flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of an electric stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment, mix briefly. Cut each stick of butter into 8 pieces, add them to the bowl and mix on low until ...

These buttery almond cookies, infused with lemon, are simultaneously crisp (from the butter) and chewy (currants), an unusual feat for a cookie. They're made with all-purpose flour and almond flour, ...

In their splendid The Heritage of Spanish Cooking, Alicia Ríos and Lourdes March say that in the Valencian mountain interior, rice dishes are based on the broth of a cocido — a dish of boiled meats.

2/3 cup duck fat or oil, such as peanut or olive 1. Sprinkle duck with salt; set aside at room temperature. Place a rack on a baking sheet and place it in the oven. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. 2.

I have a thriving quince tree in my garden, and when it starts to fruit, it complains about the weight it’s bearing. So when the time comes, I allot a few days of jam-making at home. Quince is not a ...

Montréal isn’t exactly the quiet countryside of Aimée Wimbush-Bourque’s youth. The Simple Bites (simplebites.net) blogger grew up in a house without electricity or running water near Lake Laberge in ...

1/2 cup cocoa nibs, finely chopped into small bits 1/2 cup dried currants Combine flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of an electric stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment, mix briefly. Cut each stick ...