By Doni Zasloff and Rachel Harkham
Celebrate Jewish American food and culture. From Rosh Hashanah to Thanksgiving, Chanukah to the Fourth of July, the Jewish and American calendars overflow with opportunities to celebrate...with family, friends, and food.
So serve up some sure-fire kid pleasers, new Jewish cuisine, and modern interpretations of traditional favorites. Liven up your holidays with activities, jokes, and 18 rockin' tunes from Mama Doni, including, "Get Ready, Get Set, Get Cooking!"
- More than 80 recipes
- Easy-to-follow directions
- Free Mama Doni CD
- Full-color photographs
Get creative, get crafty, get singing...and get cooking!
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By Tina Wasserman
What we eat says so much about who we are and where we come from. Do you like matzah brie sweet or savory? Is your chicken soup matzah ball or mulligatawny? Does your menu feature a cheese torta or a tofu salad? Wherever Jews have settled, they have adapted local tastes and ingredients to meet the needs of Shabbat and kashrut, creating a rich and diverse menu of flavors and styles, all still Jewish. In Entrée to Judaism, Tina Wasserman leads a culinary journey around the world and across the ages, from Spain to India, from Russia to Tunisia, sharing the histories and recipes of the great Diaspora communities and the many wonderful ways they have told their stories through food.
- Includes over 275 recipes and dozens of full-color photographs
- Features "Tina's Tidbits," fun facts and great cooking tips for every recipe
- Accessible, easy-to-follow recipes for the expert chef and novie home cook alike
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By Tina Wasserman
Entrée to Judaism for Families provides essential tools for helping kids learn to cook with confidence. With clear, step-by-step instructions for every recipe and great tips for adults to make the experience safe and rewarding, this book is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. And behind every recipe is a story about where the recipes came from and how they were a part of the rich history of Jewish communities around the world. Entrée to Judaism for Families offers fun ways to share those stories for kids of all ages, helping families create delicious memories that will be shared from generation to generation.
- Dozens of recipes for holidays or everyday
- Beautiful photographs of every recipe in the book
- Historical details about the recipes and the communities that created them
- "Tina's Tidbits" with tips for cooking with children and ways to enhance the recipes
- "Kitchen Conversations" — conversation starters and activity suggestions to help adults teach their children about Jewish history through food
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By Julie Botnick and Becca Linden
Suitable for Grades 5-7
Help pre-teens consider how the most basic of all human needs — eating — ties into Jewish values. Our relationship to the foods we eat has been a concern of Judaism from its earliest writings. Using classic texts as a starting point, Min Ha'aretz guides students through myriad food-related issues and dilemmas of our time.
Min Ha’aretz fosters discussion of the ways both contemporary and Jewish values can help us make choices. For example, the dilemma of whether to eat meat, and if so, how much and what kind, is discussed both from a modern values perspective (factory farming, sustainability) as well from a Jewish values point of view (caring for animals or tza’ar ba’alei hayim).
The journal also helps connect students to the spiritual meanings that we can gain through our food choices. For example, the Jewish value of sh’mirat ha’guf, (caring about our health) can help us choose to eat in moderation, be more aware of where our foods come from, and help us have gratitude for the food we are able to enjoy and partake of.
Special Features:
- Journaling: Students are invited to reflect on each lesson, and respond to them through creative writing, drawing, or other forms of personal expression. The writing prompts encourage students to discover connections between the content of the class and the reality of their own lives.
- Activities: Unique activities give stuents direct experiences that bring lessons home. For example, a mindfulness meditation exercise invites students to focus on eating an apple very slowly and with deep awareness, to help them gain a fuller appreciation and gratitude for food.
- Framing the Text: Jewish texts for students to delve into, and connect to contemporary issues and food choices.
- Food Facts: Relevant and compelling "fun facts" that relate to the topic being discussed.
- Engaging Design: Vivid photos and thoughtful design turn each page into a feast for the eyes, perfect for engaging students adn drawing them into the material.
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By Lisa Rauchwerger
What's for dinner tonight? Artist, author, and cook Lisa Rauchwerger serves up mouth-watering meals and memories in her delightful cookbook. Using the Jewish calendar as a framework, both parent and child can prepare tasty treats all year long. With Aunt Ada's Challah (with a twist) on Shabbat, Multicultural Charoset on Pesach, and Sugar Moon Cookies on Rosh Chodesh, families will be sure to find new, meaningful ways to celebrate the Jewish holidays. Each easy-to-follow recipe is designed for children 5-11, their families, and their teachers. Chocolate Chip Challah has something for everyone!
What's Inside?
- Over 40 twists on traditional Jewish recipes
- Activity pages to involve children for each holiday
- Fun, full-color illustrations and information for each Jewish holiday
- An introduction to the Jewish calendar
- Easy-to-use format for adults and children
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By Matt Biers-Ariel. Illustrated by Tama Goodman.
Rediscover the land of our ancestors through the products of the field!
For Adonai your God is bringing you into a good land... a land of wheat and barley, of vines, figs, and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey.
Deuteronomy 8:7-8
The Bible mentions these seven species of food as the indigenous foods of the Land of Israel. Author Matt Biers-Ariel and illustrator Tama Goodman have created this unique collection of stories and recipes based on the seven species. A story is provided for each of the seven species, along with a creative recipe. Background information about each of the seven food types is also provided, highlighting its role in Jewish texts and history. This collection of stories and recipes will help both children and adults connect with the ancient Israelites and the Land of the Bible, as well as gain a true appreciation for the beauty and abundance of God's creations.
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Get Cooking! A Jewish American Family Cookbook
Entrée to Judaism: A Culinary Exploration of the Jewish Diaspora
Min Ha'aretz: Making Meaning from Our Food
The Seven Species: Stories and Recipes Inspired by Foods of the Bible