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To the delight of those who keep kosher, the recent boom in kosher food sales has been accompanied by the publication of more kosher cookbooks. Which kosher cookbooks are best?
A Taste of Challah, by Tamar Ansh
In A Taste of Challah – A Comprehensive Guide to Challah and Bread Making, Tamar Ansh teaches and inspires. The cookbook makes a gorgeous gift for anyone - from bat mitzvah girl to senior bubbe - who likes to bake and wants to add Jewish flavor to their home.
Classic Kosher Cooking, by Sara Finkel
Sara Finkel - wife of a rabbi and lifelong caterer - shares her extensive experience preparing kosher Jewish food via the publication of 350 basic kosher recipes in her cookbook Classic Kosher Cooking.
Dinner Du Jour and More! by Julie Remer & Paula Weinstein
Caterers Julie Remer and Paula Weinstein have published their customers' favorite recipes in this cookbook Dinner Du Jour and More!
EnLITEned Kosher Cooking, by Nechama Cohen
Nechama Cohen's EnLITEned Kosher Cooking: More Than 250 Good-Carb, Healthy-Fat, Sugar-Free Recipes from the Simple to the Elegant is the perfect cookbook for anyone who wants to serve healthy kosher food. The comprehensive collection of recipes include both traditional and contemporary dishes, and range from simple to elegant. Helpful nutritional information is also included.
ESRA's Meatless Meals
It has been a bit challenging to plan and prepare varied nutritious and delicious meatless meals for my vegetarian son each day. So I was thrilled when ESRA's Meatless Meals kosher cookbook arrived! Now I have a source for vegie dishes and menus, all contributed by English-speaking volunteers living in Israel.
Hip Kosher, by Ronnie Fein
Ronnie Fein offers 175 easy-to-prepare recipes for today's kosher cook in her [i]Hip Kosher[/i] cookbook. The book reaches out to kosher newbies, including the many outside the Jewish community, as well as kosher veterans looking for a fresh collection of quick, contemporary and delicious kosher recipes.
Kosher by Design: Entertains, by Susie Fishbein
If you love to cook, have time to cook, have a well-equiped and stocked kitchen, and like to creatively entertain, then Kosher by Design: Entertains may be the cookbook for you. I, on the other hand, personally preferred Fishbein's simpler cookbooks.
Kosher by Design: Kids in the Kitchen, by Susie Fishbein
Kosher by Design: Kids in the Kitchen, by Susie Fishbein, is the first cookbook I would purchase when looking to spend time in the kitchen with my kids. The book's colorful designs inspire children to cook. The book's easy-to-read recipes, safety rules, equipment glossary and kosher information help children to become competent in the kitchen.
Kosher by Design: Picture-Perfect Food, by Susie Fishbein
If you are a kosher cook, like to entertain and plan to buy only one cookbook, let it be Susie Fishbein's Kosher by Design. The book contains clearly written, triple-tested, beautifully illustrated, kosher recipes as well as food presentation ideas for refined yet relaxed hosting. With its Jewish holiday information and menus, this cookbook makes a valuable addition to every kosher kitchen.
Kosher by Design: Short on Time, by Susie Fishbein
If you are short on time, but enjoy serving innovative and delicious kosher meals, then Kosher by Design: Short on Time is the perfect cookbook for you. This focused cookbook contains 140 quality kosher recipes with quick prep times. Thanks to Susie Fishbein, today’s busy cooks can prepare and serve creative, eye-pleasing and scrumptious home-cooked kosher meals.
Levana's Table: Kosher Cooking for Everyone
New Yorkers have known and loved Levana Kirschenbaum, an extremely talented master chef and warm personality, via her restaurant, bakery, catering business and cooking classes. Now we can all delight in Levana's work as she has made her recipes and knowledge accessible via a wonderful kosher cookbook, Levana's Table - Kosher Cooking for Everyone.
Nutrilicious, by Edith Rothschild
If you are interested in more nutritious kosher cooking, then Edith Rothschild's Nutrilicious: Food for Thought and Whole Health may be helpful and even inspiring to you. This unique cookbook is filled with kosher vegetarian recipes, information about nutrition, and grandmotherly words of wisdom.
Nutritious and Delicious, by Naomi Muller
If you are interested in more nutritious kosher cooking, then Naomi Muller's Nutritious and Delicious cookbook may be helpful to you. This unique cookbook offers whole grain recipes, healthy fat recipes, sugar-free recipes, and wheat-free recipes - all of which are kosher.
Passover by Design, by Susie Fishbein
Susie Fishbein's Passover by Design cookbook contains over 130 Passover-adjusted recipes from her other cookbooks, as well as 30 brand-new Passover recipes, full-color photos and Passover decorating ideas.
Quick and Kosher, by Jamie Geller
Jamie Geller's Quick and Kosher Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing is a quality Jewish cookbook with a refreshing twist. Geller writes for the novice and/or busy cook. Prep time for all 160 kosher recipes in the book is less than 15 minutes. And each recipe comes with clear step-by-step instructions that do not assume prior cooking experience.
That Hungarian's in my Kitchen by Linda F. Radke
If you have any Hungarian Jewish ancestors, then Linda F. Radke's That Hungarian's in my Kitchen cookbook can help you to get reacquainted with the aromas they enjoyed in their homes. While your grandmother may no longer be able to show you how to make chremslach, cremzle, and csirkes paprikas, this book of 125 Kosher Hungarian/American recipes can.
The Kids Kosher Cookbook, by Miriam Zakon
Miriam Zakon's The Kids Kosher Cookbook maintains a traditional Jewish spirit, enables kids to cook independently, and contains basic, real-food, kosher recipes. The book provides information about keeping kosher, holidays and blessings. The author writes as if she is in the kitchen with your child. And some of the recipes are so simple and good that they will become staples in your home.

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