The Bottom Line
I love this cookbook like I love my mixer. It has everything I need to get the job done. Sara Finkel's cookbook Classic Kosher Cooking: Simply Delicious inspires and enables me to easily prepare every day, Sabbath and holiday meals for my family and guests. If you are looking for a cookbook to sit quietly on your bookshelf, this isn't it. You'll want to keep this book within reach for everything from family pizza night to the Passover Seder.
Pros
- The book contains 300 classic and contemporary kosher recipes.
- The recipe collection is comprehensive, with both every day and holiday recipes.
- Suggested menus for Jewish Sabbath and holiday meals are included.
- Most recipes are easy, the majority with less then 10 ingredients.
- Most recipes are economical and practical, consisting of available ingredients.
Cons
- The book seems to assume the reader is female. We men like to cook too!
Description
- Succinct information about each Jewish holiday.
- Suggested menus for Jewish Sabbath and holiday meals.
- Recipes includes appetizers, soups, salads, poultry, meat, fish, vegetables, kugels, pasta, rice, tofu, challah.
- Treats include desserts, cakes, icings, cookies, bars, pastries, pies and cheesecakes.
- Special Pesach recipe section.
- Special Microwave cooking section.
- Practical cooking ideas, helpful housekeeping tips, information on healthy cooking, and writings about Jewish living.
Guide Review - Classic Kosher Cooking: Simply Delicious by Sara Finkel
Don’t judge this cookbook by its cover. While you might think at first glance that Sara Finkel’s Classic Kosher Cooking: Simply Delicious is just another book of basic kosher recipes, at second glance you will actually discover a comprehensive collection of quality, kosher recipes,wrapped in Finkel’s wise words and ways, that will inspire and enable you to prepare delicious every day and holiday meals for your family and guests.
Every time I open the book, I am greeted by another wonderful recipe – Eggplant Roulade, Honeyed Roast Beef with Sweet Potatoes, Tri-Colored Pashtida, Passover Coconut Cloud Cake. My family has discovered new treats (Parve Banana Cookie Ice Cream and Halvah Cake) and rediscovered old favorites (Baked Fish in Tomato Sauce).
Given Finkel’s decades of experience catering and cooking for 5-star hotels, her recipes are tried and tested. And given Rebbetzin Finkel’s decades of experience cooking for her large family and community, her recipes tend to be economical and practical.
In addition to the recipes, the book contains suggested menus, Jewish holiday summaries, and enlightening tidbits about health, cooking, serving and Jewish living.
As its title promises, Classic Kosher Cooking: Simply Delicious delivers winning recipes that work well for today’s kosher-observant family.
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Every time I open the book, I am greeted by another wonderful recipe – Eggplant Roulade, Honeyed Roast Beef with Sweet Potatoes, Tri-Colored Pashtida, Passover Coconut Cloud Cake. My family has discovered new treats (Parve Banana Cookie Ice Cream and Halvah Cake) and rediscovered old favorites (Baked Fish in Tomato Sauce).
Given Finkel’s decades of experience catering and cooking for 5-star hotels, her recipes are tried and tested. And given Rebbetzin Finkel’s decades of experience cooking for her large family and community, her recipes tend to be economical and practical.
In addition to the recipes, the book contains suggested menus, Jewish holiday summaries, and enlightening tidbits about health, cooking, serving and Jewish living.
As its title promises, Classic Kosher Cooking: Simply Delicious delivers winning recipes that work well for today’s kosher-observant family.
Buy Direct: Targum Press
