Election Day Cake
In honor of the 2020 Election Day, food historian Stephen Schmidt shares a traditional election cake recipe adapted from Lydia Maria Child in the 1833 edition of "The American Frugal Housewife," and
Chef Lorne's Coconut Macaroons for Passover
Passover, or Pesach as my grandmother referred to it, is a holiday most associated with not eating any leavened products. While she would spend days cooking and preparing for the Seder, the
Chef Lorne's Purim Hamentashen
The traditional fillings for Hamentashen are poppy seed (or 鈥渕un鈥), prune, or my favorite, apricot. The dough can include butter and cream cheese, but I use my grandmother鈥檚 recipe, which is an oil
Plant-Based Potato Pancakes
When I was growing up, Hanukkah always meant candles, presents, and most important of all, the smell and sound of latkes frying at my grandmother's house. While today I may use a recipe or a formula