Election Day Cake

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

coconut macaroons

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

Hamentashen for Purim

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

Latkes ready to be garnished

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

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