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1,000 Jewish Recipes
by Faye Levy
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Wiley (2000-09-15)
ISBN: 0028623371
EAN: 9780028623375
UPC: 021898623379
Dewey Decimal #: 641.5676
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 656 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: 102009-2782
Condition: New
Comments: 0028623371 New, never read, may have minor wear on cover.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
A celebration of Jewish kosher cooking and tradition, this expert cookbook offers all the recipes and information any cook needs to celebrate Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and many other Jewish holidays. 1,000 Jewish Recipes includes: - Instructions for maintaining a kosher kitchen
- Information on the delicious culinary heritage of Jewish cultures
- Tempting and easy-to-follow recipes such as Three-Cheese Knishes and Old-Fashioned Roast Chicken.
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Amazon.com Review
Faye Levy is passionate about Jewish cooking. Encouraged by her mother, who came from Warsaw to the U.S. and is now living in Israel; by her mother-in-law, born in Yemen and also living in Israel; and by their extended families, who cover the globe, Levy has an enthusiasm for her subject that is inspirational. Her rich culinary heritage ensures that no one is forgotten. Although most Jewish dishes can be roughly described as belonging to one of the two major branches of Jewish culture and cuisine--the mostly European Ashkenazim and the Spanish and Mediterranean Sephardim--the recipes she has included go far beyond these two traditions. No Jewish cookbook would be complete without recipes for gefilte fish, potato latkes, and honey challah, but with 1,000 opportunities to make your mouth water, Levy gets creative with recipes like a Moroccan Cucumber and Pepper Salad with Fresh Mint, an Italian Eggplant Caponata, and the quintessential Alsatian coffeecake, Kugelhopf. Levy explains in her remarkably informative introduction that the customs of the Jewish festivals strongly influence Jewish cooking, so she uses the festivals as one way to divide up this mammoth collection. The volume begins with a comprehensive chapter on each of the major festivals, with recipes for starters, main courses, vegetarian dishes, side dishes, and desserts appropriate for or inspired by each holiday. While Creamy Raspberry Blintzes and Apple Cinnamon Noodle Kugel with Sour Cream may come as no surprise in the Shavuot section, Barley Tabbouleh, Striped Vegetable Terrine, and a Creamy Onion Soufflé are welcome additions to ancient traditions. Levy has collected these recipes from Jewish cooks all over the world and the results are clear and concise, the way your mother (and The Joy of Cooking) would share a favorite dish. Dvora's Bright and Easy Pepper Salad, for instance, begins with a charming nod to Dvora, a Moroccan-born relative of Levy's husband, we learn, who serves this during Succoth; the recipe goes on to list just a handful of ingredients and no-nonsense instructions. While 1,000 Jewish Recipes may be the perfect reference cookbook for anyone interested in Jewish cooking, it is also, quite simply, a fabulous collection of recipes. Oven-Braised Short Ribs in Hot and Sweet Tomato Sauce, Hungarian White Bean Soup, French-Style Couscous with Wild Mushrooms, and Chocolate-Pecan Rugelach are all sure to be crowd pleasers. For those cooks particularly interested in the mores of Jewish cooking, there is a short section on keeping kosher, and every recipe is categorized as dairy, meat, or neither (pareve). --Leora Y. Bloom
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Customer Reviews
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1000 jewish receipes- one of few cookbooks you'll ever need
Rating  (5)
Date: 2010-06-21
This cookbook covers a broad range of cuisines from the different parts of the world where jewish people settled and adapted. There is a great variety of low fat and vegetarian receipes as well. This seller sent a book which was in very good condition.
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BEST challah recipe ever
Rating (5)
Date: 2010-03-12
I have searched for Faye's email address to no avail so this is a good option too... I hope she reads this. The challah (special bread eaten on the Jewish Shabbat) recipe in this cookbook is the best I've ever made. It's easy to work with the dough (usually:) and always gets rave reviews! Actually, people are always somewhat shocked by how good it is because it isn't often you taste a challah THAT good!
I have tried quite a few challah recipes over the years and this one is definitely the best so far.
Thanks, Faye, for an amazing recipe!
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Worth the Money.
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-04-30
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
My wife and I enjoy this book very much. Every week we select a recipe from the book for our church ' Israel Class '.It is very easy to follow the directions in the book.We stongly recommend this book to anyone serious about Jewish cooking.
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Another outstanding collection by Faye Levy
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-26
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
We have several of Faye Levy's cookbooks. I'm not sure this is my favorite; I probably prefer the more expansive layouts of some of her others. But we sure enjoy her recipes--probably the best blend of good taste and relative ease of preparation among Israeli-style Jewish cookbooks.
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One of the Most Valuable Cookbooks in My Arsenal
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-04-02
2 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
If you're looking for something beyond the traditional recipes for potato kugel, plain challah, and brisket (although they're in there, too), this is a great cookbook. It's nice to see a broad representation of Jewish culture and heritage here, and will enable you to expand the repetoire of your Jewish kitchen! Absolutely recommended!
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