The sfingi my Italian friend’s grandmother used to make for Christmas reminded me of the sfenj my family often ate during Hanukkah. It wasn’t a coincidence.
Lebkuchen have long been a Christmas treat in Germany. But for two Jewish families fleeing the Nazis, these cookies offered hope for the future in a new country.
Meet the koeksister, a South African cookie
Brooklyn’s hip Mile End deli modernizes the traditional meal once again
My family never observed Christmas, but we did mark the holiday every year, with our own recipes
David Mamet draws a cartoon
