My first thought when I wake up on a Jewish holiday is not "Wow, another Jewish year come and gone," or "Hey, let me ponder the significance of this auspicious day," but rather, "I wonder what kind of soup Aunt Mindy is making and how early will I get to leave work to go eat it?"
My most urgent thought when I set foot in a Jewish deli is not...
GM Nate was nice enough to offer to share his family matzo ball soup recipe, but when he asked his mom for it he was surprised to hear that her secret family recipe actually came from a cookbook. We took what she adapted from the 1949 cookbook Jewish Cookery by Leah W. Leonard, and made it Food Republic-friendly. Feel free to use this as a start and put your own spin...
Matzo ball soup is a dish most often relegated to being served during Jewish holidays or an annual trip to New York's Carnegie Deli with the grandparents. Probably the main reason for this is that most restaurants treat matzo ball soup like an afterthought, or worse. Watery broth, poorly seasoned balls, and oddly...
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