What makes the Purim holiday so special? Is it the heroic tale of Queen Esther? The children dressing up in costume to re-create the story? The sweet pastries her story inspired? For all of these ...

I’m not much of a baker, but I do love a good cookie. And — as good as storebought cookies can be — there’s nothing quite like making cookies at home. The baking smells alone make it worth the effort.

The month of Adar is upon us and that can only mean one thing: hamantaschen. For the Purim newbies, hamantaschen are triangle-shaped cookies with various fillings. Classic hamantaschen will have ...

Around 400 BC, the Jewish people were facing destruction in ancient Shushan – until a queen named Esther intervened on their behalf. Now, more than 2,400 years later a celebration is still held in her ...

March 5 marks the arrival of Purim, the Jewish holiday that tells the story of how Queen Esther saved the Jewish people from destruction. So it’s time to update your attempts to make hamantashen, the ...

The quintessential Purim treat is hamantaschen. This Yiddish word means “Haman’s pockets”; the name of these triangular filled cookies in Hebrew, oznei Haman, means “Haman’s ears.” They are served as ...

First make the crust. Sift the flour and baking powder onto parchment paper. In a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment,combine the oil, sugar and vanilla, and blend at medium speed.

This weekend is the Jewish holiday of Purim. One of the coolest things about Purim, besides the fact that it’s one of the few times you can actually get drunk at synagogue, is the food. A favorite is ...