Recipes and Cooking

Celebrate the new year and a new beginning with these delicious recipes from Jamie Geller's kitchen.

Pesach, the holiday when Jews eat only unleavened bread, commemorates the exodus from Egypt. The dietary restrictions can be challenging. Here are easy-to-make recipes with minimum preparation time.

Celebrate Purim with these delicious recipes! This year, Purim is followed closely by Shabbat, so time spent cooking and baking is at a premium. We selected recipes that are easy and quick to make, can be made ahead, and can also be used at a Shabbat meal.

Stumped with what to serve on Hoshana Rabba and Simchat Torah… just stuff it and you’re good. Check out amazing recipes from Jamie Geller!

Want to feel heaven in every bite? This recipe is for you! This recipe has the most successful combination: cheese and chocolate. AWESOME for Shavuot!

This recipe is not difficult to prepare and you do not have to be an onion lover to enjoy the onion and cheese kugel. Delicious!

If you were looking for the local version of the traditional Greek pastry for breakfast-brunch, or even Shavuot, then here it is! Light and delicious!

A recipe for potato boats stuffed with cheese - especially delicious and easy to make. Here's a dish that all the neighbors will want!

Why not take Rosh Hashanah up a notch this year with a round Apple and Honey Babka? That will guarantee you a sweet year ahead!

Does baking strudel intimidate you? Not this recipe! The apples and honey come together so there is no need for added sugar. Delicious!

These doughnuts are the perfect way to end your holiday meal. They're all dressed up and ready to be served to family and friends. They can also be made into muffins or mini-muffins.

Many places are nut-free in order to avoid risks for those with allergies. Here are healthy, packable snacks that your kids can take wherever they go. Quick-Easy-Delicious!

This stunning and flavor-packed fish is a staple Shabbat appetizer among Sephardi Jews. Served hot with sauce. You don't have to be Sephardi to love this fish!

Enjoy this luscious (and delicious!) warm salmon salad with colorful peppers, raisins, pine nuts, and spinach. Quick and easy to make.

Want to use a traditional recipe but add a bit of zing? Jamie Geller incorporated poached salmon into the gefilte fish recipe to give it a delightful change of taste.

Instead of the traditional lasagna try salmon and cheese for a creamy, dairy dinner that will be a real hit. Bonus, you can use canned salmon.

These crispy thin sliced onions make the perfect topper for sandwiches, salads, and soups like our Roasted Potato-Leek Soup.

A quick, easy-to-make side dish that’s sweet to the palate and colorful to the eyes. It will be a beautiful (and delicious) addition at your festive table.

A perfect Fall vegetable side dish that’s both healthy and delicious. Squash is flavored with chai tea and stuffed with bulgur, onions, pecans, and cranberries.

This easy and fast make-ahead dairy meal is great when you’re short on time. Delicious and healthy, this recipe is a sure winner

Naturally sweet and caramel- flavored dates paired with wine, onions, and garlic make this brisket over-the-top delicious. FREEZER FRIENDLY - Make now for the holidays!

This dish is a real winner. So easy to make, yet it tastes as if you spent all day in the kitchen! Great when you face a lot of holiday cooking. FREEZER FRIENDLY!

Use the secret rub on roasted chicken, fish and vegetables. The roast beef is a versatile dish that is easy to make, quick to prepare, and delicious!

Cook your main course overnight and wake up to the delicious smell of dinner. This brisket, although quick and easy to make, is succulent and savory – perfect for your festive table!

It's the combination of beauty and texture that makes this salad both pleasing to the eye and palate. Crisp, fresh spinach leaves, vibrant ruby red pomegranate seeds, and crunchy croutons round out this recipe.

This salad is delicious, easy to make, and colorful on your holiday table. Served with Three-Ingredient Middle Eastern Salad Dressing!

A delicious (and healthy) way to eat the simonim (signs for a good judgment). Easy and quick to make, colorful, and light enough to balance a heavy holiday meal.

These roasted beets are a wonderful side to chicken or served as part of a first course with other salads. Quick, easy, delicious!

This classic baked potato soup gets an upgrade with a crispy, crunchy Onion Haystack topper. Can be made several days ahead.

An incredibly easy, quick, and tasty soup that can be served hot or cold. Top with toasted pumpkin seeds or croutons for the perfect soup entrée.

A must in winter: squash, fennel, and leek soup! You don't have to work hard to make a soup rich in flavors, warming and comforting. Put seasonal vegetables in a pot and enjoy!

Lunch is fast approaching. You have couscous but no soup - what do you do? Here's a recipe for a rich and steaming pot of soup in just 45 minutes!