If you're looking for a good traditional Jewish cookbook, filled with lots of recipes that would be equally at home on the tables of 100 or more years ago as they are today, then this is a good choice. Culinary expert and Jewish mother, Judi Dick, has gathered together 150 traditional recipes and masterfully adapted for today's family.

The recipes are listed in chapters devoted to Jewish holidays and occasions, including an extensive selection of Shabbat recipes, over 30 kosher for Passover recipes, time-honored delicacies, and mouthwatering treats for Rosh Hashanah, Chanukkah, and special occasions.

But this book is so much more than a good collection of traditional Jewish recipes. Acclaimed author, Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski has interspersed Judi Dick's recipes with tales that will make you laugh, make you think, and nourish your spirit. Selected from a vast treasury of Jewish experience, the stories provide a meaningful, enhancing backdrop to the delicious recipes found in A Taste of Nostalgia.

Rabbi Twerski says, "I believe that associating stories with recipes can animate one's spirit, eliciting a chuckle or providing a thoughtful insight." These poignant tales, lovingly retold by Rabbi Twerski and illustrated with vintage and historic photos, bring back memories of what it was like for Jews in Europe more than 100 years ago. They evoke a yearning for the warmth and simplicity of a lifestyle that can, with a story or a comforting meal, be recalled with deep emotion.

The book makes a wonderful and thoughtful gift that is sure to be used again and again throughout the years. We really only have one negative comment -- while there is a large table of contents that lists the recipes, this book does lack an index, which can make it somewhat difficult to quickly put your fingers on the recipe you are trying to locate. Perhaps in future editions the editors will see fit to remedy this small inconvenience.

Chapters include: Shabbos; Shalosh Seudos; Melaveh Malkah; Rosh Hashanah; Yom Kippur; Succos; Hoshana Rabbah; Shemini Atzeres/Simchas Torah; Rosh Chodesh; Chanukkah; Shabbos Shirah; Tu B'Shevet; Purim; Pesach; Shavuos.

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