Molly Yeh
By Molly Yeh
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Food 9 Super Jewish Sammies for National Sandwich Day
When Hillel used two pieces of matzo at Passover to form one of the first sandwiches in recorded history, he likely didn’t see it as the predecessor to the towering Jewish sandwiches of today. Jewish sandwiches got their start in America around the turn of the 20th century. In 1887, Sussman Volk, who had immigrated…
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Recipes Hummus With Meat All Over It
Question: How do you make a plate of hummus filling enough for a bunch of big burly farmers? Answer: Put meat all over it. Question: What’s appropriate party attire for your hummus with meat all over it? Answer: Fresh parsley and pomegranate seeds. Question: How do you convince a bunch of big burly farmers that…
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Recipes 3 Israeli Essentials From Molly Yeh — Hummus, Tahini and Zhoug
Each of the recipes below plays a role in Molly Yeh’s party dish hummus with meat all over it. And each is a great to have around pretty much at all time. Hummus Makes 2½ cups 1 cup dried chickpeas ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon lemon juice ½ cup tahini ¾ teaspoon kosher salt,…
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Recipes Molly Yeh’s Basic Challah
An old friend from camp once told me that you can tell if a challah recipe is good by looking at how much oil and sugar there is in it. The more of those things, the better. Amen. Challah dough is my safety blanket dough. I use it for everything. Donuts, babka, monkey bread. Its…
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Recipes Molly in Bread Form — Scallion Pancake Challah
This is me in bread form! Chinese, Jewish and pretty doughy, whether I can help it or not. I originally developed this recipe for an article on a Jewish site where my assignment was to explain what it’s like to be Chinese and Jewish. The answer is simple: • Anything involving numbers and math comes…
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Recipes Molly’s Chocolate Tahini Cake
Not many things in life are better than a rich, moist chocolate cake covered in buttercream and doled out with birthday songs and birthday wishes. But as my old timpani teacher used to say, “If it ain’t broke, fix it anyway.” Chocolate cake, meet tahini. Chocolate cake and tahini go together fantastically, but not like…
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Recipes TBT From Bubbe’s Kitchen: Rosemary Ricotta Blintzes with Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce
My love for most traditional carb-loaded Jewish foods began at first bite. Challah, matzo balls, kugel, they’ve all always topped my list for ultimate comfort and I don’t discriminate if they’re store-bought or freshly made from scratch. This has sadly not been the case with cheese blintzes. Until I started making them at home, I…
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Recipes All Fun, No Fuss Doughnuts
Out of all the hacks in life, the biscuit doughnut might be my favorite. You know, the one where the hardest part is withstanding that terrifying moment when you wonder if the store-bought tube of dough is going to explode in your hands? And the second hardest part is deciding if you want to call…
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