Melinda Strauss

Jan 15, 2025 | kosher.com | Melinda Strauss

For years as a kosher food blogger, the idea of writing my own cookbook felt like a distant dream. I watched my fellow bloggers release incredible books, proud to display them on my shelves, but I struggled to define my own vision. However, as my presence on TikTok grew—not just as a blogger, but as a Jewish educator—things began to crystallize.

Dec 5, 2024 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Melinda Strauss

The targeted killing of a peaceful religious leader is an exceptional and horrifying event whose adverse effects can ripple outward. That is all the truer when dealing with a situation as sensitive as that of the young Jewish presence in the United Arab Emirates.

Nov 7, 2024 | jamiegeller.com | Melinda Strauss |Love Jamie

No matter where you go in the Jewish world, you will always find a version of cholent unique with tradition and heritage. Cholent is a traditional Jewish stew that is commonly made in a slow cooker or simmered for hours in the oven to be enjoyed on Shabbat day without any additional cooking. There are many different names for this Shabbat stew, including the traditional Ashkenazi cholent, a Sephardi version called hamin and a Moroccan cholent known as dafina.

Oct 9, 2024 | kosher.com | Melinda Strauss

Remember me Sukkot We’re deep in the middle of the Jewish fall and winter holidays—Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and Chanukah all come one after the other. It’s a busy time of year, filled with reflection, celebration, and tradition.

Jul 30, 2024 | kosher.com | Melinda Strauss

Growing up, the kitchen was the hub of our home. That’s the way it usually is with Jewish families, right? My earliest memories revolve around sitting at the counter with my Easy-Bake Oven, baking brownies while my mom made the real deal just a few feet away. Every Shabbos, she would bake chocolate chip cookies, banana bread, rice krispie treats, peanut brittle, brownies, cinnamon buns, and cinnamon cake so all of our friends could hang out in the afternoon and no one would leave hungry.