Shannon Sarna

Apr 2, 2024 | myjewishlearning.com | Shannon Sarna

Of all the kugels out there — from potato to cauliflower — noodle kugel is by far my favorite. Whether it’s studded with raisins and cinnamon, flavoured with cranberries and apples, or topped with cornflakes (if you’re not convinced, read this strong case for why your noodle kugel needs crunch), I love it all. Noodle (aka lokshen) kugel has a long, tangled history dating back to the 1500s, and wasn’t always the sweet, canned fruit-studded version many American Jews will be familiar with today.

Mar 26, 2024 | myjewishlearning.com | Shannon Sarna

Of all the kugels out there — from potato and sweet potato to broccoli, and even cauliflower — noodle kugel is by far my favorite. Whether it’s studded with raisins and cinnamon, flavoured with cranberries and apples, or topped with cornflakes (if you’re not convinced, read this strong case for why your noodle kugel needs crunch). I’ve always thought of noodle (aka lokshen) kugel as a sweet dish, but it turns out that dating back to the 1500s.

Mar 14, 2024 | jamiegeller.com | Shannon Sarna |Love Jamie

Every year as Purim approaches, I become anxiety-ridden over having to come up with the most creative and delicious combination of flavors to fill hamantaschen. Some of my favorite creations have included dark chocolate ganache with salted caramel and coconut cheesecake hamantashen, recipes I love making as much as I enjoy eating. And then, last year I tried my hand at making hamantaschen-shaped challah, which was fun to look at, but just lacked that “wow” taste factor.

Mar 7, 2024 | myjewishlearning.com | Shannon Sarna

We are so excited to announce the first cohort of The Nosher’s Jewish Food Fellowship. These 17 impressive Jewish food lovers come from all over the world, with incredible backgrounds in cookbook writing, recipe creation, beekeeping and gluten-free baking, just to name a few of their accomplishments, representing the diversity of food voices today. As fellows, they will learn together over the course of the next several months and create written and visual content to share on The Nosher, as well.

Dec 7, 2023 | kveller.com | Shannon Sarna

I love discovering a new baking hack, and while scrolling through Instagram for longer than I care to admit publicly, I came across these adorable Christmas cookies using plastic numbers to countdown to the holiday. We don’t exactly have the same concept of a holiday countdown for Hanukkah (although we do have counting the Omer after Passover!), but I thought this idea might lend itself well to some very cute and easily decorated cookies. Easy, I promise.