Ronnie Fein, Author at JMORE

This Romanian Jewish polenta is the Ultimate Comfort Food

by Ronnie Fein | Dec 2, 2019 | Arts & Life, Food

This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Back in the 1980s, when polenta was the hot new item on restaurant menus, I was eager to try it. I knew it was a traditional Italian dish, but it was foreign to everyone else, including me. I bought a package of...

A Love Letter to Salami and Eggs

by Ronnie Fein | Nov 25, 2019 | Arts & Life, Food

This story originally appeared on The Nosher. Back in the day, by which I mean the 1950s, before all of us started counting cholesterol and Ashkenazi Jews still feasted regularly on hot dogs and pastrami, my family was devoted to Isaac Gellis deli, founded by the...

Chicken Fricassee

by Ronnie Fein | Mar 10, 2019 | Casserole, Poultry, Recipes

(The Nosher via JTA) – Some experts say that food isn’t love, but I disagree. The glorious memories I have of my mother’s chicken fricassee have everything to do with love. This dish of hers was beyond delicious; it showed she cared. We were brought up to believe that...

Jewish Bow Tie Cookies

by Ronnie Fein | Dec 10, 2017 | Baking, Chanukah, Cookies & Cakes, Food Gift, Recipes

An old world treat of fried dough (The Nosher via JTA) — My mother was a first-class baker, and there were always homemade goodies for dessert at our house. So when I went away to college and needed a nosh to remind me of home, I went to a nearby bakery for a...