Sonya Sanford, Author at JMORE

The Vegetarian Schnitzel That Will Make You Miss the Real Thing

by Sonya Sanford | Jan 20, 2019 | Casserole, Recipes, Vegetarian

Schnitzel is one of the ultimate comfort foods. It’s hard not to like a food that is fried and golden brown. Schnitzel is commonly made from chicken or veal, but you’ll also find vegetarian versions made from celery root or, in this case, cabbage. Any recipe for...

Egyptian Golden Potato Soup

by Sonya Sanford | Nov 14, 2018 | Recipes, Soup

(The Nosher via JTA) – Egyptian Jews comprise one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. There have been waves of Jewish immigration to Egypt over centuries: Sephardic Jews arrived during the Spanish inquisition, Ashkenazi Jews fled there from Eastern Europe...

Za’atar and Olive Focaccia

by Sonya Sanford | Nov 13, 2018 | Baking, Breads, Chanukah, Recipes, Thanksgiving

(The Nosher via JTA) — Focaccia is made with a very soft dough, slightly rich from generous amounts of added oil that helps it become crisp-edged as it bakes. As I was working on this recipe, Netflix’s “Salt Fat Acid Heat” premiered, and suddenly making focaccia...

These Russian Meatballs Are the Ultimate Comfort Food

by Sonya Sanford | Sep 25, 2018 | Fall, Meat, Recipes

(The Nosher via JTA) – For the first five years of my life, we lived in the apartment next door to my grandparents. I may have only been a toddler, but I still have vivid memories of being in that home with its many house plants overflowing in their pots, tchotchkes...

Instant Pot Georgian Pomegranate Chicken Recipe

by Sonya Sanford | Sep 11, 2018 | Poultry, Recipes, Rosh Hashanah, Slow cooker

(The Nosher via JTA) – I was initially an Instant Pot doubter. I love both my Dutch oven and my stock pot, and I love letting the kitchen slowly fill with warmth as things simmer and cook for hours while I putz around the house. Then I got married and an Instant Pot...