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Holiday

For your celebrations, holiday or otherwise. Most “holiday” recipes serve 6–8, but remember most can be easily doubled or tripled if need be.

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Dilly Rolls

These rolls land somewhere between a fluffy roll and a fluffy biscuit, with a crunchy exterior and pillowy interior. Their texture defies logic, and they taste amazing.

Matzo Ball Soup

If you’re celebrating Hanukkah (or just looking to fight off a winter cold) you can’t beat the classic. This soup has all the best things: light, fluffy matzo balls, an intense amount of celery, and #lotsofdill

Holiday Ham with Many Mustards

The difference between having a ham for dinner and a ham party is in the number of condiments and amount of fun you could possibly have, and folks, I’m delighted to report it’s ham party season.

Crispy Potato Kugel

At its core, kugel is a casserole. This version, made with potatoes, is decidedly salty and savory, with onions in the mixture and chives to finish. It can best be described as something between a Spanish tortilla and a giant latke. Sounds dreamy, doesn’t it?

Braised Brisket with Horseradish and Shallots

The key components in this recipe are really just the brisket, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and broth (or water). The liquid the brisket creates with just those ingredients is magnificent on its own, but everything else here really does make it so good - and, it’s extremely customizable.

Crispy, Salty Latkes

The key to crispy latkes lies in a hot skillet with plenty of fat and getting absolutely every ounce of liquid out of those potatoes and onions.

Very Good Turkey with Tangy Roasted Shallots and Excellent Gravy

This is a recipe for the most basic version of a well-seasoned turkey, which is sometimes all you want.

Frizzled Green Beans, Mushrooms and Onions

This is a perfect side dish, IMO. It’s savory, deeply flavorful, and really lets the vegetables shine.

Creamy Buttermilk Potatoes

My favorite way to make mashed potatoes—a little lumpy, very creamy, lots of butter, some buttermilk for tang, and lots of black pepper and chives.

Matzo Brei

Frizzled onions, fluffy eggs and matzo, lots of herbs and sour cream. A matzo brei morning is the best kind of morning.

Spiced, Braised Short Ribs with Creamy Potatoes

These are a lot, flavor and texture-wise, and but because they are a one-pot meat and potatoes kind of dish, they don’t need much more than a good tangy salad and a light, maybe chilled, red wine.

Apples with Honey and Crushed Walnuts

It’s meant to be more acidic than sweet, but adjust with vinegar and honey as needed to suit your preference. A note: Nearly everyone who ate this salad said it was their favorite part of the whole meal, which bruised my matzo ball ego, but I thought you should know.