Jew-ish: A Cookbook: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch

"Food writer and self-described “nice Jewish boy” Jake Cohen’s love letter to his Ashkenazi culinary heritage concerns itself with more than brisket and latkes. Even as he hunts down the perfect challah or matzo ball soup, he’s also toying with weird and wonderful mashups like Pastrami Biscuits and Gravy, or Pesto and Sun-dried Tomato Babka. And he has one eye on the very different foodways of his Mizrahi husband. That means Roasted Cauliflower with Pistachios and Golden Raisins, or Sour Cherry Rice Pudding. This may not be your bubbe’s recipe collection, but the marriage of flavors it brings to life was clearly meant to be."