Today was my mom’s birthday – she was born, Margit (Rifchu) Weisz, in Hungary on January 5, 1923. So she would have been 99 years old today. My mom passed away the year before COVID. It was exactly one year later on the way home from putting up her gravestone

Breakfast in JerusalemAfter more than a year and a half since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, my husband and I have finally come to Israel once again. As we landed at Ben Gurion Airport, I literally stood still in tears with deep gratitude that I have been so fortunate

The foods that we prepare and serve on Passover do not have to taste just like different varieties of Matzah. My parents did not eat Gebrocht on Passover. This meant that anything made with matzah in water, like matzah balls, or matzah meal in water, was not part of our

We have lots of traditions on Chanukah. Of course we always make latkes often during Chanukah. But as I think about Chanukah especially this year during the pandemic, when we are not together with our families as usual, I think of all the traditions that make Chanukah a warm and

I just love Thansgiving! Ever since I was a young child, it has been one of my favorite days of the year. Even though my parents were not born in the United States or raised with the tradition of Thanksgiving, it was always a special day in their home, filled

We are still living in the era of a pandemic, and perhaps just because we are living during this time, I find myself cooking and baking a lot of the time (even though it is summer, when I usually cook lightly and grill a lot). We eat most of our

Just like everyone else, we are spending a lot of time at home. It's summer and every time that I look at the fresh fruit and vegetables my mind drifts back to the stories that my parents shared with me about "home" - their childhood in Hungary and Czechoslovakia. They

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/demoadmin/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/] Here at The Cherry Press we are excited to announce the general availability of our new cookbook Food Family and Tradition.   A labor of love by Lynn

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/] For more than 10 years, I have been fortunate to celebrate the holiday of Succot, where it was meant to be celebrated, in Israel. There is a

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Book Events [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/book-events/] Kosherfest: November 11-12, 2014 I am excited to announce that I will be a featured author at Kosherfest [http:

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Recipes [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/kosherrecipes/] Recipes: Delicata Squash for Fall and Winter Squash is a true American food, indigenous to North and South America. Native

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Recipes [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/kosherrecipes/] Because (in Hebrew) sufganiyot is plural, sufganiyah is singular, and who can eat just one round donut at Chanukah? These

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/] This month I received a letter from Rabbi Nachum Muschel, the husband of the late Suri Muschel ע”ה, my mother’s beloved first cousin. The story

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Recipes [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/kosherrecipes/] My mother and father, Margit and Sandor Kirsche, both survived the Holocaust and made a new life in Chicago, but

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Uncategorized [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/uncategorized/] This week, as the old year 2014 comes to an end and we welcome the New Year 2015, I am

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in About the Book [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/about-the-book/], Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Uncategorized [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/uncategorized/] left to right: my uncle Morton Weiss and my father Sandor

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Uncategorized [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/uncategorized/] left to right:Lynn Shapiro and Lisa Ekus Oops! That means me. I just returned from a whirlwind day of

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Uncategorized [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/uncategorized/] Meatball Soup, page 101 The Midwest where we live is held now in the cold, hard grip of midwinter—snow

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Recipes [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/kosherrecipes/] This year, from sunset on February 3 until nightfall on February 4, Jewish communities around the world observe Tu Bishvat,

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Recipes [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/kosherrecipes/], Uncategorized [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/uncategorized/] When I think of Tu BiShvat, I always remember the trip with my

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in About the Book [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/about-the-book/], Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Uncategorized [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/uncategorized/] Food, Family and Tradition was selected as the BEST HISTORICAL RECIPES