1. Joan Nathan, King Solomon’s Table
Joan Nathan’s books are always packed with interesting facts and stories and her recipes, gathered from around the world are interesting and eclectic.
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2. Shannon Sarna, Modern Jewish Baker
Sarna - the editor of Jewish food blog, The Nosher — runs through each of our basic bakes, teaching readers to make challah, babka, bagels and other festival favourites like hamantaschen. I loved the twists she gave for each one, bringing them up to the 21st Century.
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3. Deb Perelman, Smitten Kitchen Every Day
I’m a huge fan of New York-based Deb Perelman’s food blog, Smitten Kitchen. This book did not disappoint with her beautifully shot food and interesting narrative.
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4. Nigella Lawson, At my table
I want to hate Nigella but her food is just so good. I’ve already cooked from this book — a fabulous chicken dish based on frozen peas, which, with almost no effort turned magically into petits pois a la Francaise. A blondie pudding was also scrape-the-bowl-clean good.
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5. Leah Koenig, The little book of Jewish Appetisers
A very cute book filled with Koenig’s twists on classic dishes. The borscht crostini make a great canape for the festive season.
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