Annie – Manchester JSoc
Tuna latkes were a staple recipe that my grandma used to make for my mum growing up, and then me. Upon coming to university I realised how easy they are to make and have since become a key element of my uni meal plan, offering a good source of protein and a nice taste of home.
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Super easy spiced roast chicken
Edward Daniel – UJS
This is a super easy recipe perfect for a Friday Night Dinner, but any day too! It’s loosely based on one my Savta makes but I come from a very make-it-up-as-you-go family!
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Top-tier tiramisu
Alison Renton – Leeds JSoc, UJS Sabbatical Officer 2023/24
After I finished university in 2023, my mum and I went on a holiday to Italy where we explored Rome and Venice and my best memory from that trip is when we went to a cooking class one night, we learnt how to make pasta from scratch as well as authentic tiramisu. I’m a big coffee lover, I can’t go a day without it, and tiramisu is a perfect mix between a sweet treat and that well needed caffeine fix. Since I have perfected my own simplified version which I love to make for friends.
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Cheap and cheerful – chickpea and sweet potato curry
Dora Hirsh – Sheffield JSoc, UJS Sabbatical Officer 2022/24
This recipe comes from my lovely friend Anna, who isn’t Jewish but is an incredible ally and always makes me feel like Jewish people are not alone. We have a lot of fun talking about our different experiences in religious community and learning from each other! I hope this recipe nourishes your spirit as much as my friendship with Anna nourishes mine. It is a very unfussy recipe - measure everything with your heart and you won’t go wrong, and feel free to add any extra vegetables you’re trying to get rid of.
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Timesaving tuna burgers
Gabor Pretz – Leeds JSoc
This is a cheap, quick and high in protein recipe which most university staples miss.
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UJS’ super basic Jsoc chicken FND
Whether you’re a big JSoc or small, a basic chicken tray bake is essential for your Friday Night Dinner.
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UJS’ super basic roasted veg
Chicken isn’t for everyone, so here’s our super easy tasty vegetable tray bake to please every vegetarian (or vegan) attending your FND this week!
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Delicious desi saffron cookies
Saeed Hakeem – Huddersfield Jsoc
The recipe is important to me, as my great grandmother would make both a semolina and flour halva with similar ingredients. She would use jaggery instead of granulated sugar and ghee as a substitute for butter. I made these cookies with her as she had all the ingredients in her very traditional Persian-desi home. When we baked these cookies for certain fast days she would reminisce of her Jewish upbringing in modern day northern Pakistan. All the people the languages her father could speak and how beautiful high holidays were far into the mountains. Sadly those times of reminiscing passed for her but it allowed me to find my way home to Judaism and that nearly lost part of my heritage.
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Heavenly honey cake
Josh Cohen – Nottingham JSoc, UJS Sabbatical Officer 2024/25
Honey cake is quintessential Rosh Hashanah. After a family feast this is the perfect sweet treat to celebrate the new year.
The full recipe book can be found here.
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