Sonya Sanford

Sonya Sanford is a writer, chef, and podcast host living in Portland, OR. She specializes in Ukrainian and Soviet food, Jewish diasporic cuisine, and Pacific Northwest seasonal cooking, and is the author of "Braids: Recipes From My Pacific Northwest Jewish Kitchen." You can find more of her work at www.sonyasanford.com and follow her on Instagram @sonyamichellesanford.

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Articles by Sonya Sanford

Easy apple cobbler recipe for the Jewish new year

Rosh Hashanah Recipes

Easy Apple Cobbler Recipe for Rosh Hashanah

A simple, crowd-pleasing dessert.

Sheet Pan Chicken Paprika

Shabbat Meals

Sheet Pan Chicken Paprikash Recipe

A craveable ode to Hungarian Jewish flavors that’s easy enough to make on a weeknight and stunning enough to serve for Shabbat or holidays.

Sheet-pan Hot Honey and Sumac Chicken and Summer Veggies

Shabbat Meals

Sheet Pan Chicken Recipe with Sumac and Hot Honey 

Packed with summer veggies, this one-pan dinner is ready in under an hour.

Easy Jewish Recipes

The Best Roast Chicken Recipe for Shabbat

It's so much easier than you think.

Ashkenazi haroset differs from its counterparts in that it typically is chunkier and looser in texture, rather than a mixture that gets blended or pounded into a fine paste. It also typically consists of chopped apples and walnuts (or almonds), without dried fruit included. Sweet wine is typically used for soaking, cinnamon is included for spice, and sometimes you might find the addition of orange or lemon juice, too, for extra flavor.

Passover Recipes

Classic Ashkenazi Haroset Recipe with Apples and Walnuts

This staple seder dish is easy, adaptable and delicious.

Eingemacht, a sweet, beet-based preserve, is the best matzah topping.

Easy Jewish Recipes

This Nostalgic Passover Treat Deserves a Comeback

Eingemacht, a sweet, beet-based preserve, is the best matzah topping.

Bukharian chicken and potatoes, kov roghan, is a Central Asian one-pot savory, succulent braise.

Easy Jewish Dinners

One Pot Chicken with Potatoes and Dried Fruit

A savory, Bukharian-inspired braised chicken that you can make on the stove or in the slow cooker.

Broccoli kugel recipe quick easy shabbat jewish food vegetable side

Kugel Recipes

A Super Easy Broccoli Kugel Recipe

This vegetable-packed, make-ahead dish is quick and easy to prepare.

Weeknight Jewish Dinners

The Ultimate Jewish Meatloaf Recipe

With its signature hard-boiled egg center, klops is more than just meatloaf.

easy matzah ball soup instant soup

Jewish Food Shop

This Instant Matzah Ball Soup Is Genuinely Incredible

Can instant matzah ball soup ever be as good as bubbe's?

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