Shannon Sarna
Shannon Sarna is the former editor of The Nosher. Shannon grew up in upstate New York immersed in performance and music as well surrounded by diverse culinary experiences: Her Sicilian-American mother loved to bake, her Ashkenazi-Jewish father loved to experiment, and her grandfather was a food chemist who patented Tang among other products. Her writing and recipes have been featured in Bake from Scratch Magazine, Parade Magazine, Tablet Magazine, JTA News, New Jersey Monthly Magazine, Vinepair and Modern Loss. She graduated from Smith College in Northampton, MA with a degree in Comparative Government and Spanish Language and Literature and lives in South Orange, NJ with her husband, daughters and rescue dogs, Otis and Babka. Her first cookbook, Modern Jewish Baker: Challah, Babka, Bagels and More, was released in September 2017 by Countryman Press. To see what Shannon is cooking and eating, follow her on twitter @shasarna and on Instagram.
Articles by Shannon Sarna
Shabbat Round-Up: Chametz Edition!
Just one more Shabbat before we really start ridding our kitchen of chametz for the next week or so. This ...
Passover Recipes: Almond Butter Choc Chip Cookies
All year long I troll for recipes that can also be used during Passover, and this cookie recipe was just ...
Tuscan Style Chopped Liver
Skip the traditional and try this Italian style chopped liver for a rich, sweet, and flavorful spread.
Passover Recipes: Pomengranate Candied Walnut Charoset
There are many different varieties of Charoset – from Bubbe’s traditional apple and Manishewitz to various Sephardi styles with dates ...
Shabbat Recipe Round-Up
This past week I discovered kale chips, and truly, I am an addict! I simply cannot get enough. They are ...
Cookbook Review: Parents Need to Eat Too!
Since I am a soon-to-be a parent, a dear friend and fellow baker sent me the newly released cookbook Parents ...
New Kosher Food Truck in Philly!
Good news for the Jews of Philly — Max and David’s, a kosher restaurant in the Philadelphia area, will soon be ...
Shabbat Recipe Round-Up
With St. Patricks Day this weekend, I know I should be posting about green foods, or traditional Irish fare. But ...
Prepping for Passover
Purim is over, and Passover is not only right around the corner, but truly almost upon us. This is the ...
For the Love of Gefilte
Grub Street is calling it a “Jewish Food Revival,” while I happily named it one of the top Jewish food ...