Recipes Reproduced from Totally Kosher
Recipes and Photographs copyright © 2023
by Chanie Apfelbaum; Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Random House
My mouth started to water as soon as I heard that Chanie Apfelbaum was releasing a new cookbook this spring. Totally Kosher promises to be an eclectic addition to the kosher cookbook scene, as its recipes marry tradition with current food trends. Lucky for me, I got a sneak peek into the book as well as a chance to dive deeper into the story behind the book.
My first book, Millennial Kosher, came out in 2018 and changed the playing field for Jewish cookbooks. People were looking for a cookbook that challenged their foodie-driven minds. More people were taking food prep more seriously, and there was more knowledge about modern ingredients and techniques that the average homemaker might not have been privy to in years before. It was certainly a labor of love.
But, just like the pains of labor are forgotten between kids, I didn’t remember how hard it was to write a cookbook when I decided to start working on Totally Kosher! The preparatory period schlepped along much longer as we began working on it just when Covid hit in 2020. Obviously, the situation in the world precluded me from travel and completing different hands-on steps. On top of that, I lost (temporarily, thank goodness) my sense of taste and smell. This definitely makes this upcoming book more meaningful, as it took longer than normal to go from concept to creation.
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