A quick and delicious recipe for oven-roasted carrots that will have you buying carrots just so you can make it.

Matzo ball soup, or kneidlach in Yiddish, is a great classic of Ashkenazi Jewish cooking. If you’re new to it, these are dumplings made from matzo meal, served in a lovely golden chicken broth. Simple to make and delicious, it’s a beautiful recipe to introduce you to Ashkenazi cooking and a magic remedy when you catch a cold.

A great classic of French cooking, beef bourguignon is exactly the kind of easy braise we all love: melt-in-your-mouth meat in a rich, velvety sauce. This kosher meat version is even better eaten the next day.

A classic of French cooking as soon as fall arrives, this comforting mushroom and chestnut soup is the one to make when the temperatures start to drop.

Tournedos Rossini, a lovely name for this French specialty: a thick cut of beef tenderloin topped with a slice of seared foie gras and sometimes even shaved truffle, served on a pan-fried slice of bread with a Madeira sauce. A true celebration dish, here in a kosher (meat) version.

I love tarts and quiches and I love mushrooms. This week, wanting a change from my usual mushroom quiche, I came across a recipe from chef Ottolenghi, which inspired this one. I simplified it with what I had on hand and adapted it to our tastes, and everyone loved it. The tarragon and dill pairing goes beautifully with mushrooms and is what gives this tart its original flavor. The classic quiche filling (eggs + cream) is replaced here by a delicious mushroom cream (which, by the way, can be made dairy-free). I’ll let you discover it!

Soup season is here! A pumpkin soup that’s perfect for early fall. It’s simple (two ingredients!), to let the delicate flavor of the pumpkin shine.

A tender, juicy veal roast cooked in the oven, served with a silky sauce scented with porcini mushrooms. A real centerpiece for the family table, the kind of dish that smells of sharing and that I’m especially fond of.

Soup season is open! Here’s a mild, comforting pumpkin soup cooked with crème fraîche and finished with grated cheese. A kosher dairy classic.

It’s hard to get more comforting than this dish full of fall flavors. The polenta is made from very fine cornmeal, and its creaminess pairs perfectly with mushrooms. For a complete meal, I add a pan of sautéed mushrooms and a runny egg, all dusted with parmesan.

Easy, wonderfully soft homemade hamburger buns. Make them full-size for a meal, or mini for a buffet or a cocktail-style dinner party.

Today I’m sharing a recipe for delicious homemade bagels that are easy to make. Bagels have become hugely popular over the past few years, from street food chains all the way to restaurants that have added them to their menus. Yet bagels are nothing new: they were brought to the United States by Ashkenazi Jews who made them back home, especially in Poland. What sets them apart is their ring shape and the fact that they are boiled before being baked, which gives them that texture unlike any other bread.

Chicken nuggets are a fun way to get kids to eat chicken. After several tries, here is my recipe for homemade chicken nuggets, tested and approved by the whole family!

A new take on the traditional potato latkes we eat at Hanukkah: these sweet potato latkes are the perfect mix of sweet and savory, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They are ideal for holiday meals, especially during Sukkot or Hanukkah.

For a change from bolognese lasagna, here is another Italian classic, with a spinach and ricotta filling baked under a golden béchamel. A comforting family dish, to serve with a nice mixed baby greens salad for a bit of freshness.

Keftas are a type of fish ball, and what makes them special is their slightly flattened shape and the fact that they are fried. Enjoy them as an appetizer or alongside a fish couscous.

A hamburger is a complete meal that’s fairly simple to make, and kids and grown-ups love it! It’s built from a hamburger bun, a beef patty, tomatoes, lettuce, caramelized onions and a homemade burger sauce.

This mushroom gnocchi tastes like fall and comfort food. The “ai funghi” sauce is an Italian classic, every bit as famous as bolognese sauce. It’s a quick dish (if your gnocchi are ready to go) and a really good one. Potato gnocchi are a lovely alternative when you want a change from pasta, because they soak up the sauce so well.

A great American classic, pulled beef is full of flavor and easy to make. Just put your seasoned beef (I went with a homemade barbecue sauce) in the oven and let it cook quietly on its own. All that’s left to do is shred it once it’s done. It’s hard to do better.

Here is a quick and excellent recipe for crispy basil shrimp rolls that always makes an impression, whether you serve it with drinks, as a starter, or as a main on a composed salad.

Spaghetti squash is a very pretty squash that gets its name from the way its cooked flesh pulls apart into strands that look just like spaghetti. You can use it the same way, and here I’m sharing a recipe for spaghetti squash with Parmesan sauce. It’s indulgent and surprisingly convincing, perfect for replacing regular pasta. A kosher dairy recipe.