What can a Jewish cookbook from 1946 tell us about the 21st-century Jewish-American experience? Liza Schoenfein, the Forward’s senior food writer, and Jane Ziegelman, a culinary historian, took our ...

Queen Esther, the heroine of the Purim tale, was quite a woman. Not only did she outwit the evil Haman and save the entire Jewish population of Persia, she did it all as a vegetarian. Or, by today’s ...

Nearly every variety you can imagine is now available in canned form. While many are undeniably tasty, plenty are also packed ...

Hetty Lui McKinnon’s new lemony pearl barley soup is exactly what to cook when you don’t feel like cooking. By Melissa Clark Credit...Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.

In the last two weeks, five friends have come down with either a pesty cold or nasty flu bug. When I mention that I have some delicious, homemade Beef Barley Soup on hand, they brighten up. Bless ...

Now that the kids are back in school, nutritious one-dish dinners are a timely treat. In America’s Test Kitchen’s book,” The Everyday Athlete Cookbook,” the authors advocate that this hearty Beef and ...

Hearty grains meet crisp apples and tender chicken in this all-in-one salad This isn’t your average salad. Built on a base of chewy, fiber-rich pearl barley, it’s packed with juicy chicken breast, ...

Dear Noelle: My husband and I love the mushroom barley soup at Junior’s Deli in West L.A. Could you possibly get the recipe so we can make it at home? Thanks. Stir in the carrot, onion, celery and ...