Grandma Doralee Patinkins Jewish Holiday Cookbook: A Jewish Family's Celebrations

What a wonderful book. Recipes just like the ones I grew up with. I even gave them as holiday gifts. Books like these remind us that family memories follow us through our lives in our minds as well as at the dinner table and that we should gather these dishes in writing and hold them dear. This book is a treasure.

Doralee Patinkin's cookbooks are two of my all-time favorites (and I'm not Jewish, so they should appeal to everyone with taste buds). Every recipe I've tried has been absolutely wonderful. Directions are clear, and each recipe is preceded by a brief description of why it is a favorite. The forward is by actor Mandy Patinkin, and the comments about some recipes include his passion for him. These books are very warmly written, and filled with tried-and-true family favorites which will be just as successful in the readers's homes. Absolutely wonderful!

I tend to collect cookbooks that are fun to read, have interesting graphics, and have recipes that don't require days to prepare. This book is one of them. In addition, in the introduction, Mandy Patinkin (the author's son) writes: "Please try some of my ma's holiday treats and share some of my memories." Who could resist? Not me!