I was the kind of kid who rushed out to buy round corn chips and orange Gatorade and square-pan pizzas. Any food with the bold word NEW! on the label sang to me. I wasn’t dumb. I knew that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Golden-brown, sesame seed-covered braided challah loaves sit on a wooden cutting board - Olga Mazyarkina/Getty Images The idea of ...

Baking and eating challah bread, which is typically round or braided and comes in loafs or rolls, is an important part of the Jewish tradition. Since biblical times, Jews have enjoyed it at their ...

Before beautifully plaited challah appears at the table, one must endure the daunting task of trying to braid it. See how it's done in a straightforward manner, so you end up with wonderfully woven ...

Every year on Rosh Hashanah, I make challah. And year after year, everyone tells me they’ve never had this kind of challah. I could never understand what made my challah so unique — it’s round and has ...

A soupcon of obsession isn’t a bad thing to have in a Jewish holiday kitchen. It sends cooks in search of briskets that are less cloying and honey cakes that won’t stick to the back of one’s throat.