Tower Food Features

We look at bread. We see sugar, eggs, and flour. We see challah and transport back into our Bubby’s sweltering kitchen on Friday night; peeking into her stove, mesmerized with the infinitely rising bread. We see our ultimate comfort food. We see home.  The reason that challah is one of the main symbols of Jewish tradition is a mystery to some, yet Jewish tears dried from the comforts of our ...

It's Chinese New Year again, and I'm sitting at the table with a huge steaming pot at the center. Beyond the table’s smoky haze, children are playing around the table. I could still hear the sounds of their laughing adults talking. All activities revolve around the steaming pot in the middle of the table. Hot pot, also called “Huo Guo” in Mandarin, is one of China's authentic cuisines and popular ...

To try la rosca or other Mexican pastries for yourself, I would recommend:  Del Sol in Ossining, NY Sweet Ambateno Bakery in Sleepy Hollow, NY Los Andes Bakery in Sleepy Hollow, NY Cancun Delights in White Plains, NY La receta de rosca, as told to me by Lucio (English translation): “We have a real recipe for that, and the ingredients are flour, egg, butter, sugar, and for flavo...

Authentic Recipe: By Joshua Weissman INGREDIENTS: Birria De Res: 1lb boneless chuck roast 3 beef short rib 1lb oxtail 5 ancho chilies 5 guajillo chilies 2 chilies de arbol 2.5 quarts rich beef stock 1 cinnamon stick 6 bay leaves 1 Tbsp 5g toasted coriander 1 Tbsp 8g toasted black peppercorns 2 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped 1 Tbsp 12g tomato paste 1 ...

A little girl comes home to find balloons scattered around her house, a pink tablecloth with golden swirls printed across the plasticky fabric. Before long, she can smell the scent of burning candles. Her eyes light up, knowing what that means. A beautiful pink cake with flamingos all standing on one leg floods her heart with delight. She hears the sound of singing, the “The Happy Birthday Song...

Caramel Cookie Recipe: Adaptation of a recipe from The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker Ingredients: ½ cup butter ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon milk 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon double-acting baking powder ½ teaspoon salt Steps Preheat oven...

Pots and pans are scattered around the kitchen. Flour, spices, sugar scattered everywhere meant CC, my grandmother, was spreading love in the air. My most cherished holiday memories include me as a kid, taking the tedious 7+ hour airplane flight from New York back to where I was born, California. We moved to New York when I was five, but my extended family still lives on the West Coast. After the flight, we arri...