But this is far more than just a cookbook; it's an exciting new concept. The recipes not only offer delicious, healthy holiday cuisine based on natural ingredients, but also food that holds actual significance - with dishes that reflect biblical roots, ancient traditions, or symbols gleaned from Jewish mystical tradition.
Inspired by flavors and fragrances from the ancient land of Israel, throughout the centuries and the Diaspora, this unique collection of 200 holiday recipes also includes long-lost challah shapes, recipes rescued from the Holocaust, classic Ashkenazi recipes (courtesy of the authors' mother), generations-old Jerusalemite festive foods, and special dishes from throughout the Sephardic world. It explains why we eat what we eat, and how the classic dishes came to be in the four corners of the world in which they developed.