Josie A.G. Shapiro is a full time working mother with two kids under 5. She enters cooking contests like an addict, and writes about her vast failures and limited successes at thechickencontests.com. Among other prizes she has won a month-long trip to France, a new kitchen full of Maytag appliances, several Slow Cookers, and more aprons than she can shake a stick at. She is a professional Jew who works full time at the JCCSF, and also writes a regular cooking column for the J-Weekly.
Food February 17, 2015
My Bubbe used to say that cabbage was the perfume of the shtetl. How she knew this growing up on a farm in Pennsylvania, I’ll never know, but there is no question that stuffed cabbage, braised cabbage and stewed cabbage are Jewish culinary staples. After all, cabbage... Read more
Food November 24, 2014
Just in time for the holidays is this easy (lazy) roasted cauliflower recipe from Margie Gelb and Josie Shapiro's Lazy Gourmet cookbook. It's so good and so tasty you may find yourself eating it all at once. Margie first read about this method of cooking cauliflower in The... Read more
Food November 24, 2014
This is the perfect soup for your Thanksgiving table. It has a deep rich flavor, is super easy to make, and squash is a traditional dish to serve on Thanksgiving. And here's the recipe in full: Ingredients: One 1-1/2 to 2 pound butternut squash 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 1... Read more