In his new book "Jew-ish: Reinvented Recipes From a Modern Mensch," rising star Jake Cohen talks about the Ashkenazi secular home he was raised in, meeting his husband, Alex Shapiro, a Mizrahi Jew ...

I’ve always had a soft spot for cookies with fruit filling. It likely started with Mrs. Dugan — Mrs. D, as we affectionately called her — my German American babysitter. My best friend, guardian angel ...