Shannon Sarna
Shannon Sarna is the former editor of The Nosher. Shannon grew up in upstate New York immersed in performance and music as well surrounded by diverse culinary experiences: Her Sicilian-American mother loved to bake, her Ashkenazi-Jewish father loved to experiment, and her grandfather was a food chemist who patented Tang among other products. Her writing and recipes have been featured in Bake from Scratch Magazine, Parade Magazine, Tablet Magazine, JTA News, New Jersey Monthly Magazine, Vinepair and Modern Loss. She graduated from Smith College in Northampton, MA with a degree in Comparative Government and Spanish Language and Literature and lives in South Orange, NJ with her husband, daughters and rescue dogs, Otis and Babka. Her first cookbook, Modern Jewish Baker: Challah, Babka, Bagels and More, was released in September 2017 by Countryman Press. To see what Shannon is cooking and eating, follow her on twitter @shasarna and on Instagram.
Articles by Shannon Sarna
Nosher Seder Menus 2014
We know menu planning can be tough, especially at Passover, so each year we like to help make the Passover ...
Passover Almond Butter & Jam Trifles
During Passover each year, I really like to keep things simple. My husband and I make mostly the same dishes ...
Latke-Crusted Chicken Breasts
A few years ago my dear friend and fellow food-enthusiast Rachel traveled to the Czech Republic to explore her father’s ...
Passover Cookbook Roundup
There are no shortage of Jewish cookbooks out there these days, and Passover is no exception. With the holiday fast ...
Blogger Spotlight: Aviva Kanoff
Aviva Kanoff, author of No-Potato Passover, and I have “known” each other for years, but never actually met until last ...
Rainbow Hamantaschen
Have you seen the gorgeous rainbow hamantaschen making its way around the internet in time for Purim? I first noticed ...
Coconut Cheesecake Hamantaschen
Some things don’t require a lengthy intro, and these hamantaschen are precisely that. I made them last year and was ...
Adult-Approved, Kid-Friendly & Kosher
I love when friends and family send me baking or cooking questions – it always gets me excited! And just ...