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

Ready, Set….Passover!

When I was a little girl and I would spend time with my grandparents, they would be planning dinner while ...

Roasted Acorn Squash with Pomegranate Molasses

Some of the best ideas are made on the fly, and this recipe was one of those. While perusing my ...

Hamantaschen Throwdown!

Well I am just tickled to share that I have been asked to serve as a judge at an upcoming ...

Hamantaschen with Ganache and Salted Caramel

As you may remember from my post last year about Hamantaschen…I am typically not such a big fan. The ones ...

On Valentines Day, Hamantaschen and Jews

Yesterday I posted our latest guest post featuring a gorgeous Valentines Day themed tri-color cupcake. And while I am not ...

Coconut Rice Cakes

A few weeks ago I wrote about a delicious coconut rice cake we tasted while vacationing on the island of ...

Seeking: Persian Purim Treats!

I have had a lot of confessions this week…so here is yet another one: my husband and I are obsessed ...

Cheesy Garlic Biscuit Bites

Confession: I know nothing about football, which teams are playing in the Superbowl and I had to ask four times ...

Shabbat Menu – Family Dinner!

Earlier this week I wrote about those Shabbat dinners when you throw together whatever you have lying around in your ...

Israeli Salad Couscous

Some weeks I have my Shabbat menu all-set on Monday – I plan carefully to go food shopping early in ...