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
Perfect Pareve Desserts All Year
Finding a good pareve dessert, one that “doesn’t even taste pareve” is an endless crusade for so many Jewish baked-good ...
Shabbat Recipe Round-Up
Spring has sprung, but it seems that some colder, wet weather has also returned for a bit. Perhaps its time ...
Best Sunday Pancakes
What’s better than waiting in line for an expensive brunch on the weekend? Making your own at home while in ...
Spring Clean Your Kitchen!
It’s kind of cool that Passover naturally comes at a time when people are taking part in Spring cleaning rituals ...
Shabbat Recipe Round-up
This Shabbat feels like the first real Shabbat of Spring, not to mention, our chance to relish some challah and ...
Ramp into Spring!
Spring has officially sprung, and with it the short window when ramps are in season. What is a ramp you ...
L’Shana Habah…at a Restaurant?!
This week Jon Stewart called for the Jews to “take it up a notch” since our traditions couldn’t possibly compete ...
Passover Weekday Meals
The seders are over – now what do we eat?!? Leftover matzah ball soup and matzah pizza can only so ...
Passover: What to Drink!
Passover is a time when we enjoy preparing traditional recipes, take pride in the ritual of cleaning and relish spending ...
Manischewitz Cook Off!
As part of the 6th annual “Man-o-Manischewitz” Cook-Off, cooks from all over submitted thousands of recipes using Manischewitz products. And ...