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
The Best Hamantaschen Recipe Ever
This tried-and-true hamantaschen recipe comes out perfect every time.
Savory Hamantaschen
Potato and spinach hamantaschen!? Yes, they exist, and they're delicious.
Pomegranate Punch
For Purim, Rosh Hashanah or anytime you fancy a colorful, refreshing drink.
Desserts of New Orleans
New Orleans is one of the most exciting culinary cities in the U.S, and one of the most difficult if ...
Shabbat Recipe Roundup
We’re quickly approaching the end of Winter, and I can’t wait till some spring produce makes an appearance. But in ...
Best of the Crockpot
Admittedly, I am not much of a crock pot user. The only time we break ours out is for cholent ...
Shabbat Roundup: Mardi Gras Edition
Today I head to New Orleans to celebrate my first ever Mardi Gras in the vibrant city. In honor of ...
Deviled Eggs with Schmaltz and Gribenes
Bon Apetit Magazine recently featured variations on deviled eggs that included a recipe for bacon deviled eggs which got me ...
Taking Some Veggie Cues from Israel
This past week I was lucky enough to travel to Israel on behalf of my (other) work, for a short ...
To Subway Nosh, or Not
My mother always used to say that one of her favorite qualities of New Yorkers was that they ate everywhere: ...