Tamar Fox

Tamar Fox is an associate editor at MyJewishLearning.com. She has an MFA in fiction writing from Vanderbilt University, and a BA from the University of Iowa. She has worked as the editor of the religion blog at Jewcy.com, and is on the Editorial Board at The Jew and the Carrot. She spent a summer as a fellow at Yeshivat Hadar, and was a Senior Apprentice Artist for four years at Gallery 37 in Chicago.


Articles by Tamar Fox

Rosh Hashanah Date Pomegranate Blondies

Though blondies might not seem quite fancy enough for a big holiday meal, trust me that these will blow your hair back.

Helping in the Kitchen

People often ask me how I learned to cook, and I never know how to answer. I didn’t ever have ...

Butter vs. Margarine

Despite growing up in the Midwest, mine was a margarine house growing up. The only time we had butter in ...

Recipes that Bring Back Memories

I have countless recipes that I learned from the women of my family. Though today I mostly use websites and ...

Post-Passover Debriefing

Passover is (finally) over and that means that…it’s time to start preparing for next Passover.Okay, now before you kill me ...

Salmon with Maror and Honey

Maror is an important part of the pre-meal seder, but there’s no reason you can’t make it a part of ...

Kindergarten Challah Recipe

I went to Jewish day school from pre-school all the way through 12th grade, and looking back, there were definitely ...

A Craving for Cauliflower Curry Pie

Most of the time I plan my dinner menus in the beginning of the week. I collect links for recipes ...

It’s All About the Kugel

I have been on kind of a kugel kick lately. And by lately, I mean for the past four months, ...

Online classes with MyJewishLearning

This Holiday season MyJewishLearning is offering two live, interactive, online classes designed to help you prepare for Thanksgiving.Global Day of ...