My maternal grandmother was known for her barbed tongue. When my mother’s fear of flying would act up, Grandma would chastise her about it. She hated my early ‘90s vintage style and routinely told me ...

On holidays and many Sundays, the family would gather in my grandmother’s apartment for dinner. There were too many of us to fit in her small dining room, so an assemblage of tables of varying heights ...

“I am sacrificing my health for journalism this morning,” I tell my friend, Rona Gindin. “I’m having noodle kugel for breakfast.” “I’m so jealous! MMMMMMMMM!” The response is swift and passionate. All ...

It has a solid, stodgy presence on any dinner plate; it comes in as many flavors as Baskin-Robbins, but the most popular are noodle and potato. It can be served as side dish or, in some cases, a ...

For most kugel lovers, the very best version is whatever you grew up eating. Whether you were raised on savory, schmaltz-laden potato kugel or sour cream-slathered noodle kugel dotted with raisins, ...

It may seem odd to talk about holiday food when the holiday requires fasting. But in fact, two important meals are associated with Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, which begins Sunday at ...

Yerushalmi kugel, a specialty of Jerusalem, is bound with caramel, seasoned with black pepper and filled with springy egg noodles. By Melissa Clark I grew up in a family of savory kugel makers, ...