13 taka recipes

Traditional challah bread with saffron, white raisins, and poppy seeds. A slow two-day cold rise develops deep flavor in these golden braided loaves.

Taka hallah, a saffron-tinted challah bread with white raisins and poppy seeds, braided and baked golden. A two-day refrigerator rise makes this Shabbat loaf extra flavorful.

The Winter Wonderland continues here in Upstate NY, and for those who aren’t lucky enough to be somewhere tropical right now…well…we wish we were. Though I can’t get to somewhere warm right now, I rounded up the most sunshine-inspired ingredients in my kitchen and combined them with mega-vitamin packed kale for a tasty tropical treat.

Easy banana sheet cake made with yellow cake mix, buttermilk, and orange juice, finished with a broiled brown sugar pecan topping. Bakes in a 9x13 pan for potlucks and parties.

Just 5-ingredients, and you can make this easy beef stew recipe.

Sheet-pan peach coffeecake with a tender pressed-in shortcake base, fresh sliced peaches, buttery crumb topping, and a lattice over the top. Travels beautifully to brunch.

Make your own snacks rather than buying from a bulk store or box. Store bought packaged snacks always have huge amounts of salt, reduce the sodium by making your own.

A rich, fudgy chocolate sheet cake with sour cream baked in a jelly roll pan and slathered with a creamy peanut butter chip frosting. Feeds a crowd and travels like a dream.

Red lentil dal with a fragrant tadka of cumin seeds, onions, garlic, and cayenne fried in ghee, poured sizzling over smooth lentil puree. Classic Indian comfort food with bold spiced butter.

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Tom's jerky stew: a Native-American style stew of beef or buffalo jerky simmered with hominy, onion, and potatoes. The frontier survival meal that turns dried meat into deeply savory comfort food.

A delicious cheese ball made out of cream cheese and savory dried beef.

A simple and scrumptious quiche made with dried beef and swiss cheese.