This year, let's refashion these deliciously spicy molasses-based cookies as Hanukkah-themed gingerbread treats.

Using coconut milk, cream and oil in place of dairy makes for luscious and rich chocolate-based desserts—for instance, this Raspberry Chocolate Mousse with Cookie Crumbles.

The sweet potato—or batata in Hebrew—is preferable to pumpkin when baking for Thanksgiving, for instance in these sweet potato pie bars.

Majadra is a flavorful rice dish enriched with brown lentils, dark fried onions and spices such as cumin, garlic and cinnamon.

Store-bought puff pastry results in danishes that are flaky and foolproof every time. Plus, they freeze beautifully.

The key to light and airy matzah balls prepared from scratch is water—lots and lots of water.

Bake your holiday apple cake in a Bundt pan this year, honoring the legacy of Minnesota Hadassah women who introduced the pan to America almost 70 years ago.

A lemony-garlicky deconstructed hummus made with slightly smashed as well as whole chickpeas.