I am writing this from the land of Israel, the Holy Land, the land of milk and honey, not from home; I came here on an “Aish Destiny Mission,” with 50 women who not only took a week off to study, ...

Growing up, there was nothing like waking up on Shabbat morning to the unmistakable smell of cholent cooking in my mother’s extra-large stock pot. Held down by a massive weight (which my mother used ...

The first time I came face to face — or rather, spoon to mouth — with a bowl of cholent, at the age of 24, I had no idea what it was. While I was growing up in a nonobservant home, my family had no ...

However, a traditional cholent is made with meat and meat bones, potatoes, beans and barley. More modern recipes for vegetarian cholents dotted with tofu now abound. Not to be outdone, Sephardim for ...

This chilly winter, many of us have warmed ourselves — and our kitchens — with long-cooked meals. Roasts, beans, and stews have been in heavy rotation. But there's a dish called cholent that isn't ...

Cholent, the Ashkenazi slow-baked stew of meat, beans and potatoes that is simmered overnight for stress-free Sabbath dining, is really supposed to be eaten on Saturday. But this was Sunday morning, ...

A 1,000-YEAR-OLD recipe is having a moment. Cholent’s ancient origin lies in overnight cooking that suits the rules of the Jewish Sabbath while still creating a hot, substantial Saturday lunch of slow ...

Now that the states of Colorado and Washington have legalized the recreational use and commercial sale of marijuana for its residents 21 years or older, there are all sorts of way to get creative in ...

A stewed dish cooked very low and slow, cholent has roots in the Jewish Sabbath. This ancient stew directly inspired the Crock-Pot – and maybe... Cholent: The Original Slow-Cooked Dish This chilly ...

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