Holocaust survivors share their stories and recipes
Reactions are pouring in from happy customers, thrilled to get their copy of our new book, Just Add Love.
‘This is more than just an ordinary cookbook, it’s a masterpiece filled with heartfelt stories, pictures and delicious recipes from Holocaust Survivors living around the world! It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.’ Carol Met Lieber, New York
‘This stunning masterpiece is a treasure, a keepsake to be handed down from generation to generation.’ Fredda Bailey Finkelstein, Montreal Quebec
‘So beautifully documented. I am going to say to all my cooking friends, if you buy one book this year, it has to be this one.‘ Tonya Stevens, Melbourne
Author Irris Makler with Melbourne matriarch Ruth Hampel the first time they both see the book. “Ruth had tears in her eyes,” says Irris. “And you know what? So did I.”
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Extraordinary stories from women who survived the Nazi genocide. They are Jewish women with a universal message, that you can rebuild after losing everything. Today in their 80s and 90s, and the heart of their families, they remain tough, hard-working, argumentative, funny and busy. And inspiriring in every way.
Just Add Love is a cookbook, a photography book and a history book. A unique and delicious blend. The life time’s work of these resilient women was building a new life – and a new family. That’s why we are gathering their recipes, alongside their stories. Because - Food is Life. Food is family. Food is Love.
Nothing tastes as good as the food your grandmother makes! We’re preserving the recipes of vanished Jewish communities from Europe, Russia, Central Asia and North Africa. It’s the Jewish food experience, with Mediterranean summer delicacies and Russian winter specialities. And everything’s delicious, since it’s prepared with love, of course.
Quarantine Passover means making your own matzo balls - and chicken soup. Here are failsafe recipes for what is likely to be your smallest seder night, when you will have to make most dishes by yourself… matzo balls for anyone who’s never dared to make them before!
Quarantine cooking! Five healthy, delicious recipes you can prepare from your lockdown larder, including a fabulous recipe for Earl Grey Cake. And what should be in your pantry, to help make the best of these strange days of isolation?
Tracking Israel’s Corona Virus experiences in March and April 2020 - and I hope no further after that.
Exciting news - a Gourmand Award for Just Add Love! Plus a fab recipe for Chocolate, Olive Oil and Rosemary cake, delicious and simple to make. And the wonders of the Wonder Pot …
Tangy, tasty Lemon Turmeric cake - sunshine in a cake. Fab easy recipe. Plus the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. Memories from the Just Add Love grandmothers, and the Jerusalem 2020 event.
Need some inspiration for your holiday cooking? You can find it at Just Add Love, because Jewish grandmothers can cook for any festive meal! Recipes from our cookbook plus a new vegan dish of Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers that will star on your holiday table.
The classic potato latke recipe from Just Add Love grandmother Thea Riesel, plus her extraordinary life story of surviving World War Two in a Japanese POW camp, along with her best friend Mimi Deitz. Food, friendship, love and light this Hannukah. Happy Holidays!