Posts by Amy Emberling:

Food

Chanukah Donuts

Eating fried foods at Chanukah is a common Jewish way to commemorate the miracle of Chanukah when a very small amount of oil lasted for eight days rather than one during the rededication of the Temple. In Hebrew you’d say Sufganiyot (soof-gah-nee-YAH), which comes from the Hebrew word for sponge and in Yiddish they are […]

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Food

Rigó Jancsi: A Hungarian Cake with a Detroit Connection!

Rigó Jancsi (pronounced ree-go yon-chee) is available at Zingerman’s today and is the first of many Hungarian tortes we plan on making this year. Our recent trip to Hungary to experience their foodways first hand will yield many treats for Ann Arborites in the months to come. The Rigó Jancsi is a Bakehouse staff favorite […]

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