Description: The Gefilte Variations is a special treat for all cooks who relish earthy, big-flavored tastes and imaginative, homey foods that are vibrant and rich, but never heavy. Firmly rooted in the Jewish tradition -- all recipes are kosher -- it is the first cookbook to celebrate this distinctive cuisine not as history, or nostalgia, but as a gastronomy worthy of serious culinary attention. Jayne Cohen challenges the stereotype of Jewish cuisine as dreary and unrefined, infusing well-loved classics with new life: blintzes that change with the seasons, from peach-raspberry to apple-cranberry with maple-ricotta cream and sugared walnuts; break-the-fast pomegranate-orange sunsets; and of course, that perennial favorite, gefilte fish with golden horseradish. Ready-made wonton wrappers become silken salmon kreplach floating in warm shav (sorrel soup), while storebought filo makes a buttery knish encasing airy garlic-mashed potatoes.

These innovate recipes, drawn from both the Ashkenazie and Sephardic traditions, and warm, affectionate prose at long last make this memorable cuisine, rich in "comfort foods" and rooted in the seasonal cycles, Come alive for all food lovers looking for a good read or a long-time cooking companion.

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