Jewish Soul Food from Minsk to Marrakesh by Janna Gur (Schocken, 2014)

This handsome, wide ranging cookbook starts with the notion that the only way to preserve traditional Jewish cuisine for future generations is to cook it. These recipes inspire us to do that, while the writing provides historical context to Jewish soul food and grants a deeper understanding of what keeping a kosher kitchen meant for Jews, wherever they settled in the diaspora.