Luna’s Walnut and Raisin Cookies

Over the years, it has been fun to find the global variations of these simple cookies, from Russian Teacakes to Mexican Wedding Cakes and more. My Lebanese exchange student, Luna, has introduced me to her mother’s Lebanese cookies, made even richer with eggs and lots of lemony flavor. Luna’s mother sent a photo of her…

Dill Pickle Juice Rye Bread

This old-fashioned recipe calls for “potato water,” an ingredient that was likely pretty common back in the meat and potatoes days of the early and mid-20th century. However, unless you are making this after a large family gathering (Thanksgiving or Christmas for example), you might not be boiling potatoes for mashing or otherwise cooking them…