I love you Bubbe!!! this series is absolute genius. I found you some months ago while searching for a good matzoh ball soup recipe. I ended up having to quadruple the portions, given the number of guests, plus I wanted to reduce everything down to intensify the flavors. we had it with a gorgeous pastrami a friend brought back from the deli in his old neighborhood in long island — steamed it for about four or five hours and served it on slices of freshly baked rye that our baker friend made just for the occasion. utter, utter bliss.

thank you so much for this series, A & B! it goes straight to the best things in the world for me: family, tradition, comfort food, laughter, sharing. I cook for a living, and let me tell you, I wish it could always be like this.

Alex S — Columbia, SC (via Feed Me Bubbe Facebook Group)

Dear Bubbe,

My name is Matthew, or Mayer, and I am a grade nine student at Jewish high school. I previously studied Yiddish for 7 years at an elementary school and I have a strong love for the language and the culture. I started a Yiddish club at the high school and we look at different songs and films and stories. I came across your cooking show and I was simply amazed. Your ability is marvelous. I have to tell you, I myself am extremely close to my Bubbe and Zaidy, and I love them very much. They teach me tradition to pass on to my children and I really enjoy spending time helping my Bubbe in the kitchen. Seeing you teach how to prepare the traditional foods I am so familiar with and the dedication and love your grandchild Avrum has for you, has warmed and touched my heart. I showed some of the shows to the Yiddish club and they really enjoyed it. I’m thinking about using one of your recipes and have the club make something an hand it out to the school at lunch. I want to wish you all the best and a healthy, happy, long life to you and your family, as well as a Gut Yantev this coming Shavuos. May you be blessed and may your traditions pass down and stay alive.

Zay Gezunt,

Matthew

Your email is a delight.to read.

Avrom and I worked the whole day today updating the recipes so that they will be easily understood by especially young people so that they can keep the familiarity of traditional recipes and tastes ongoing.

We are very proud of you for a young man of your age to take the lead in your school to familiarize your peers who probably are not as familiar to the Yiddish culture as you are.

It is a mitzvah.

We want to wish you and your family a healthy and joyous Shavuos.

Thank you! Thank you! It is so wonderful that you are capturing a real Bubbe in the kitchen. This is truly precious and very helpful in the kitchen. I can’t wait to be a Bubbe in about 35-40 years…I will also be in the kitchen :).

– deevah678 (from Youtube on 3-2008)

I wish you well with a good and healthy future. make sure you keep a written list of your family’s favorite recipes. So that the tradition can be continued.

καταπληκτικη δουλεια.

-  jgoudeau207 (from Youtube on 3-2008)

Avrom είχε μια διασκεδαστική στιγμή που σχετίζονται ορίζονται ήταν το μήνυμά σας στα ελληνικά, σε ευχαριστώ! Εκτιμούμε ακρόαση από εσάς. Είστε γραπτώς από την Ελλάδα; Φροντίστε να δείτε το νέο δικτυακό τόπο του σχεδιασμού σε “feedmebubbe” – Avrom και Bubbe

You’re doing great Avrom, already. The show is so refreshing because it’s real and natural as well as helpful. Proves you don’t have to be a movie star to be a star.

– LoricaLady (from Youtube on 2-2008)

Thanks for the compliment. It gives me great encouragement to continue.

Your bubbe is adorable in this video. My mouth was watering watching this. My grandmother used to make meatballs very similar, but she died 4 years ago and I haven’t had them since. Could I please have the recipe for the sweet and sour meatballs? I would love to serve them at my Channukah party   next weekend. Thank you!

Best,

Shari XXXXXXXXXX

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

All recipes can be found on the website feedmebubbe.com

Here is a direct link to the Sweet and Sour Meatball recipe.

http://www.chalutzproductions.com/FeedMeBubbe/Recipes/Recipe3.html

This sounds delicious! One of my friends and I are trying to change our diets to kosher foods. Thank you so much for what you’re doing here! It was a blessing to stumble on your videos

– wildchilde42 (from Youtube on 1-2008)

We want to keep traditional recipes alive in a healthy and kosher way. If you have any sugeestions and/or requests let us know. We have a new look to the site for you to check out with more episodes coming soon.

This is fabulous. You and I share the tradition of capturing our grandmothers and their chicken soup recipes. Mine is Italian, but same difference.

Mazzeltof!

-ssaraceno (from Youtube on 12 -2007)

Italian and Jewish families are very food conscious. When someone walks into the house the first thing we grandmothers always ask “Are you hungry?” Your video is delightful. No matter how we cook chicken soup. It is always a comfort food.

I love watching your series! You do a great job of explaining your recipes. I have just recently started cooking traditional recipies for my family and your episodes are definately inspiring! THANKS!

– shaihaase (from Youtube on 11-2007)

This encourages me to go further with more recipes.

please do! i made your meatball subs this weekend. my family had me cook them 3 days in a row!!

– shaihaase (from Youtube on 11-2007)

I think this is the best show I have seen on the internet, or anywhere. I hope the food network decides to pick up the show! I’m going to write to them.

In any case, I have such wonderful memories of my Bubbe and Zedah and both of them cooking for me when I visited on Shabbos. They owned nad operated a candy store here in Flushing NY and so had little time to cook, except for Shabbos so…..I have wonderful memories.

I especially like the healthy way you prepare your recipes. I can still remember the ever-present jar of chicken fat that was in the refrigerator. By today’s standard, it would have probably killed 1/2 of your audience! So I’m glad that you have slimmed down the recipies, with no change i the taste.

Shalom and love from us here in Flushing

Carol xxxxxxx

We want to thank you very much for your email and the wonderful memories that you have of your grandparents.