Adeena Sussman on 'Easy, Breezy' Cooking for Complicated Times

<p><em>Hadassah Magazine </em>Executive Editor Lisa Hostein speaks with food-world luminary Adeena Sussman about her new cookbook, <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hadassahmagazine.org%2F2026%2F02%2F23%2Fa-behind-the-scenes-look-at-adeena-sussmans-zariz%2F&data=05%7C02%7Csfrank%40hadassah.org%7Cf01b615e57694895aa6e08deb4e84611%7Cf4beb4a25c044274845d27d523c6ace3%7C0%7C0%7C639147106853227681%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tMN0jnO9E4eM3fSUuE3r%2BrdOTrTfrwxkROg3lol%2B1V8%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes</em></a><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hadassahmagazine.org%2F2026%2F02%2F23%2Fa-behind-the-scenes-look-at-adeena-sussmans-zariz%2F&data=05%7C02%7Csfrank%40hadassah.org%7Cf01b615e57694895aa6e08deb4e84611%7Cf4beb4a25c044274845d27d523c6ace3%7C0%7C0%7C639147106853258094%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oU8Cyyj0lLP%2Brb4pdp8mx3yEbIKXZuzcxsOMbL12ISY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>.</em></a><em> </em>With its focus on uncomplicated, Israeli-inflected cooking, Sussman, the author of the best-selling <em>Sababa</em> and <em>Shabbat</em> cookbooks and the beloved food columnist at the magazine, developed <em>Zariz</em> in the shadow of the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, when she says she felt both a spiritual and practical need to streamline her time in the kitchen as the world around her seemed to be unraveling.</p><p><br><strong>Further Resources</strong></p><ul><li>Purchase <em>Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes</em> on <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/zariz-100-easy-breezy-tel-aviv-y-recipes-adeena-sussman/a9284ba6c6b95cc7?ean=9780593719015&next=t&next=t&affiliate=93390" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bookshop</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.hadassahmagazine.org/2026/02/23/a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-adeena-sussmans-zariz/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Read about <em>Zariz </em>and Adeena Sussman</a> in <em>Hadassah Magazine</em></li><li>Follow Adeena Sussman on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adeenasussman/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></li><li>Find a list of Adeena&#39;s favorite Israeli kitchen supplies and ingredients on her <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fadeenasussman.substack.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Csfrank%40hadassah.org%7C51748872e8dc4cd11aad08deb673897b%7Cf4beb4a25c044274845d27d523c6ace3%7C0%7C0%7C639148804508402438%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nfIBjiaWyh4uJ8S56BMHinhsAdsVafxajc9GctY3YFY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">substack</a></li></ul><p>The show is hosted by <em>Hadassah Magazine</em> Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by <em>Hadassah Magazine</em> with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.</p><p><br>Arielle Kaplan is our podcast editor. </p><p><strong>Please send any follow-up questions or feedback to </strong><a href="mailto:engagement@hadassah.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>engagement@hadassah.org</strong></a></p>