Dahlia Abraham Klein
By Dahlia Abraham Klein
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Food 7-Species Pomegranate-Shaped Challah
Yields 6 loaves 4 tablespoons dry yeast 2 tablespoons organic sugar 4 cups (1 liter) warm water 5 pounds (2.25 kg) organic white flour One 12-ounce (350 g) container of date honey (silan) 1½ tablespoons sea salt 1 cup (230 ml) olive oil 1 cup (150 g) finely-diced dried figs 1 cup (150 g) raisins…
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Food The Secrets of the 7-Species Challah
The Tu B’Shvat Seder placed special emphasis on Shivat Haminim — the Seven Species of produce native to the Land of Israel, which are mentioned in the Torah: wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and honey. Although in many parts of the world it is still winter, Tu B’Shvat — the 15th of Shvat, the…
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Recipes ‘Spiritual Kneading’ Rose-Shaped Challah
Dahlia Abraham-Klein, the author of showed us how to make her gorgeous rose-shaped challah for the month of Adar at the Forward’s Eat, Drink + Think event last December. Rose-Shaped Challah With Raisins and Rosewater Makes 8-10 challahs 4 tablespoons active dry yeast 4½ cups warm water ¾ cup organic sugar plus 2 tablespoons organic…
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Recipes Pilaf with Kidney Beans and Carrots
Pilau Prep Time: 30 minutes plus 12 hours for soaking the beans and 1 hour for soaking the rice Cook Time: 2 hours plus 1 hour 30 minutes for the beans Serves 6 1 cup (200 g) dried red kidney beans 2 cups (450 g) brown basmati rice 3 cups (750 ml) boiling water 2½…
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Food The Seder Plate: Exodus from the Climate Crisis
Why is this night different from all other nights? Because tonight we can choose the destiny for our children, and for ourselves, whereas back in the time of Pharaoh we were oppressed. This year, think about your own enslavement and what you can do to change the course of your life and the world you…
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Recipes Hanukkah’s Femme Fatale Made Cheese
I know what you are thinking…. the Hanukkah story had a femme fatale?? When you think of Hanukkah you probably think of how the Maccabees defeated the Syrian-Greeks in a revolt that recaptured the Holy Temple. And once the Maccabees did, the first order of business was to light the menorah in the Temple, but…
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Food Ushering the New Year with Friends and Challah
The smell of savory challahs permeates the kitchen with sweet hints of cinnamon and raisin. We knead, stretch, sweat and grunt as we shape the dough with our fingers into elaborate braids, rolls and twists. Our hands have been inherited from a long line of women empowered by a sacred undertaking: the making of challah….
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Food CSA: Swiss Chard; From Leaves to Pilaf
Typical of crops that grow well in the late spring, is the Swiss Chard, which is making its first appearance in the local farmers markets and CSA’s. It contains a lot of fiber, and a host of antioxidant vitamins. It is a tall leafy green vegetable with a thick, crunchy stalk that comes in a…
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