Louisa Shafia
By Louisa Shafia
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Recipes Savoring the Miracle: Hanukkah Side Salads
The miracle of Hanukkah was not, alas, brought about by a latke. The eternal flame, it seems, was kept alive not by everyone’s favorite fried Jewish food, but by olive oil. According to historians, there can be little doubt that the oil used to light the menorah 2,200 years ago was olive oil. In ancient…
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Food Kasha Recipes Get a Modern Makeover
What would you do with a one-pound bag of toasted buckwheat groats, a.k.a. kasha? If you’re like most Ashkenazi Jews, you’d probably cook up kasha varnishkes, the Jewish “soul food” side dish made of kasha, sautéed onions, bowtie pasta, and often mushrooms. If you’re not Jewish, well, you probably wouldn’t have the kasha in the…
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Food Queen Esther’s Cuisine: A New Persian Cookbook
Of the many unusual ingredients in Persian cuisine, rose water, which tastes like flower petals, may be the most exotic. Persians, according to Reyna Simnegar, the Jewish, Venezuelan-born author of the new cookbook “Persian Food From the Non-Persian Bride, and other Kosher Sephardic Recipes You will Love!,” consume rose water in order to carry on…
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Food Shabbat Meals: A Tale of Take-Out and Homemade Vegetable Moo Shu
Several years ago, a friend invited me to a Shabbat dinner in Brooklyn. When I arrived, I was greeted by a glass of red wine, and lots of friendly, familiar faces. And then I saw it: a huge spread of take-out Chinese food, complete with plastic containers, paper cartons, and piles of napkins. Wait, what?…
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News Poached Apples and Pears in Orange Blossom Water
Serves 4 3/4 cup honey 1/3 cup orange blossom water 5 cardamom pods, or 1teaspoon ground cardamom Salt 2 apples (Gala, or Golden Delicious), peeled, quartered, and cored 2 Bosc pears, peeled, quartered, and cored 4 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice 1/4 cup toasted almonds, coarsely chopped 1) Choose a medium-sized saucepan in which to…
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News Chickpea Cakes with Lime Honey Dipping Sauce
Makes approximately 10 cakes 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for frying 1 yellow onion, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons ground coriander 2 tablespoons ground cumin 2 tablespoons dried mint 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 2 cups cooked chickpeas 2 teaspoons salt 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 cup bread crumbs ¼ cup lime juice…
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News Green Rice
Makes 6 Cups 2 cups long-grain basmati rice Salt 1 teaspoon saffron threads or powder 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 leeks, green and white parts, finely diced 1 teaspoon dried lime powder, or 1 preserved whole lime 1 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 cup minced fresh cilantro 1/3 cup minced fresh dill 1 cup…
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News Fesenjan (Chicken in Pomegranate Walnut Sauce)
Serves 4 to 6 2 pounds skinless chicken legs or breasts, rinsed and patted dry 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 large or 2 small yellow onions, diced 2 beets, peeled, quartered, and sliced 1/4 inch thick 1 1/2 cups walnuts, pulsed in a food processor until coarsely ground 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon ground…
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