Michelle Honig
By Michelle Honig
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Food The 10 Most Insane Charosets On Instagram
Charoset is one of the most fascinating, symbolic dishes of the Passover Seder. It represents the mortar that our ancestors were forced to spread between bricks to make majestic buildings for their Egyptian overlords, “embittering” their enslaved lives. But charoset, as it’s traditionally made, is far from bitter. Indeed, charoset is often as sweet as…
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Food Kosher Pizza War Simmers On After Brooklyn Rabbis Rule
This article has been updated with new information since its original publication. There’s a kosher pizza war being waged in the heart of Hasidic Brooklyn — and a Jewish religious court has laid down a Solomonic decision about how the pie is going to be sliced. Basil Pizza & Wine Bar is an established gourmet…
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Recipes 8 Awe-Inspiring Matzo Ball Soup Recipes
Whether you favor floaters or sinkers, matzo balls will always be a central component of the Passover Seder. From gumbo to borscht, from jalepeño-infused to Italian-inspired, these matzo ball soup recipes from the Forward’s archive are so good, so creative and such fun, you may want to make them all year-round. The Recipes Michelle Honig…
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Food 4 Hated Jewish Foods — And The Recipes That Will Make You Love Them
1) Matzo: There’s not much to like about this flatbread that looks and tastes like corrugated cardboard. But that’s because you’re probably buying the boxed square matzos. Boxed matzo is made by a machine and often sits on the shelf for months before you purchased it. What you end up with are stale, unsatisfying crackers….
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Food Mini Matzo For Your Mini Me
Passover is tough on kids. Go-to dinner staples like pizza and mac and cheese are off-limits for an entire week — practically a lifetime for youngsters. Manischewitz, the company behind the much-maligned concord-grape-based wine, has come to the rescue with the debut of three new Passover products geared towards kids: a s’more matzo kit, a…
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Food Shamrock Bagel Food Porn For St. Patrick’s Day
With St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, it’s time to reflect on the similarities between the Irish and Jews. Both like to drink, both have an inordinate dedication to family and both have nagging mothers asking when we will give them a grandchild. Something else that binds our two cultures is the St. Patrick’s Day bagel,…
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Food A Savory Twist On Tradition
Purim is on Sunday, and on Purim, we eat hamantaschen. Usually, the triangular pastries are made with sweet fillings. But on a day where candy is abundantly consumed, the thought of more sweet eats can be just too much to bear. What if you could buy a hamantaschen that is savory; that satisfies your need…
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Food Jewish Food Pros Win Prestigious IACP Awards
The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) awards are among the most distinguished in the food world. This year, at least five Jewish foodies were recipients. These honorees included cookbook authors, a beverage columnist and a food photographer. Forward contributor Molly Yeh, of the blog My Name is Yeh, won the Judge’s Choice Award for…
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