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Muslim-Owned Jewish Deli To Host Muslim-Jewish Fundraising Dinner
There is a Jewish Deli in Brooklyn that closes for Ramadan. The reason is simple, if somewhat surprising: The owner of David’s Brisket House and Deli on Nostrand Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant is Riyadh Gazali, a Muslim of Yemini descent. Next week, Gazali will host a dinner party at David’s along with Breaking Bread NYC, which…
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How To Get Free Doughnuts (And More Friends) This Friday
Friday is National Donut Day, a fact that was dropped into my consciousness via an email from National Today, which keeps track of “quirky occasions on the cultural calendar,” according to its website. The email, while heralding a delightful day, was also a bit worrying. Apparently a “study” (actually a poll of 1,000 individuals who…
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Adorable Sailors Discover Knishes During Fleet Week
Fleet Week draws to a close today, but I got a souvenir at Yohah Shimmel Knish Bakery in the form of this photograph. These three sailors, each from different parts of the country, were walking past the venerable Lower East Side bakery and deli and decided that the knishes in the window looked too good…
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Recipes Weed-Infused (And Super Simple) Pineapple Blintz Soufflé For Shavuot
Serves: 6 Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 1 hour APPROXIMATE THC PER SERVING Approximate dose per serving is based on infusing 5 grams of cured/dried/decarbed cannabis into 10.6 tablespoons (or 1 1/3 sticks) of butter. 10%: 7.7mg 15%: 11.6mg 20%: 15.4mg 1 package frozen ricotta cheese crepes or blintzes 1 stick grass-fed butter, melted…
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Recipes Easy Lemon Yogurt Pie From Jamie Geller
How can something be so creamy and yet so light at the same time? ½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 tablespoon water 1 (8-ounce) container whipped topping, thawed 3 (6-ounce) containers lemon yogurt 1 (9-inch) prepared graham cracker crust 1) In a small saucepan, combine blueberries with sugar and…
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Recipes Jamie Geller’s 5-Ingredient Recipes for Shavuot
In my new column, exclusively for the Forward, my goal is to share with you exactly how I cook. My most popular cookbook, “Quick & Kosher: Recipes From The Bride Who Knew Nothing” (now in its 7th printing), features glimpses into the story that is my life and my penchant for feeding my family, fast….
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Jamie Geller’s Halva-Inspired Frozen Yogurt
Silan, AKA date honey, is a dark, sweet, concentrated fruit syrup that can be used much in the same way as honey, molasses or maple syrup. In Israel, silan is everywhere — drizzled over roasted veggies, slathered with tahini in pita, stirred into yogurt and featured in braising liquids, salad dressings and marinades. Sold in…
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Recipes WATCH: Jamie Geller’s Ballroom Blintzes
These 5-ingredient crêpes are a must-add to your repertoire. Once you can make a crêpe, you can make ANYTHING! Seriously, breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snacks can all start with this humble, paper-thin pancake. I’ll show you how easy crêpe making is and how creative you can get with the fillings. From Classic Cheese Blintzes…
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Jewish African-American Writer Cooks Up A Fusion Of Two Identities
Michael Twitty dressed in the outfit that slaves wore in the American South — wool stockings, waistcoat and kerchief tied around his neck — to cook meat in an open-hearth oven on a historic Virginia plantation, more than one memory of slavery flashed through his mind. One memory, of his African-American ancestors in the South, seems obvious. The…
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A Perfect Breakfast Cake for Shavuot
I wasn’t raised Jewish but I did marry a wonderful Jewish man. One of the big ways I try to connect to his Ashkenazi background is by exploring and reproducing the comfort foods that make him tick. (The day that my mother-in-law openly bragged about my kneidlach remains one of the proudest moments of my…
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Breakfast Blueberry Ricotta Cake
Adapted from King Arthur Flours Blueberry Breakfast Cake, this version uses part-skim ricotta and yogurt instead of sour cream. The result is a healthful and delicious breakfast cake that’s perfect for Shavuot. Related Serves 10–12 3 large eggs ¾ cup sugar 6 tablespoons melted butter 1 cup part-skim ricotta 1 cup plain skyr or Greek…
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