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Easiest Slow-Cooker Corned Beef And Cabbage
Prep time for this St. Patrick’s Day classic is no more than 5 minutes. All you have to do is peel some carrots, slice a cabbage into large pieces and put everything into the pot. The long-simmering dish is as satisfying as it is easy to make. 6 carrots, peeled and cut in half if…
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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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Tofu Cream Cheese Is My Secret Shame
When I was growing up in Toronto, Sunday was the best meal day of the week. Early in the morning, my father would go to Harbord Bakery and get kaiser rolls, bagels, sticky buns, a coffee cake and maybe even a few buffalo buns. Then he would head north to Eglinton Avenue to Daiter’s Dairy…
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Why Don’t Jews Eat Pie?
Perhaps this is another old saw, like the one about Jews not drinking alcohol. But when Forward archivist Chana Pollack sent me the article below, which appeared in an English supplement to the Jewish Daily Forward in 1924, I was intrigued. I believe 1924 was the year my grandmother and her family arrived in New…
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Recipes 10 Soups And Stews For A Storm
Just when we were starting to fantasize about fresh spring menus, we learned that we were being hit with a whopper of a blizzard. This required a change of mindset — and menu. Clearly, some warming, cozy soups and stews were in order, so we collected a few of our favorites here. Liza Schoenfein is…
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Recipes 5 Easy Hangover-Relieving Recipes To Make Post-Purim
If you find yourself suffering slightly from last night’s celebration, a little snack might make you feel less rocky — something with a bit of substance, some healthy fat, a little salt and/or some hydrating liquid. Of course you don’t want anything you have to work at much. I scanned our recipe collection and came…
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6 Things That Should Never Be Seen On A Bagel
Friends of my parents told me this story many years ago. I love it and have never forgotten it. Geraldine (Jewish) was bringing her boyfriend Bob (not Jewish) home to meet her parents for the first time. They were going to have a traditional Sunday breakfast: bagels, cream cheese, white fish etcetera. As everyone began…
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Recipes Funfetti Hamantaschen — And Other Wacky Takes On Tradition
Hamantaschen, the crumbly, triangular pastry, may be the most recognizable symbol of Purim. The ones people commonly imagine are filled with poppy seeds or fruit jam. The most indulgent type has tended to be chocolate. Nina Safar, a food blogger over at Kosher in the Kitch, has taken the idea of the hamantaschen, and —…
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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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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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14 Fun, Fabulous Purim Drinks
There are so many ways to enjoy the libation-focused holiday of Purim. With the instruction to drink until you don’t know the difference between the good Mordechi and the evil Haman, you have Jewish tradition egging on indulgence. (Having said that, we recommend you indulge wisely.) Here are a few of our favorite Purim-focused cocktails,…
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