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Post-Hanukkah Detox Breakfast
A date and almond-butter smoothie (recipe below) is the perfect way to ease out of eight days of indulgence. Last night, as our fully lit menorah glowed majestically in the window, I breathed a sigh of relief. The candles’ dwindling light meant that Hanukkah was nearing its end. To be clear, I love Hanukkah and…
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For Next Act, Ilan Hall Brings Israeli BBQ to Brooklyn
Chef Ilan Hall at the grill of what was formerly The Gorbals and is now Esh. If you never got the chance to try Chef Ilan Hall’s brilliant mashups at , you may have missed your chance. The Brooklyn restaurant ceased to exist this month. The good news is that Hall’s not going anywhere. The…
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Recipes A Women’s Hanukkah Party
No cookies cooled on racks. No colorful frosting dripped from the counter. Nor were any dorky decorations being pasted. With grandkids away at school and an early Hanukkah date, gone were the aromas that once infused everything before winter’s highlight, Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. How sad! Where did the years go? Related Butternut Squash…
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Recipes Mushroom Barley Soup (With Beef Broth)
A hearty dish for the cold weather, this recipe combines dried porcinis with regular mushrooms for a rich flavor. Related A Women’s Hanukkah Party Butternut Squash Soup Whole-Year Vegetable Soup Meat Serves 10–12 ½ cup dried porcini mushrooms or similar 2 tablespoons parve margarine + 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup chopped white onions 6…
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Recipes Butternut Squash Soup
This winter soup with a toasted-pine-nut garnish is the perfect first course for a holiday meal. Related Mushroom Barley Soup Whole-Year Vegetable Soup Parve Serves 6 3¾ pound butternut squash, (2 medium squash) 2 tablespoon olive oil 5 cup or more chicken bouillon or vegetable stock 1½ teaspoons minced jalapeno chili peppers, or ½ teaspoon…
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Recipes Whole-Year Vegetable Soup
A vegetable soup thick with greens, potatoes, carrots and squash is a great recipe for the winter holidays and, really, any time of year. Related Mushroom Barley Soup Butternut Squash Soup Parve Makes 2½ quarts 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil 1 cup onions, chopped 2 celery ribs, cut ¼ inch on the diagonal 4…
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Veselka Reigns at Latke Fest
One of the creative contenders at the 7th Annual Latke Festival. East Village Ukrainian Eatery emerged victorious at the 7th Annual Latke Festival (more casually known as Latkefest, which was held last night at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion. With an elegant but haimish “latke mushroom julienne,” beat out stellar competitors like Shelsky’s of Brooklyn, the Vanderbilt,…
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New Michael Solomonov Joint to Donate Profits
Powered by a that exceeded its goal by 20%, Philadelphia star-chef Michael Solomonov and two partners will launch Rooster Soup Company in early 2016. Related Michael Solomonov Shares Recipes and Recollections in ‘Zahav’ The very admirable gimmick: All net profits will support Broad Street’s Hospitality Collaborative, which feeds needy Philadelphians. Solomonov, with partner Steve Cook,…
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Hanukkah Cupcakes and All the Weekly Dish
Not only are these cupcakes kosher; they’re also gluten and dairy free. If fried foods aren’t your thing but you’re still craving something sufganiyot-ish for Hanukkah, New York’s has your back. Its line of gluten-free, dairy-free, kosher Hanukkah cupcakes includes four designs — menorah, two different dreidels and gelt — on chocolate and vanilla cake-icing…
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Facing a Changed World, on a Full Stomach
Writer Leah Koenig (left) as a preschooler, with her father, Richard Koenig. Something strange happened the day after my father died. I woke up the next morning hungry for breakfast. Everything else has shifted. The shape of my family tree had changed. Nearly everyone I loved was sad all at once. I realized that I…
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Recipes Celebrating the Sacher Torte
The young Jewish man who created this beloved confection in 1832 couldn’t have imagined that Americans would one day celebrate National Sacher Torte Day. But we do. At just 16 years old, a Jewish cook’s apprentice named Franz Sacher revolutionized the pastry world with an impromptu creation that came to be known as the Sacher…
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