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Garlic Tofu Kebabs With Tahini Dipping Sauce
Kebabs are fantastic for the grill because the skewers hold all the ingredients in place. These are great to make in advance and bring to a grilling party. All the master griller has to do is slap them on! More Vegetarian Barbecue Recipes Grilled Portobello Mushrooms Makes 10 kebabs Skewers ½ package firm tofu, cut…
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Recipes Grilled Portobello Mushrooms
I find that the mushrooms have enough flavor to stand on their own, without a marinade. But a splash of balsamic vinegar after grilling makes them even more delicious. More Vegetarian Barbecue Recipes Garlic Tofu Kebabs With Tahini Dipping Sauce Serves 3 3 medium sized portobello mushrooms 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt Black pepper Balsamic…
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Izzy’s Finally Opens for Kosher Barbecue
The sign going up at Izzy’s Brooklyn Smokehouse way back in January. He could have grown his own cow in the time it took to open, but Sruly Eidelman has finally cut the ribbon on , Brooklyn’s first stand-alone kosher barbecue joint. Back in October, the Forward reported that the restaurant — then called Izzy’s…
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Soup Nazi’s New Gig and All the Week’s Hot Dish
‘No soup for you!’ Watch Seinfeld’s best Soup Nazi moments here, then check out actor Larry Thomas’s latest work — a TV ad shot in Israel. The Soup Nazi’s big in Israel. Actor Larry Thomas, who portrayed the vicious ladler on Seinfeld, is starring in a commercial in the Holy Land. Watch “This Falafel is…
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Recipes Beyond the Bagel — Happy Toast
This simple breakfast recipe has a secret ingredient, which might just make the perfect summer pairing of tomatoes and basil even more delicious. Nutritional yeast is, without question, the best thing to come out of the two years I spent as a vegan. Soy milk, not so much. To the uninitiated, nutritional yeast admittedly sounds…
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A Stirring Memoir, With Recipes
The that inspired Jessica Fechtor’s blog, Sweet Amandine, next to a copy of her new memoir, “Stir.” For a while, Jessica Fechtor — author of the just-published memoir “Stir: My Broken Brain and Meals That Brought Me Home” — was two people to me. The first was the unnamed graduate student, part of the Jewish…
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Recipes Marcella’s Butter Almond Cake
The inspiration for Jessica Fechtor’s blog Sweet Amandine, this exquisite cake is also featured in her Read about the book “Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home,” Five-Fold Challah Related This cake was created by Marcella Sarne, who entered it in a baking context sponsored by C&H Sugar and won, to…
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Recipes Five-Fold Challah
A fabulous challah recipe from Jessica Fechtor’s Read about the book “Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home,” Marcella’s Butter Almond Cake Based on a tip from Andew Janjigian, a baker and editor at Cook’s Illustrated magazine, Jess folds the dough instead of kneading it, and lets it rise in the…
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Small-Batch Vodka, Made in Brooklyn U.S.A.
Making vodka is a family affair for Gary Shokin and his daughters Kary Laskin (left) and Samantha Shokin (right). One day in 2009 Gary Shokin and his daughter Kary Laskin were driving down the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn when Gary blurted out, “We should make vodka.” “Oh,” thought Kary. “My dad’s having another idea.” But…
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Taste Testing ‘The Silver Platter’
This is an occasional column in which the writer evaluates a cookbook by making some of its recipes, sharing the dishes with friends and asking her guests what they think of the results. She recently cooked her way through “The Silver Platter: Simple to Spectacular Wholesome, Family-Friendly Recipes” by Daniella Silver With Tips & Techniques…
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Recipes Snap Pea Salad With Basil-Mint Dressing
This gorgeous salad from “The Silver Platter” is refreshing, clean and simple. As an almost-all-green salad with very few ingredients, the unique cut on the sweet snap peas exposing the tiny green treasures hidden within makes it so elegant to present. Read the cookbook review: Taste Testing “The Silver Platter” “Silver Platter” Wild Rice With…
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