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Honeyed and Spiced Dried Fruit Compote
Dried fruit is often incorporated into the Tu B’Shvat seder to reference the seven fruits of Israel. Photograph by Shulie Madnick. This year for Tu B’Shvat I’ll be making a dried fruit compote. The Tu-B’Shvat seder custom was created in Safed in the 17th century. Prayers over the seven species — wheat, barley, grape, fig,…
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Jews Argue Over Whisky
A recent addition to the American market, Monkey Shoulder is a blend of three single malts. Column 1: January 2015 Lagavulin 16 vs. Monkey Shoulder I had whisky plans with a highly agreeable chap I hadn’t seen since the autumn. “My good fellow, you seem in fine fettle,” I greeted him. “Likewise, I’m sure.” He…
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Recipes Tofu With Apricots, Olives and Almonds
Moroccan-style tofu with apricots, olives and almonds. Photograph by Susan Voisin. Editor’s Note: Originally published as a recipe for Tu B’Shvat, this dish also makes a delightful vegetarian dish for a festive Hanukkah dinner — the olives nodding to the symbolism of the oil that burned for eight nights. This flavorful, hearty vegetarian dish serves…
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Yonah Schimmel Knishery Staying Put
Alex Wolfman, a descendant of Yonah Schimmel, the knishery’s original owner. Flickr. After reporting earlier this week on rumors that 115-year-old Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery might be losing its lease, the Forward received an email today setting the record straight. In a follow-up phone call, the Forward spoke with Ellen Anistratov, daughter of Alex Wolfman,…
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A Knish Tale, Wrapped in Old Newspaper
Photograph: Flickr Gussie Schwebel isn’t a household name — yet. But the Boroslav, Romania-born woman wrote herself into history when she wrote a letter to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II. Mrs. Schwebel ran an eponymous knish concern at 191 East Houston Street, just off Orchard Street (the former site of the recently…
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Americans Try Snacking While Sabra
Buzzfeed’s latest taste-test video. What are those wacky Jewish people eating now? That seems to be the question addressed in the latest of BuzzFeed’s “Americans Try…” video series, which shows an assortment of perky young tasters sampling a variety of unfamiliar foods. This time, it’s Israeli packaged snacks, which appear to be more of a…
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Is Yonah Schimmel Knishery Closing?
Photograph by Shawn Hote/Flickr. I don’t deal in rumors, but I also can’t ignore the deafening chatter. Bowery Boogie, a terrific blog about New York’s Lower East Side, has reported that 115-year-old East Houston eatery, Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery, may be about to lose its lease. “Apparently word on the street is that the landlord…
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Making Kosher Mexican Food at Home
Tacos from Miami’s kosher restaurant Mexico Bravo are similar to the author’s recipe below. Photograph courtesy of Mexico Bravo. When Katsuji Tanabe, the acclaimed chef/owner of MexiKosher in Los Angeles, became a contestant in this season’s “Top Chef” competition on Bravo, kosher Mexican cuisine soared in popularity. Unfortunately, with only a handful of kosher authentic…
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Recipes Going Wild with Avocados
Avocado and Roast Beef Salad. Photograph by Dan Peretz. I spy avocados lying in a crate in the market and am instantly diverted from my original purpose. I pick one up, cradle it in my hands and think about the beautiful tree that has yielded this fruit. Then I pick out a few more, wrap…
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Recipes Luscious Lemon Pie for National Pie Day
At the end of a winding road through a cul-de-sac in Columbus, Ohio, lived my maternal grandparents, Lillian and Marty. They were always there when we pulled up, smiling through the screened door. My grandmother was always cooking. I don’t think I ever saw her without her apron on. I remember her mostly from behind;…
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Celebrating a Gluten-Free Kosher Cookbook
Aviva Kanoff with her cookbook, “Gluten Free Around the World.” Photographs courtesy of Aviva Kanoff. Aboard the Balclutha, a historical ship docked near the San Francisco Maritime Museum, an incongruous assortment of Bay Area denizens from Chabad, the art world and elsewhere came together last month to celebrate the publication of “Gluten Free Around the…
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