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6 Ways To Put a Jewish Twist on Your Mojito
The mojito is a classic Cuban drink. But who says it can’t be a Jewish one, too? In honor of National Mojito Day on July 11, we have concocted (and named!) 6 Jewish mojitos that will spice up a summer party. Or a synagogue kiddush. Start by finding the five classic ingredients of a mojito:…
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Looking Back — and Forward — to Schav
Photo: Joelle Abramowitz Sometimes we need to encounter something new to help us unearth a remnant from the past. “This week, I got sorrel,” I told my mother. Each week I’d recite to my mother what had come in my CSA share and what I ended up doing with my vegetables. The sorrel was notable…
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Crumbs, Kosher Cupcake Chain, Folds for Good
Getty Images (Reuters) — Cupcakes still lined the counter of an empty and unlit Crumbs Bake Shop on 42nd Street in New York City on Tuesday afternoon, the day after the largest U.S. cupcake retailer announced it was closing. Crumbs, which specializes in oversized cupcakes and went public in 2011, shuttered its nearly 50 locations…
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America’s 50 Best Fried Chicken Recipes
(Reuters) — Lee Brian Schrager’s passion for fried chicken led him to travel around the United States and convince celebrity and local chefs to share their recipes in his new cookbook “Fried & True.” In the book co-written with Adeena Sussman, Schrager shares more than 50 recipes for fried chicken from his contributors including double fried…
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Shakshuka Is Israel’s Summer Favorite — for Dinner
Shiran Carmel/Haaretz (Haaretz) — All has already been written about the famous Israeli breakfast of a large chopped Arabic salad, eggs, labneh, feta and other cheeses, Greek style yogurt and bread: that it’s fresh and healthy, that it’s Middle Eastern, that it’s just too much. Everything was said, except the truth, and the truth is…
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Your New Favorite Summer Treat: Halva Popsicles
My love affair with halva began in the cafeteria of an IDF base, surrounded by pounds upon pounds of halva bars and a bunch of my best Birthright friends. We sat for an entire afternoon, unwrapping the bars, “quality controlling,” and making enough halva bread pudding to serve a literal army. Logic would have it…
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Bens Deli Gets Montreal Museum Show
It may not have built a brand as big as Schwartz’s, but Bens Delicatessen looms large in the history of Jewish Montreal — and in the city’s cultural lore. Once a working-class hangout, Bens grew to serve smoked meat and soups to celebs from Michael Jackson to Leonard Cohen to Catherine Deneuve in its ‘60s-‘70s…
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Michelle Bernstein’s Watermelon Salad
Michelle Bernstein’s Watermelon Salad Adapted from ‘Fried & True’ by Lee Schrager With Adeena Sussman Ingredients 1 1-3/4-pound wedge watermelon, rind removed and cut into medium dice (about 4 cups) 2 large beefsteak tomatoes (1 1/4 pounds), seeded and cut into small dice (about 2 cups) 1 large English hothouse cucumber (3/4 pound), peeled and…
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Yotam Ottolenghi’s Seeded Chicken Schnitzel
Yotam Ottolenghi’s Seeded Chicken Schnitzel with Parsley-Caper Mayonnaise Adapted from ‘Fried & True’ by Lee Schrager With Adeena Sussman For the parsley and caper mayonnaise 1 large egg yolk 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice 3/4 cup sunflower oil 1/2 teaspoon sugar 2 cups loosely packed parsley leaves,…
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Does Vegan Mean Healthy?
When I decided to go vegan this past February, I expected to feel healthier and to have a clearer conscience regarding my dietary and shopping choices. I found that while it was easier to eat food that technically fit the requirements of being vegan than I had imagined, it did not always mean more healthful…
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My First Real Fourth of July — and Plum Cobbler
I am 23 years old but this year marks my first real Fourth of July. You may be wondering what ‘real’ means. Well, in 2000 my family emigrated from my home country Venezuela to the United States. Fourteen years of paper work later, I am proud to say that I am celebrating my first Independence…
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