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For Moroccan Jews, Passover Has a Sweet Ending
Tonight, right after sundown, chef Simon Elmaleh will discard the Passover matzo, set out fine platters laden with leavened, sugary sweets and welcome friends into his home with cries of terbhou ou tseedou, Arabic for “good luck.” For Moroccan Jews like Elmaleh, the end of Passover marks the start of the Jewish-Moroccan festival Mimouna —…
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Cooking to Heal — On Both Sides of Green Line
From left: Bushra Awad and Robi Damelin, two of the 50 women who took part in the project. Photo by Dan Peretz (Haaretz) — “This is Subriya,” says Robi Damelin, as she begins introducing the people sitting around the table. “She lives in Nablus, and is one of the best cooks in the group. The…
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Recipes Passover Recipe: How To Cook Like a Turk
There’s a good reason we only eat Kalli’ah once a year. The Turkish inspired beef, eggs and potato dish is not for the faint of heart. Seriously, if you have high cholesterol, just stop reading now. But if you enjoy the succulent rich taste of confit, this is the perfect Passover dish for you. This…
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Snacks To Help You Survive Passover
We’re half way through Passover and if you’re anything like me, you’re starting to crave all of those delicious carbs that the Atkin’s diet and the rabbis frown upon this time of year — bread, pastries, cake, pizza, pasta and even beer. In Israel, food companies and some creative chefs have found ways around the…
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My White House Seder
White House Photo (Haaretz) — Cooking for twenty people doesn’t usually faze me, even when it’s for a Passover Seder, but the Seder I helped prepare last night was for Michelle and Barack Obama. After days of long discussions about menu options and in order to add some interest, it was decided that alongside the Passover…
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Drama and a $2.65M Lawsuit Come to Carnegie Deli
wikicommons Oversized sandwiches for guests and undersized pay for employees seems to have been the guiding philosophy at Carnegie Deli for more than a decade. On Friday, a Manhattan federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement between 25 current and former employees of the deli and its owners, Marian and Sanford Levine. The New…
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Sipping Wine in a 150-Year-Old Templer Cave
Shani and Ovad Zetuni in the new Jajo bar. Photo by Ilya Melnikov (Haaretz) — Two years ago, when I met Ovad and Shani Zetuni for the first time, they convinced me they had something interesting on their hands. Together we hopped over cesspits, rolled in the sand, got some fresh air and climbed down…
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Recipes Roman Holiday: Pizzarelle Con Miele
Pizzarelle Con Miele are a classic Roman Jewish Passover cookie. Read about how Alyssa Shelasky learned to make the recipe while living in Rome here. Inspired by Edith Arbib Anav Yield: 8 servings 8 sheets of matzo 4 eggs, lightly beaten ½ cup sugar ½ cup of kosher for Passover cocoa powder, highest quality ½…
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An Italian Love Story Turns Into Journey into the Passover Kitchen
A year ago, I came to Rome to work on my next book, take a break from New York, and enjoy la dolce vita ? decidedly alone. The day I arrived in the city, lost and bedraggled, I asked a stranger on a motorbike for directions. He was wearing beat-up jeans and had a devilish…
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4 Cocktails for the 4 Sons
While the story of Passover may be the reason for having the seder, the real stars of the event are the food and drinks served throughout the evening. Carefully planned, perfected all day for all to enjoy while listening to the hours long story of Moses and the exodus. Like most kids growing up, the…
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Recipes When Michael Jackson Loved Matzo Ball Soup
Musicians’s food cravings are legendary. Elvis famously flew from Graceland to Denver for his favorite sandwich: An entire loaf of bread stuffed with a jar of peanut butter, another of jelly and a pound of bacon. Michael Jackson never hopped on a plane for his cravings. He had his personal chef Akasha Richmond to whip…
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