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‘Baked By Melissa’ Founder Shares Her Secret Recipe — And Her Jewish Values
It all started when she was suddenly fired from her job in advertising. “I was devastated,” says Melissa Ben Ishay, the 34-year old founder of the ‘Baked By Melissa’ cupcake bakery chain. “So I went home and did something that made me happy. I baked four batches of cupcakes. That night, I had 250 cupcakes…
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Recipes Paula Shoyer’s Genius Chocolate Quinoa Cake
CHOCOLATE QUINOA CAKE Parve, Gluten-free, Passover (without pure vanilla extract) • Serves 12 I had heard the myth of chocolate cakes made with cooked quinoa and didn’t quite believe they’d actually be tasty. This cake is surprisingly moist and delicious—great for Passover and all year round. PREP TIME: 20 minutes BAKE TIME: 15 minutes to…
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Cut The Mayo: Quick Ways To Make Jewish Soul Food Healthier
Salt, sugar, acid, fat. These are the major components of traditional Jewish delicacies. Jewish food is immigrant food, created by a culture of outsiders incorporating whatever cheap materials they had on hand to finesse delicious, hearty dishes. After all, if it doesn’t incurably clog your arteries, can it really be considered soul food? These days…
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This Easy Mediterranean Dip Will Elevate Any Meal
I remember sitting out on my terrace as a 7-year old girl, eating a bowl of plain yogurt, cucumber, dill, garlic and salt. Looking out at the Hudson River and Tappan Zee bridge, I’d crunch the chunky cucumbers in between my little, crooked teeth and smack my mouth together from the tart yogurt. I liked…
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Rome Jews Fight Hard For Their Legendary Artichoke
‘Carciofi alla guidia’ literally means Jewish-style artichokes. Originating in the Jewish Roman ghettos, carciofi alla guidia is a deep fried artichoke spread open like a sunflower, eaten hot from the fryer. Best made from the Romanesco variation of the artichoke, harvested between February and April, it is one of the Eternal City’s more famous dishes….
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If You’re Craving Israeli Eats, Trader Joe’s Has You Covered
While Trader Joe’s has long been known for being a second-tier Whole Foods, a place for well-meaning people who desire their ethically sourced chow to go where they will not have to sacrifice their entire paycheck — these days, it’s becoming increasingly a bastion of cultural appreciation. In this case, a Mediterranean-infused mixing pot. As…
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The Food Confessions Of A Stay-At-Home Mom
We are what we eat, or so the saying goes. The Forward’s Food Diaries asks anonymous Forward readers to record how they ate for an entire week. Reading about what we eat provides an intimate, hilarious, sometimes moving and always revealing glimpse into people’s inner lives and their often fraught relationship with what nourishes them….
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These Jewish Sisters Flirt Their Way Into Star Chefs’ Kitchens — At 76 And 81
Call it TV’s most unlikely hit: A pair of Jewish sisters, aged 76 and 81, “flirt” their way into chefs’ kitchens to engineer cross-cultural culinary mashups like dosa burgers and pastrami ramen. But Food Flirts has become a sensation for PBS. And now, siblings Marilynn and Sheila Brass are up for a coveted James Beard…
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‘Gefilte’ Film Tells The Story Of The Quintessential American Passover Seder
When is a fish not a fish? When it’s the emotionally charged cultural totem at the center of Gefilte, a short documentary that debuts online this week. Compressing both family and food history into 12 minutes, the film tracks the months-long preparation of gefilte fish for a massive seder hosted by the Hermelin family of…
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The Great Tahini War Comes To Amazon Prime
So many artisan tahini brands have hit the market that you might say there’s a tahini war ensuing. Now, a new contender wants to spread some tahini peace. Seeds of Collaboration, which debuts on Amazon Prime this month, is a cross-border venture whose Israeli and Palestinian partners aim to build bridges by focusing on a…
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Buenos Aires Is Experiencing A Jewish Food Renaissance
Buenos Aires’ Jewish texture might surprise a first-time visitor to the city. Storefront signs boast names like Goldstein, Feldman, and Rozenblat. Yarmulkes and Orthodox women’s head-coverings don’t look out of place. And hip coffee shops offer (good!) bagels along with ubiquitous medialunas, or croissants. The Semitic streak extends to Buenos Aires’s embarrassment-of-riches dining scene. You…
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