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In Wrigley’s Shadow, Chicago’s Newest Kosher Deli Pitches Cured Meats And Good Deeds
JTA — Baseball gloves and caricatures of famous ballplayers adorn the walls of Milt’s Extra Innings — no surprise for a deli that’s a short drive from Wrigley Field, the fabled home of the Chicago Cubs. But look closely and the picture becomes a little more unexpected: The memorabilia on the walls celebrate Jewish greats…
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Books Give The Gourmet Gift Of Chocolate Connoisseurship This Hanukkah
Chocolate lovers on your gift list will be delighted to take a deep dive into the delicious topic of Jews and chocolate, with the newly released 2nd edition of “On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao” (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2017). Written by…
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Gift Baskets Offer Multiple Mitzvahs
Get a triple mitzvah out of your Hanukkah gifting with treat baskets that delight the recipient, support the work of a non-profit and employ special needs individuals. When you purchase through Yachad Gifts, a project of the Orthodox Union, you enhance vocational opportunities for Yachad members. More Gourmet Gift Ideas Yachad works with special needs…
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Light Up A Latke Party With The Gift Of Hanukkah-Themed Beer
If you really want to light up someone’s latke party, bring along some Hanukkah cheer in the form of Shmaltz Brewing Company’s Hanukkah releases: Chanukah, Hanukkah…Pass the Beer (Golden Strong Ale with Cocoa Nibs), Jewbelation 21 (Dark American Strong Ale), and Shtick in a Box, a holiday variety 12-pack. More Gourmet Gift Ideas As we…
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Recipes The Ultimate Hanukkah Recipe Guide For 8 Delicious Nights
Latkes and sufganiyot are the unrefuted stars of the Hanukkah culinary landscape, but they are by no means the only festive foods to make and eat during the holiday. For a night or two we might convince ourselves that we could live on all that golden-fried goodness, but at some point the need for protein,…
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Recipes Fried Potato Sliders, A Spicy Mumbai Snack, Make Festive Latke Substitute
I had only two days left in Mumbai before flying back home to the U.S. (with a few days layover in Tel Aviv, where I was born and raised). I had pretty much checked off all the boxes on my Jewish-Indian heritage discovery trip to India. I’d visited almost every single active synagogue in this…
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Recipes Gourmet Gift Guide — Top 10 Cookbooks Of 2017
Compiling a list of the best Jewish cookbooks of any given year can be a difficult task. While some books wear their Judaism right on their spines — by having the word “Jewish” in the title, for example, or by being specifically about Jewish food — others are less obvious. Having a Jewish author doesn’t…
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Recipes Weed-Infused, Caramel-Filled Doughnuts For Hanukkah
Ahhh… the holidays are here, and nothing shouts Hanukkah in Israel as loudly as the sufganiyot vendors dotting the streets of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Their soft and chewy deep-fried holiday doughnuts commemorate the miracle of the Hanukkah oil that burned for eight days in Jerusalem’s Holy Temple, even though there was only enough oil…
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How To Choose The Right Oils For Hanukkah Frying
You may think that Hanukkah food is all about latkes and doughnuts, but it’s actually about… fried. Fried food, that is — because of the small jug of oil that miraculously lasted for eight days instead of one. We celebrate the holiday by lighting candles (oil lamps in days gone by) and eating foods fried…
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Recipes 8 Expert Tips For Successful Holiday Frying
Here are some tips to keep in mind when deep-fat frying: 1) Use a deep pan to prevent oil spatter. A spatter guard that covers the top of the pan is helpful too. 2) Use the right oil for the job. See our guide here. 3) Be sure the fat has reached the right temperature…
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Recipes Hanukkah Cocktail Recipe — The Liquid Latke
There are two versions of this holiday-themed, milk-based cocktail. The first is faster, and the milk stays white. The second takes time, because the milk is put through a “clarification” process that turns it completely clear. Combine this mini miracle with ingredients that bring latkes to mind and you have the perfect Hanukkah-party potable. Version…
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