This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish food, which draws influence from Israeli, Middle Eastern, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrahi, and Palestinian traditions, among others.
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Food Harissa-Honey Pargiyot (Boneless Chicken Thighs)
Though the actual definition of pargit is “baby chicken” or “Cornish hen,” what we’re actually talking about here are dark-meat boneless chicken thighs. Juicy, marinade-friendly, and pleasingly rich, they’re as popular here as skinless, boneless chicken breasts are in the United States. For this recipe, I ask the butcher to leave the skin on. The…
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Food Ricotta with Date and Pecan Pesto
This is a great Italian inspired Rosh Hashanah treat. You get all the sweet and savory aspects that you love with challah and honey, but here the sweetness comes from a delicious balsamic vinegar and dates. You’ll want to make sure you can use the best and freshest ricotta you can find, which usually requires…
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Food Jam and Poppy Seed Kugel
Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes Serves: 8-10 Hungarians have a particular fondness for poppy seeds, often pairing them with pastries and noodle dishes. Here, the dusky seeds add nutty flavor to a baked lokshen (noodle) kugel. The dollops of jam threaded throughout make this kugel equally appropriate as a side dish, a…
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Food Semolina Olive Oil and Honey Cake with Cherries
Olive Oil Cake Unsalted butter for the pan 1¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan 1 cup semolina flour 1¼ cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1¼ teaspoons kosher salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 3 large eggs 1¼ cups whole milk 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup honey Grated zest of…
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Food Honey Cake from the Box
It might be a classic, but making honey cake is a pain in the ass. (Unless you make this one.) I have no qualms about Betty Crocker. (Not a Jew. Not even a real person!) Since 1921, her (its) boxed vanilla cake mix has wowed guests and saved gobs of time. Coupled with fall spices…
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Food Root Vegetable and Medjool Date Stew
Serves 6 to 8 Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 3 hours The Medjool dates in this wintery stew soak up the sauce but still hold their shape during cooking. I use white wine instead of red. It helps prevent the lighter-colored root vegetables from getting too dark (though if you use beets, you’ll have…
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Food Rosh Hashanah cooking during COVID — recipes & advice from food pros
The High Holidays herald new beginnings, ushered in on a wave of familiar rituals. We gather around fragrant tables laden with a combination of traditional and new foods. We recite blessings over candles, wine, and bread, and say one for a sweet New Year. We pass the challah and the honey. We celebrate, we pray,…
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News A Jewish chef brings kosher deli to Memphis — and thrives
The year 2020 has been a brutal one for the restaurant and catering industry — unless you happen to own a small, kosher catering company in Memphis, Tennessee. , Marisa Baggett, the Jewish founder of Zayde’s NYC Deli, enters her second high holiday season looking back on a year filled with struggle and who-would-have-thought-it success….
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