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I love pumpkin. I love it in a sweet dessert, I love it in a savory stew, and — I’m not afraid to say it — I love it in my morning latte. But I’ve never imagined my ancestors who lived in a Belarussian shtetl would have felt the same. Jews, it turns out, were…
My quest for the perfect dairy free kosher pumpkin pie began with a simple phone call. My big brother and I were discussing Thanksgiving plans, and I offered to contribute. Usually, I am relegated to drinks, breakfast the day before, sometimes nothing at all. This year is different. I am being drafted to the major…
Pumpkin spice: it’s in lattes, Oreos, fake butter and pasta. But should it be in your challah? A quick google search for Pumpkin Spice Challah yields 800,000 results, including delectable versions from the queen of breads Shannon Sarna, Jewlish, Leah Koenig and Tori Avey. But despite how delicious they all look, the Forward staff is…
The arrival of pumpkin-flavored foods has always seemed to signify the true start of fall, and in recent years, the pumpkin trend has really kicked into gear. Forget about coffee and lattes; these days you can buy everything from pumpkin-flavored cream cheese to pumpkin-infused potato chips. And while these processed, commercialized products may not seem…
Do you love Halloween? Well, according to Buzzfeed, Jewish rapper Drake does too. So this year, why not combine the two? Presenting the “Drake O’Lantern”: made a ‘nothing was the same’ jack-o-lantern (cc: @drake) pic.twitter.com/vTI0Z8nYJR ampmdash; willis plummer (@willisplummer) October 14, 2013 Genius.
In America, late October through November might as well be renamed “pumpkin season.” Across the country, people stock up on cans of pumpkin puree to stir into pies, pancakes and quick breads. They head to U-Pick pumpkin patches, as if on a pilgrimage, to pluck the plump orange gourds (which are native to this continent)…
Pastrami is no longer just deli fare. In New York, you’ll find it in tacos, ramen and even Kung Pao. In the Jewish Cookery Book, the first kosher and Jewish cookbook published in America, author Esther Levy provides a recipe for challah but calls it something completely different. Curious? Find out what she called it….
With Thanksgiving around the corner I have a one-track mind: pumpkin. Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin spice cake, pumpkin soup, pumpkin muffins and pumpkin ice cream. I’ve eaten all that in the past week. Do I have an addiction? Probably, but I’m okay with that. For me, Thanksgiving is all about self-reflection and food. Originally intended to…
