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Recipes Syrian Meatballs (Keftes Garaz) With Cherries And Tamarind
One of the great gifts of the Syrian Jews to gastronomy is this meatball dish. Flavored with tamarind sauce [see “What Is Tamarind” below] and dried and frozen sour cherries, this sweet and sour keftes meatball recipe has been handed down for five generations in the family of Melanie Franco Nussdorf, a Washington lawyer who…
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Recipes Steamed White Fish With Cardoons And Lemon In Parchment
New Cookbook: “The Book Of Greens” by Shannon Sarna New Food: Cardoons Cooking en papillote, which is steaming in parchment paper, is one of the simplest, clean methods around, and it is especially great for cooking fish. It is pretty fail-safe in terms of overcooking; and it imparts flavors and moisture wonderfully. You basically pile…
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Recipes Gorgeous Apple Galette From Star Chef Alon Shaya For Rosh Hashanah
Chef Alon Shaya has won pretty much every culinary plaudit possible for bringing his gorgeously elevated take on Israeli cuisine to New Orleans. At his award-winning restaurant Shaya at the High Holidays, he can be relied upon to create a Rosh Hashanah menu that incorporates holiday symbolism with Middle Eastern flavors and fresh local ingredients….
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Recipes A Marvelous Indian-Jewish Sweet Custard For Rosh Hashanah
Halwa is a traditional Indian milk custard made by the Bene Israel Indian Jews in Mumbai for Rosh Hashanah. This recipe is an adaptation by the author’s mom, who now lives in Israel. In India halwa is made with “chick,” a wheat gluten, but in Israel, a majority of the community is using cornstarch as…
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Community Get Ready for Rosh Hashanah: How To Pair Soup With Main Courses
Rosh Hashanah is a celebratory time with friends, family, and delicious food. It is a wonderful time of the year to celebrate the Jewish new year surrounded by your loved ones. The kitchen will be bursting with flavorful fragrances as the meals and traditional candle lightings, prayers, and readings symbolize the acknowledgment of the past,…
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Recipes Borscht Crostini
This beautiful holiday hors d’oeuvre delivers all the best of Ashkenazi cuisine — the tangy and bright and creamy and crunchy — in one bite. Serves 6 3 medium beets, peeled, halved and cut into ½-inch chunks 4 medium carrots, peeled, halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch lengths 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons…
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Recipes Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
Best if left in the refrigerator four to five days before eating, these pickles can be part of a festive Jewish cheese plate that might also include sour cherries, dried figs and slices of halvah. ½ cup apple cider vinegar ¼ cup white wine vinegar 1 cup water 1 tablespoon kosher salt 2 teaspoons sugar…
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Recipes 10 Perfect Recipes For Late-Summer Grilling
How did the summer go by so quickly? Fall is approaching so fast, I can almost taste it. Before it’s gone, I thought I’d pull together some of our best recipes to cook and eat outdoors, each crafted from a Jewish perspective in one way or another. Make Mine Red Meat Chicken & Fish Very…
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