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Recipes Joan Nathan’s Perfect Poppy-Seed Hamantaschen
When I was asked to speak to the student body at Phillips Exeter Academy, I thought about the irony of the situation. When I was young, Exeter had very few Jewish students, all male, and those who were open about their Judaism felt isolated. That is no longer the case. During my two days at…
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Yiddish World VIDEO: Watch us make the other tasty Purim pastry — fluden
Be sure to take a piece before it cools: fluden is even tastier when still warm from the oven.
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Recipes Get Totally Baked With Weed-Filled Hamantaschen
Elevate your Purim experience with sea salted canna-caramel hamantaschen. Note that to do this right you will need a candy thermometer to make the caramel. Prep Time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 18 minutes + 15 minutes for the caramel Idle time: 3 hours to chill dough + 1 hour to chill pre-baked hamentaschen Approximate dosage:…
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Recipes Halva Ice Cream With Sour Cherries
We knew soft serve would be an integral part of our dessert menu at V Street. We did not, however, realize that a soft-serve machine would cost more than some cars or that it requires about a day’s worth of labor to keep it tuned up each week! But the ice creams themselves are so…
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Recipes Weed-Infused Matzo Balls For Pot Shabbat
This is the first in a series by Jeff the 420 Chef, author of “The 420 Gourmet.” Try this contemporary twist on an old favorite. This is not your mama’s matzo ball soup — but with the added THC and CBD, I’m sure she’ll kvell with sheer delight. Tasty medicated matzo balls? What’s not to…
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Recipes A Seder in February? Here’s How to Celebrate Tu B’Shvat
Tu B’Sh What? It’s funny how many people — Jewish ones included — don’t know about Tu B’Shvat. The most beautiful holiday you’ve never heard of, it’s well worth learning about and celebrating. These days, people often refer to Tu B’Shvat as “the Jewish Arbor Day.” Indeed, according to the Mishnah (Jewish oral law), it…
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Recipes Celebrate Chinese New Year Jewish Style With Molly Yeh
Chinese New Year celebrations are in full swing this week. And we can’t help but notice how similar the Chinese New Year is to the Jewish one. Take, for instance, the fact that the Chinese and Jewish calendars both follow the same Metonic cycle (lunar and solar), which allows holidays to fall out roughly the…
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Recipes Delicious Recipes From the 7 Banned Nations
At a time like this, food can seem like a frivolous topic. But it’s not. Food is about sharing and connecting. Food is about breaking boundaries and crossing borders. I know it’s sappy, but as far as I’m concerned, food is love. Still, I was feeling a little queasy about writing, editing and posting the…
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