jewish holidays : 10 Recipes
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Shana Tova!
First and foremost, thank you thank you thank you! You all make me feel so beautiful and amazing, despite the watermelon that precedes me by a mile! I was definitely not fishing for compliments, but you all made me feel so good about myself and my[...] |
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Matzo Balls
Grandmothers, whether you call them baba, bubee, grandma, nonna, yaya, or abuela are the greatest sources of traditional recipes to pass down to their children and grandchildren. In our family, we've made a point of documenting all of baba's recipes[...] |
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Cinnamon- Apple Cake
I hate to admit it, but I'm feeling a bit stressed about the over-abundance of wonderful produce this time of year. My head is swimming with dishes to make and treats to bake with all the seasonal goodness. And I want to get it to you before the[...] |
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10 Great Recipes for Rosh Hashanah
Let me be frank. I am one Jewish-food-lovin’ gentile. I love matzoh brie , adore kugel , devour challah , and admittedly have a slight addiction to rugelach . I even have a borderline unhealthy fondness for gefilte fish ! Though[...] |
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L'Shanah Tovah and a Recipe for Challah
L'Shanah Tovah! Happy New Year! Holidays are the toughest time to be away from family. Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. A holiday we typically celebrate with my husband's parents by dipping apples in honey and eating a big dinner. For[...] |
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Rosh Hashanah Dinner 2010...old favorites and new takes
Last year, I held my first ever Rosh Hashanah party. Since I am not Jewish all these foods and customs were so forgeign to me that I pretty much just followed the recipes as written. The one place I felt comfortable doing my own twist was in the[...] |
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Eat this! Lekach: Jewish honey cake, for a sweet new year
What it is: A loaf-style cake sweetened with honey, one of the many richly symbolic foods traditionally served at Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sunset, Friday, Sept. 18. Where it comes from: Jewish custom calls for[...] |
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Happy Passover and info about giveaway!
This post will be kind of a whole bunch of things mixed up into one blob of a post. First, Happy Passover to those that celebrate. We are not very religious in this family, although we used to go to or have our own Seders. Last night was a very[...] |
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Eat this! Black-eyed peas, for a lucky New Year!
What it is: A kind of cowpea, the black-eyed pea or bean (Vigna unguiculata unguiculata), is a mild-tasting, kidney-shaped legume with a black ring at its center, typically used as a dried bean. Southern U.S. legend has it that eating blackeyes at[...] |
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Happy New Year! Kosher-Friendly Cheeses from Cypress Grove
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown tonight and millions of Jews around the world will celebrate the coming of year 5771. The typical way to begin the high holidays is to have something sweet after services and then have a huge … Continue reading[...] |