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Jewish Food

Jewish bagel toast without the bagel

Jewish bagel toast without the bagel

JaimeGeller.com, Special To The Jewish LightPublished April 26, 2023

This recipe first appeared on JaimeGeller.com and is repurposed here with full permission.  When you want a bagel with all the fixin's but can't get to the bagel store, make this Jewish bagel toast...

Non dairy orange tea bundt cake

Non dairy orange tea bundt cake

BY PAULA SHOYER, JamieGeller.comPublished April 24, 2023

This recipe first appeared on JaimeGeller.com and is repurposed here with full permission.  It looks gorgeous but anyone can make it. Click here for a clickable version of this recipe.  INGREDIENTS ...

American burger and shake franchise Shake Shack is set to open in Israel in 2024. (Courtesy Jackie Hajdenberg)

Six years after telling the Jewish Light he wouldn’t, Danny Meyer is opening a Shake Shack in Israel

Jackie Hajdenberg and Jordan PalmerPublished April 20, 2023

(JTA) — Shake Shack, the American fast-casual restaurant chain famous for its burgers and milkshakes, is heading to Israel. The chain announced Wednesday on social media that a location will open...

Image courtesy of JamieGeller.com

What is key challah?

CAROL UNGER, Special To The Jewish LightPublished April 19, 2023

After you've finally finished putting away your Pesach dishes it's time to make Schlissel or Key Challah. It is an old and established custom that on the first Shabbos after Pesach we shape a challah into...

Photo by Ellen Futterman

First look: Ben Poremba’s new Jewish deli

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished April 18, 2023

Growing up in the suburbs of New York City in the 1960s and ’70s, Jewish delicatessens were as plentiful as corner bars in south St. Louis — they were pretty much everywhere. And while the number...

Scott Lefton and Doug Goldenberg.

First Look: Inside the Lefty’s Bagels which is opening today!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 14, 2023

Can you smell the bagels? You should because the day has finally arrived. Lefty's Bagels is officially opening its doors this morning at 7 a.m. This is not a soft opening, as they had on Thursday, April...

Science explains Passover constipation — and how to fix it

Science explains Passover constipation — and how to fix it

By Adam Kovac, The ForwardPublished April 12, 2023

It happens every year. By day two of Passover, thousands, maybe millions of Jews begin to feel a little … stuck. You know, constipation.  While no formal, peer-reviewed studies have been published...

The good and the gross Jewish Foods. The debate is on.

The good and the gross Jewish Foods. The debate is on.

Amy Fenster Brown, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 31, 2023

If there is one hotly debated topic just as polarizing as politics, it’s whether gefilte fish is delicious or disgusting. I’m parked firmly in Camp Yuck, but many Jews pitch their tents in Camp Yum. We...

Photo credit Sheri Silver

How to make Matzah Ball Casserole for Passover

BY RACHEL MYERSONPublished March 31, 2023

This chicken and kneidlach (AKA matzah balls) casserole is my mother-in-law’s creation, invented as an alternative to the sacks of potatoes consumed throughout Passover. It’s my husband’s favorite...

Orly David Peters. Photo By Bill Motchan.

Expat bringing Israeli food to St. Louis

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished March 30, 2023

The aroma of sesame seed-coated schnitzel fills the kitchen along with pungent Hungarian sweet paprika and savory za’atar. On the dining room table is a bowl of labneh (Lebanese cheese), a dish of tangy...

The story behind these sweet seder treats

The story behind these sweet seder treats

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished March 28, 2023

Search the Jewish Light website for Passover desserts and you’ll find a plethora of easy recipe ideas to make for seder. Search the same words on Google and find hundreds more. But today we have a new...

Photo courtesy of JamieGeller.com

How to make broccoli kugel

Jaime Geller, Special To The Jewish LightPublished March 27, 2023

The word "kugel" is German for "ball" and probably refers to the small round pot in which kugels used to be cooked. The pot would be placed inside the chulent pot and left there to cook until served on...

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