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Jewish Food

Boris Johnson vows to solve Northern Ireland’s Brexit-related kosher food shortages

Boris Johnson vows to solve Northern Ireland’s Brexit-related kosher food shortages

Published May 20, 2022

(JTA) — During a visit to a synagogue in Belfast, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to fix bureaucratic complications connected to Brexit that have caused kosher food shortages in Northern...

Lag b’Omer can be as fun and yummy as a hole in the ground

Lag b’Omer can be as fun and yummy as a hole in the ground

BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish LightPublished May 18, 2022

Lag b’Omer begins tonight (May 18) at sunset. It’s a bit of a weird holiday because it commemorates a number: the 33rd day of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot. Lag b’Omer...

My grandma’s perfect cheesecake blintz recipe

My grandma’s perfect cheesecake blintz recipe

MICAH SIVA, My Jewish LearningPublished May 17, 2022

(MJL) Although Shavuot technically celebrates the wheat harvest, it is known as a holiday where our plates are bursting with dairy. The custom of eating dairy is thought to have originated from the...

Printable Recipe | Perfect cheesecake blintz

Printable Recipe | Perfect cheesecake blintz

Published May 17, 2022

Ingredients For the crepes: ¾ cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup graham cracker crumbs, plus more for serving 1 Tbsp sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 4 large eggs 1 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla extract ...

Hot dog! Examining the Jewish roots of an all-American food

Hot dog! Examining the Jewish roots of an all-American food

Published May 12, 2022

(New York Jewish Week) — Award-winning Jewish artist Steve Marcus, 50, has made a career creating artwork for publications like Rolling Stone, the New York Times and Esquire, as well as for clients like...

Where does pastrami really come from?

Where does pastrami really come from?

Andrew Silverstein, The ForwardPublished May 11, 2022

There’s a rumor about history of pastrami. That it’s from Texas, not New York. The idea has been kicking around since 2015, first as wild speculation by a New York food critic, then as probable fact...

Ellen Bennett’s Apricot Chicken recipe

Ellen Bennett’s Apricot Chicken recipe

Shared by Ellen Bennett, Recipe Roots: Los AngelesPublished May 5, 2022

This story originally appeared on Jewish Food Society “He’s the man you’re going to marry, you just need to know this,” a friend once told Ellen Bennett, the force behind hit apron company...

Printable Recipe | Roasted Chicken with Apricots

Printable Recipe | Roasted Chicken with Apricots

Published May 5, 2022

Makes: 4 to 6 servings Total Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes Ingredients 4-pound chicken, at room temperature 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt plus more for seasoning the chicken, divided ½ teaspoon black pepper...

Broyt Baking's introducing bicolor croissants this weekend

Broyt Baking’s introducing bicolor croissants this weekend

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 28, 2022

Pesach is over, and Jews worldwide are back to eating Chametz, or any food product made from wheat, barley, rye, oats or spelt that has come into contact with water and been allowed to ferment and “rise.”...

These Challah Hot Dogs are perfect while watching Cardinals baseball

These Challah Hot Dogs are perfect while watching Cardinals baseball

Shannon SarnaPublished April 25, 2022

It's officially hot dog season if ever there was one, and I freely admit: I love hot dogs. I have even found a way to combine a love of hot dogs with a love of challah with my famous challah dogs. What...

How to make old world Hungarian pickles at home

How to make old world Hungarian pickles at home

Jill Culiner, Special For The Jewish LightPublished April 20, 2022

No pickles could be as wonderful as those my grandmother made. I was a devoted fan, and luckily I don’t have a sweet tooth. You can eat all the pickles and sauerkraut you want and never put on a...

Take the #Matzahchallenge for Ukraine

Take the #Matzahchallenge for Ukraine

Published April 18, 2022

The Jewish Federation of New York has brought back its annual #Matzahchallenge to help Ukraine. From April 15 - 23, each post uploaded to social media using the hashtag #MatzahChallenge will unlock...

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