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Your Wednesday Jewish Soup Spectacular #7

Your Wednesday Jewish Soup Spectacular #7

Published February 15, 2022

Back in 2013, Jeffrey David Solomon entered this recipe in our Matzo Ball Soup contest and was a semi-finalist. Sadly, Jeffrey passed away this week. In his honor, we are bringing his soup recipe back...

How to make a Jewish corned beef at home

How to make a Jewish corned beef at home

Rhonda Albom, Special For The Jewish LightPublished February 14, 2022
This simple corned beef recipe will have you whipping up a classic Jewish culinary dish in no time. With only three ingredients, it’s gluten-free, dairy-free, and delicious.
Jewish Trivia: Montreal Bagels

Jewish Trivia: Montreal Bagels

Mark Zimmerman, Special For The Jewish LightPublished February 14, 2022

Canada has been dealing with a growing truckers’ protest over the last few weeks, which began in response to a vaccine mandate for drivers entering from the United States. The...

Why chocolate matters to the Jewish community

Why chocolate matters to the Jewish community

Michael LeventhalPublished February 13, 2022

Before you take your next bite of some delicious chocolate, you may want to check out this book from Green Bean Books. In Babka, Boulou & Blintzes, British author Michael Leventhal explores the history...

Sharing Pres. Reagan's favorite Gazpacho recipe with you, and Marjorie Taylor Greene

Sharing Pres. Reagan’s favorite Gazpacho recipe with you, and Marjorie Taylor Greene

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 10, 2022

We all slip up in our words once in a while. For most of us, our flubs don't create a media firestorm, but a mistake by Marjorie Taylor Greene during an interview on One America News Network,...

How Jen Kaslow is keeping the Meshuggah vibe alive and well

How Jen Kaslow is keeping the Meshuggah vibe alive and well

Cheryl Baehr, Special From The Riverfront TimesPublished February 9, 2022

(RFT) If you want to know the special place Meshuggah Café holds in the hearts of its longtime regulars, consider the term owner Jen Kaslow uses when she recounts its history. "I do know the lore ......

Your Wednesday Jewish Soup Spectacular #6

Your Wednesday Jewish Soup Spectacular #6

Published February 8, 2022

Garden chicken soup Ingredients 6-8 pounds raw chicken (any combination of chicken bones, whole chickens or cut-up chickens including backs and wings) 1 large sweet potato, peeled and quartered ...

The ultimate bagel book, just in time for National Bagel and Lox Day

The ultimate bagel book, just in time for National Bagel and Lox Day

Alix Wall, The ForwardPublished February 8, 2022

On the momentous occasion that is National Bagel and Lox Day — Feb. 9 — comes news about a forthcoming book that will help you properly celebrate. “Bagels, Schmears and a Nice Piece of Fish: A...

Jessica Seinfeld shows us how to be vegan (at least some of the time)

Jessica Seinfeld shows us how to be vegan (at least some of the time)

Published February 8, 2022

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Jessica Seinfeld’s parents were true children of the ’60s. They did yoga before it was cool and served their three daughters brown rice, tofu and wholesome cereal...

Giti Fredman knows the "art of baking challah" is the experience it brings

Giti Fredman knows the “art of baking challah” is the experience it brings

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 4, 2022
The eggy Jewish bread may be centuries old, but an enterprising baker has brought the art of the Challah bake online.
Why Dr. Harley Hammerman is keeping St. Louis' restaurant history alive

Why Dr. Harley Hammerman is keeping St. Louis’ restaurant history alive

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 1, 2022

St. Louis is a town of passions. Sports, the arts, culture, beer, our history, and of course, our restaurants. For a city our size, to have as many media entities covering the food scene as we have shows...

Your Wednesday Jewish Soup Spectacular #5

Your Wednesday Jewish Soup Spectacular #5

Ethel G. HofmanPublished February 1, 2022

(JNS) Thick, aromatic and brimming with good taste, soup is the perfect food in cold weather. Each spoonful warms and comforts like nothing else. Besides chicken soup—the panacea for what ails you—chances...

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