Ingredients:5 to 6 tart apples (Granny Smith) peeled, cored and cut into three-fourth inch thick slices. (If you use sweet apples you can add a tsp. of lemon juice to cut down on sweetness).2 T granulated...
By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 6, 2016
Israeli food is the new darling of the culinary world. Israeli-born chefs Yotam Ottolenghi, Alon Shaya and Michael Solomonov have become gastronomic superstars through their award-winning restaurants...
Clockwise from top left: Conversos y Tacos; New York on Rye Deli Truck; Taim Mobile; Milt’s Barbecue for the Perplexed Food Truck. (Facebook)Summer is upon us. And that means swimsuits, summer camps,...
By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 8, 2016
If you had counted 49 days from the second day of Passover, also known as the Counting of the Omer, you would reach number 49 on Saturday, June 11, which is erev Shavuot. That holiday commemorates both...
By Danielle Oron, The Nosher via JTA
• Published June 8, 2016
I’m a cheese and dairy fanatic. So for obvious reasons my favorite holiday is Shavuot. This is when spring has sprung and my family makes a whole spread of cheese and dairy-filled foods and desserts....
Ingredients1-½ tsp butter or margarine1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs (approximately)1-½ pounds cream cheese (3 8-ounce packages)1 cup sugar1-½ tsp vanilla extract½ cup dairy sour cream or unflavored...
By Ronnie Fein, The Nosher Via JTA
• Published June 1, 2016
You know Shavuot is coming when you begin to see cheesecakes everywhere. Countless variations in the bakeries and supermarkets. Endless numbers of recipes in the media. Cheesecake is the iconic Shavuot...
Coq au vin with saffron quinoa (from “No-Potato Passover” by Aviva Kanoff)Ingredients:1 cup dry quinoa½ cup dry white wine½ cup waterPinch of saffron½ cup thinly sliced mushrooms4 chicken leg quarters3...
Perfect for dessert or breakfast during PassoverIngredients:1/3 cup packed brown sugar1/4 cup water2 teaspoons butter or margarine2 firm ripe pears, peeled and cored and cut in half lengthwisevanilla yogurt...
A sample Yoffi Passover gift box (Yoffi)Next year in Jerusalem… but this year, you’ll finally get it together and bring a little something for the folks nice enough to invite you to their seder.True,...