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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Hank Krussel of Hank’s Cheesecakes in Richmond Heights shows food columnist Margi Lenga Kahn the thermometer the shop uses to check the temperatures of the cheesecakes while they bake in the ovens pictured behind them. 

Seeking cheesecake perfection

By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish LightPublished May 23, 2012

Shavuot commemorates the day the Jewish people received the Torah. We mark this holiday in a number of ways:  studying Torah, celebrating the year’s first harvest, and enjoying a festive dairy meal. And whether your festive menu includes blintzes,...

Bubbe Evas Strudel

Bubbe Eva’s strudel recipe

MARGI LENGA KAHNPublished March 14, 2012

Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter or margarine, melted 1 cup dairy sour cream 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for sprinkling 1- 16 ounce jar ounce jar each strawberry, apricot, and pineapple preserves 1 box golden...

Just Sweets -- Andrea Reubin

Local cooks find entrepreneurial niche

By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish LightPublished June 29, 2011

Many of us dream of what might have been.  What if we had, say, gone to veterinarian school, continued practicing piano, joined the Peace Corps, or opened an independent bookstore? Sometimes we're able to turn our passions into hobbies. For the fortunate...

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