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 the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai and the harvest...
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. There is always a ton of different cheeses, spreads,...
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 yogurt1/3 cup cream (whipping cream or half and...
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 dessert, as sacrosanct as a Hanukkah latke or Passover...
Popular year-round among North African Jews in France, for Shavuot this dish is made with butter and served with yogurt.Ingredients:4 pounds onions (about 8 medium sized), peeled and thinly sliced in rings4 tablespoons vegetable oil or butter1 tablespoon...
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...
Though this recipe has four components, it is not at all complicated and can be completed in just over an hour. If you are short on time, make the dough one day in advance, and bake it the next day. You could also substitute commercial frozen puff pastry....
Ingredients Mousse: 1 ½ c. Greek yogurt, strained in a colander lined with cheesecloth at room temperature for 30 minutes 2 large egg whites 3 tbsp. honey 1/8 tsp. ground cardamom ¼ tsp. ground cinnamonBlueberry Compote:1-pint fresh blueberries...
(Recipe dapted from “Jerusalem,” by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi.) Ingredients: 1 cup Greek yogurt3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp. whole milk2 large whole-wheat pita breads, toasted until crisp3 large tomatoes, stems discarded, and diced into in 2/3-inch...
This salad is dotted with figs, grapes, olives and dates, four of the holiday's seven first fruits. A sprinkle of blue cheese adds a dairy twist.Ingredients:1/4 pound mesclun mix, rinsed under cold water and dried in a salad spinner or in paper towels25...
This recipe is so easy I don’t even think it should count as an actual recipe. If you are serving a crowd, just double the amount. You don’t have to cut the potatoes into slices—you could quarter them and toss with paprika, salt, pepper and olive...
This easy side dish screams autumn, and is my way to feel like I am eating a nice bowl of pasta while also getting in a serving of whole grains and veggies. Add any combination of colorful fall vegetables that you like. The sweetness of the dried cranberries...
