It’s Summertime and the Grillin’ is Easy
As the composer George Gershwin once wrote, it’s summertime and the livin’ is easy. Or it should be, especially where making dinner is concerned. Now is the time to take advantage...
Sep 3, 2015
By Ronnie Fein
Zen and the Art of Canning
As a kid, I remember indulging in delicious foods like homemade pickles, apricot and strawberry jam, and probably my most favorite, and most coveted amongst my family, cherry liqueur (I wasn’t...
Sep 3, 2015
By Chef Shaya Klechevsky
Fresh Tuna, Refreshing Dinner
Seared Fresh Tuna Salad Looking for a cool salad for a hot summer evening? Seared Fresh Tuna Salad is not your ordinary tuna salad. The wonderful flavor and texture of just-cooked...
Sep 3, 2015
By Linda Gassenheimer
Getting In Tune with Tomatoes
It’s been said that “a world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.” So true. Just as a violin (or fiddle, if you will) is essential in classical, klezmer...
Sep 3, 2015
By Renee Chernin
In Search of the Perfect Potatonik
A question came in to the KITCHENer Rebbe, after reading the column Seeker of Lost Recipes, Restorer of Dreams asking about ‘potatonik’. I was inspired. I myself had never heard of...
Sep 3, 2015
By Norene Gilletz
Pasta Salad and the Ghetto
(with a brief shout-out to the humble anchovy) For anyone who knows New York’s Lower East side, a visit to Venice’s Ghetto is an oddly familiar experience. At least that’s the...
Sep 2, 2015
By Michael Krondl
Steak with Mango Salsa and Brown Rice Salad
It’s mango season! Ripe, sweet Florida mangos are at the height of their season and are available throughout the US. If you haven’t tried a mango, this is the year to...
Sep 2, 2015
By Linda Gassenheimer
Craving Mama Hinda’s Challah
I hadn’t looked at my grandmother’s challah recipe since her death in 1975 at age 91, which she had dictated in Yiddish to my mother during her final hospitalization in intensive...
Sep 2, 2015
By Judy Bart Kancigor
‘Tis the Season… To Fire Up The Grill
Barbecued Southwestern Chicken Burgers with Quick Slaw It’s the season—time to fire up the barbecue. Call it barbecue or call it grilling, it’s become America’s favorite way to cook. Texas barbecue...
Sep 2, 2015
By Linda Gassenheimer
Hello, Pudding, My Old Friend
When I was growing up, pudding meant something that came from a box. My grandma opened a package, poured out brown powdery stuff into a pot, stirred in some milk, cooked...
Sep 2, 2015
By Ronnie Fein
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