Food 586 articles

Some people make food, others simply eat it, and a fair few stand in awe of it. This section is for all of the above individuals, with pieces that appeal to every palette.

A Festival of Kosher Food
A Festival of Kosher Food
When Madison Avenue talks, the world listens…and buys! Years ago two ad campaigns did much to help bring kosher food into the mainstream. Remember the one for rye bread, “You don’t...
Dec 4, 2008
By Judy Bart Kancigor
Pumpkins: For Freckles and Snakebites, or Pies and Soups
Pumpkins: For Freckles and Snakebites, or Pies and Soups
They were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snakebites. Native American Indians cut them into strips, dried them and wove them into mats. Seeds of related plants have been discovered...
Nov 20, 2008
By Judy Bart Kancigor
Pleasant Pheasant
Pleasant Pheasant
It’s November now and the air is crisp, the leaves are turned, and hunting season has begun. Oh, what fun. Oh, yeah. I can hardly wait. Getting up at 3 o’clock...
Nov 20, 2008
By Brian Mailman
Stuff Those Squashes
Stuff Those Squashes
A winter squash display is a fitting decoration for the Thanksgiving table. But the squashes’ highest calling must be to become centerpieces of the menu, sharing the spotlight with the turkey....
Nov 20, 2008
By Faye Levy
The Perfect Turkey
The Perfect Turkey
When it comes to Thanksgiving, kosher cooks are lucky. Most people complain that turkey, the traditional main course, can be dry and overcooked. But kosher turkeys are brined before we buy...
Nov 20, 2008
By Ronnie Fein
Geula Potato Kugel
Geula Potato Kugel
It sounds to me like a Heimish kugel. Take your favorite potato kugel recipe and add Matzoh Meal to thicken it up and put it in a high pan and cook...
Nov 18, 2008
By Shelomo Dobkin
A Biblical Feast
A Biblical Feast
Not one of the eight women in my book club knew all the others when we began to meet. Yet we have become a sisterhood, part of a growing national phenomenon...
Nov 6, 2008
By Judy Bart Kancigor
Cholent – Tough Meat
Cholent – Tough Meat
I never use “packaged stew meat” since you are getting a mixture of all kinds of “Schriem” from the butcher or should I say you really don’t know what you’re getting....
Nov 3, 2008
By Shelomo Dobkin
Frugal Meals
Frugal Meals
Almost everyone I know is talking about the economy and looking for ways to save money. In my house we try to rein in some of the expenses by being more...
Oct 30, 2008
By Ronnie Fein
Apple Fluden
Apple Fluden
Ingredients: Dough: 2 cups Flour ½ teaspoon Salt 2/3 cup Pareve margarine 1/3 to ½ cup Orange Juice Filling: 1 cup raisins 3 cups apples; peeled, cored and sliced ¼ cup...
Oct 17, 2008
By Shelomo Dobkin

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