FROM MY JEWISH LEARNING For Cranberry Applesauce 3 pounds apples (any apples you would use for baking, I used golden delicious), peeled and diced 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries 2 Tbsps granulated sugar (up to 4 if you want it sweeter) 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground ginger ½ tsp ground all spice Continue Reading »
Ingredients Original recipe makes 20 chocolate rum balls Change Servings 8 ounces stale chocolate brownies, crumbled 1/4 cup dark rum 3 ounces dark chocolate, chopped 1 ounce dark chocolate, chopped 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, for dusting Directions Place crumbled brownies in a bowl. Pour rum over brownies, let soak for 1 minute; stir until mixture Continue Reading »
With Chanukah rapidly arriving, it is never too soon to start perfecting your latkes. From Bon Appetite magazine, comes these four tips to help you in your quest for the perfect latke. PUT THE SQUEEZE ON Place the grated potato mixture into a kitchen towel and AGGRESSIVELY wring all of the liquid out of the Continue Reading »
We grew up in New England where folks really celebrated Thanksgiving with both religious and secular fervor. Our town was a small town, surrounded by two other even smaller towns. On turkey day, everyone either went to church or synagogue to offer thanks for all the bounty that this country has given us. At one Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY (9/24/12) Exclusive Kosher Godiva Chocolate Site Launched For the Jewish New Year by S. Weinberg BROOKLYN — A premiere Brooklyn chocolate store has expanded its exclusive line of Godiva kosher chocolate to a new on-line (www.lechocolatieronline.com) center of exquisite kosher chocolates. The site is an expansion of Le Chocolate Extraordinaire, a store Continue Reading »
Every year, we try to bring a different, and often new, honey to the table for yom tov. This year, we had raw tupelo honey. What can we say? Wowzers! (From Wikipedia) Tupelos are valued as honey plants in the southeastern United States, particularly in the Gulf Coast region. They produce a very light, mild-tasting Continue Reading »
For a pre-fast menu, I make certain to select dishes that are at once simple, light, and not too pungent or salty or sweet. So no herring or lox or chalvah, you hear? You might get so attached to my quick minestrone version that you will ignore the time-honored time-consuming original. The herb-roasted salmon gets Continue Reading »
Ingredients 6–8 chicken quarters, preferably cut into eights 1-2 eggs matzoh meal 3-4 Tbsp flour 2-3 Tbsp sugar or to taste regular chicken spices such as paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, etc. (optional) salt to taste oil 4 scallions, green and white parts, sliced 1 cup fresh (or frozen) mushrooms, sliced 2 tomatoes, cut into Continue Reading »
FROM BIG OVEN.COM Ingredients Original recipe makes 8 Servings 40 oz. cansweet potatoes (yams) in syrup; drained 2 Tbsp.honey 1/2 tsp.salt 1/4 tsp.cinnamon 1/4 tsp.nutmeg 1 cupchunky applesauce Sweet Potato Apple Mashies Preparation 1. Mash the sweet potatoes in a large microwave-safe bowl. 2. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Mix well. 3. Cover and microwave Continue Reading »
PRALINE KUGEL- MMMMMMMMM! A long, long time ago, we came across this recipe on EPICURIOUS.COM We made it. We loved it. In fact, every one of our guests loved it, too. Even of the fussiest of the kids loved it! We have not run this recipe for a very long time, and newer readers might Continue Reading »
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