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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Easy Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Sausage & Broccoli

Easy Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Sausage & Broccoli
Something magical happens when gnocchi, sausage, broccoli and onions sizzle on a piping hot sheet pan. Maybe it's the golden edges of tender potato bites. Maybe it's the easy recipe and almost effortless clean-up. Maybe it's simply the triumph of pulling together another dinner at the end of another ...


Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Thanksgiving Chutney with Cranberries & Cherries

Thanksgiving Chutney with Cranberries & Cherries
With Thanksgiving just two weeks from now, it's time to start building your menu with an eye towards   easy, do-ahead dishes so the day before the feast doesn't send you off into a tizzy. Considering that cranberry sauces, dressings and chutneys may be prepared up to one week in advance,  you can knock one...


Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Red Wine & Tomato Brisket with a Twist

Red Wine & Tomato Brisket with a Twist

Melissa Roberts A platter of braised brisket is the centerpiece of many Jewish holiday meals. Here is a recipe that’s basic enough to accompany various side dishes, yet different enough to add something new to the table. The sauce is a combination of heady allspice and cinnamon, wine and tomato, braised wi...



Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Shaved Zucchini Salad with Feta & Goat Cheese

Shaved Zucchini Salad with Feta & Goat Cheese

I've decided to avoid breaking the calorie bank as we prepare for Shavuot this weekend. Maybe if I say it out loud and share it with y'all I will stick to my plan. Since I suspect that some of you may be like-minded eaters as we try to drop those dreaded winter pounds, I've reconsidered our tradition of e...



Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Chicken Soup-Hold the Matzah Balls

Chicken Soup-Hold the Matzah Balls

The New Passover Menu by Paula Shoyer enticed me from the first moment I flipped through it's fifty plus recipes. And for fans of Shoyer's previous baking cookbooks,  you'll be thrilled to find 16 mostly gluten-free, kosher for Passover desserts. 11510...



Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Whitefish Guacamole Spices Up Chanukah

Whitefish Guacamole Spices Up Chanukah

Contributed by Katy Morris Need some help spicing up your Chanukah dinner celebrations? No problema! Renowned Chef Julian Medina invites you to venture south of the border for the Festival of Lights this year. Actually, just south of Houston. Once again, he has combined his Mexican heritage, present-...



Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Sizzling Latke Variations for Chanukah

Sizzling Latke Variations for Chanukah

Chanukah, Hanukkah, Hannuka, however you transliterate it,  it spells L-A-T-K-E  deliciousness for all eight nights of celebration. Starting with the perfect traditional potato latke (pancake) and winding our way from savory to sweet, we're providing a range of flavors and ingredients for you to sizzle a...



Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Roasted Parsnip & Pear Salad with Spiced Glaze

Roasted Parsnip & Pear Salad with Spiced Glaze

Contributed by Katy Morris We know it can be frustrating once the temperatures drop and your local farmers’ markets may seem, well, a little lack luster. But there are some interesting vegetables that thrive in the cold weather, resulting in a surprisingly bountiful winter harvest for locavores who know ...



Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Is this Kosher Chef the Next Top Chef? Consider this Ceviche.

Is this Kosher Chef the Next Top Chef? Consider this Ceviche.

How does a non-Jewish, half-Mexican, half-Japanese, treyf-loving chef become the first ever kosher “cheftestant” on one of the most popular TV shows in the country? “I didn’t pick kosher, kosher picked me,” he claims. Chef Katsuji Tanabe of L.A.’s premiere authentic Mexican kosher restaurant...



Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Roasted Chicken with Honey & Citrus

Roasted Chicken with Honey & Citrus

Chances are great that you will be serving chicken for one of your holiday meal over the next few weeks. And if you're anything like me, you'll want it to be a super easy dish to throw together. 11592...