St. Nicholas' feast, part 2
(Continued from part 1) Since our first course was fairly substantial, we took a break followed by a palate-cleansing "pomegranate soup". This soup was truly amazing for something with so…
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vegetarianSt. Nicholas' feast, part 1
Since it was just a few of us this last Chistmas and not the usual crowd (thanks to you-know-what), we decided it was time to make our dinner a tribute…
Read Morecaldo vegan
2021 or not, it's still winter, and we're still in quarantine, so it's time for another simple recipe. Whether you're a new cook, or just tired and want something easy…
Read Moreecumenical latkes
After I made latkes for Christmas, some of my non-Jewish relatives wanted this recipe, so here it is. Latkes are potato pancakes, or fritters, not much different from kartofelpuffer or…
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Blintzes vie with bagels for "best Jewish breakfast food", but in our household they've already won. The problem is that they can be enough of a process to make that…
Read Moregazpacho Berkus
Gazpacho is probably the ultimate hot-weather meal; a cold, chopped tomato soup, usually served with room temperature sides, it's great when your AC isn't keeping up, and really can't be…
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