parve matzoh ball soup
Of course, one can't have Passover without the one dish which expresses the true meaning of the holiday: matzoh ball soup! Mind you, Kris would like it if I made…
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recipescheddar and onion matzoh brei
It's Passover time! The best Jewish holiday, as far as I'm concerned, because it's all about food. Yes, a lot of that food consists of matzoh, but The Tribe gets…
Read Morelasagna per l'estate di Fabio
(this is an old post from four years ago, reprinted by request. I know this is the wrong time of year for this recipe, but I'm about to go to…
Read MoreGeorgian holiday feast, part II
One of the biggest reasons to eat Georgian food is khachipuri, known as "the pizza of Eastern Europe". Like pizza, khachipuri is more of a whole category than a specific…
Read MoreGeorgian holiday feast, part I
"When life hands you plums, make tkemali." A year and a half ago friends in Southern Oregon had a preposterous bounty of plums, so many they were breaking branches on…
Read Morechallah for Christmas
(this is a reprint of a recipe post from 2 years ago) For Christmas Eve dinner this year I decided on a "Russian Jewish" theme. Partly this…
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