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adapted from Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover's Treasury of Classics and Improvisations by Jayne Cohen (Wiley, 2008)

Yield: About 24 fish dumplings

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Cauliflower gets plenty of pizzazz in this kugel from sautéed aromatics and smoked paprika. A garlicky matzoh topping lends welcome crunch.

Serves about 6-8 as a side dish

For the topping:

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Recipe taken from 1000 Jewish Recipes by Faye Levy (IDG Books)

photo taken by Suzie Y, on June 7, 2007, CC licensing

Yield: 40-50 pastries

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To make this beautiful jam, you’ll need unsprayed roses with a strong fragrance: petals without much scent will give you a bland, tasteless jam. To serve, spread on toast, muffins, scones, crepes and such; spread between layers and on top of delicate cakes; use as a filling for jelly doughnuts; or stir into yogurt or puddings.

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Recipe from Jayne's book: "Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover's Treasury of Classics and Improvisations" - buy this book here.

Yield: 4 to 5 servings

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From Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover's Treasury of Classics and Improvisations
by Jayne Cohen (Wiley 2008)

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Adapted from The Complete Passover Cookbook by Frances R. AvRutick
Makes 8 servings
3 to 4 potatoes
4 hard-cooked eggs
3 tablespoons chicken fat (Ms. AvRutick says you can also use very soft margarine, but I'd suggest sticking to schmaltz here)

salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

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This dairy soup would be great for Shavuot.

photo taken by In Praise of Sardines, on December 15, 2006, CC licensing

adapted from Silvia Nacamulli of La Cucina da Silvia