Recipes

Askhenazi Recipes

Yield: 30 to 35 macaroonsJews who settled in the American South embraced and creatively adapted the new foods they found there, pairing collard greens with their griebenes and grits with...
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Ingredients:saltpeppersweet paprikapearl barley (gershli)large white beanssmoked goose breast(Adam orders from a poultry specialist who smokes his own and delivers them once each week when chulent is on the menu)garliceggsgoose fat/grease/drippingsIn...
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Yield: 6-8 servings2 1/2 to 3 pounds sole, flounder, or similar white-fleshed fish fillets, no more than 1/2-inch thick (any stray bones removed with a tweezer)Salt3 large eggsAbout 2 cups...
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photo taken by Rebecca Siegel, on March 2, 2009, CC licensing(from Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover’s Treasury of Classics and Improvisations, by Jayne Cohen, available in print and e-book...
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photo taken by Virtual Eric, on January 3, 2009, CC licensingIngredients:- 3 kilos/6 lbs chicken parts- 3 carrots, scraped and cut into bite-size pieces- 4 onions, unpeeled- 2 or 3...
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photo taken by mharvey75, on April 3, 2008, CC licensing Yield: 4 to 5 servingIngredients:1 cup coarsely chopped half-sour or garlic-dill pickles2 tablespoons liquid from pickle jar (include peppercorns and...
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photo taken by Andrea Goh, on December 24, 2011, CC licensing Cauliflower gets plenty of pizzazz in this kugel from sautéed aromatics and smoked paprika. A garlicky matzoh topping lends...
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photo taken by Elana Amsterdam, on March 19, 2010, CC licensingRecipe taken from 1000 Jewish Recipes by Faye Levy (IDG Books) Faye Levy's delightful carrot kugel is different from most...
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photo taken by Adam Fagen, on October 25, 2008, CC licensing From Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover's Treasury of Classics and Improvisationsby Jayne Cohen (Wiley 2008) Apples combine with...
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photo taken by Linn Gardner, April 1, 2009, CC licensingAdapted from The Complete Passover Cookbook by Frances R. AvRutickMakes 8 servings3 to 4 potatoes4 hard-cooked eggs3 tablespoons chicken fat (Ms...
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photo taken by di.wineanddine, on November 13, 2010, CC licensing This dairy soup would be great for Shavuot.I found several variations of Polish Pickle Soup, requested by Benita Lee. The...
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photo taken by Joey Rozier, on December 4, 2010, CC licensing At the Sunday organic market in Paris, they don't call them latkes-they say galettes à l'oignon-but trust me, they...
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photo taken by Rebecca Siegel, on December 9, 2011, CC licensingThis soufflé-light, savory kugel makes an excellent accompaniment to meat or fish, or a fine vegetarian entrée.Serves 6-8 as a...
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photo taken by fofie57, on July 13, 2008, CC licensingAdapted from A Russian Jew Cooks in Peru by Violeta Autumn (101 Productions)A simple, classic recipe from Russia by way of...
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photo taken by Karen P, on October 25, 2008, CC licensing From Jewish Holiday Cooking:A Food Lover's Classics and Improvisationsby Jayne Cohen Yield: 6 to 8 servingsTo my grandmother, tiny...
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photo taken by farmanac, on June 23, 2012, CC licensingAdapted from Yiddish Cuisine:A Gourmet's Approach to Jewish Cooking by Robert SternbergYield: 6 to 8 servingsAlthough Sternberg removes the pits before...
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photo taken by Elana Amsterdam, on Semptember 24, 2008, CC licensing From 1,000 Jewish Recipes by Faye Levy (IDG Books Worldwide)Faye Levy's delicious cake coaxes lots of flavor from a...
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photo taken by Liz West, on Semptember 28, 2010, CC licensing Yield: about 10 servingsRobust and deeply flavorful, this soup makes a satisfying meal when served with good bread and...
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photo taken by jmackinnell, on October 18, 2009, CC licensingJewish Apple Cake recipes show up not only in synagogue and other Jewish community cookbooks, but in church recipe collections as...
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photo taken by Elana Amsterdam, on march 23, 2011, CC licensingadapted from Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover's Treasury of Classics and Improvisations by Jayne Cohen (Wiley, 2008)Yield: About 12...
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photo taken by Janet Hudson, on October 2, 2010, CC licensingFrom Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetarian Recipes from Jewish Communities Around the World by Gil Marks (Wiley...
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photo taken by sierravalleygirl, on March 31, 2010, CC licensingYield: about 6 servingsPrepare the Farfel Pilaf recipe (see here). Or cook farfel in boiling salted water until tender (15-20 minutes)...
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photo taken by vidalia_11, on July 21, 2007, CC licensingFrom The Jewish Festival Cookbook by Fannie Engle and Gertrude Blair (David McKay, 1954) 1 egg¼ teaspoon salt1 cup flour Mix...
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photo taken by Jodi Green, on October 30, 2012, CC licensing From "A Treasury of Jewish Holiday" Baking by Marcy Goldman Makes 10 to 12 servings8 cups peeled and sliced...
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photo taken by Sandor Weisz, January 9, 2010, CC licensingRecipe taken from Jayne's book: "Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lovers Treasury of Classics and Improvisations"Yield: About 8 servingsA featured player...
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photo taken by Gigi Tagliapietra, on September 21, 2006, CC licensingCzech and other Central European cooks rely on a quark-type curd cheese for many cheese recipes, including these dumplings. While...
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photo taken by Sandor Weisz, on December 20, 2006, CC licensingYield: About 4 servingsIngredients:About 1 ½ pounds russet (baking) or Yukon gold potatoes, peeled½ pound onions, peeled1 large egg, beaten1...
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photo taken by Carlos Lorenzo, September 6, 2008, CC licensing Adapted from Yiddish Cuisine: A Gourmet's Approach to Jewish Cookingby Robert Sternberg (Jason Aronson 1995) Yield: 8 to 10 servings...
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photo taken by twohelmetscooking, on June 10, 2009, CC licensing This recipe was inspired by my friend Faye Levy's lovely Polish Strawberry Soup in her book,Faye Levy's International Jewish Cookbook...
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photo taken by Theresa Carle-Sanders, February 5, 2012, CC licensingYield: about 6 appetizer servingsThis homey dish was probably created to find another use for the bony chicken parts left from...
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photo taken by whitneyinchicago, on July 11, 2009, CC licensingThe fruits used in this sweet bread vary with the seasons and availability. Sour cherries and blueberries are the most popular...
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photo taken by Kelsi Barr, on October 7, 2013, CC licensingHere I have substituted brown butter for the plain melted butter in this recipe from Robert Sternberg's wonderful classic, Yiddish...
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photo taken by Tracy Benjamin, on September 11, 20110, CC licensingFor best results, use high-quality fresh unsalted butter. Since you'll be reducing the butter by evaporating the water in it...
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photo taken by jspatchwork, on October 9, 2011, CC licensingYield: 8 generous servingsDried mushrooms flavor the brisket as it cooks, then fresh mushrooms are sautéed and added to the gravy...
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photo taken by Olga Massov, on October 27, 2008, CC licensingYield: about 4 servingsIngredients:1 large egg1 cup kasha, preferably medium- or coarse-grind2 cups chicken or vegetable broth or waterSalt and...
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photo taken by sierravalleygirl, January 18, 2006, CC licensing From Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover's Treasury of Classics and Improvisations by Jayne Cohen (Wiley) Yield: About 10 servingsEasy to...
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photo taken by di.wineanddine, on February 19, 2011, CC licensingFrom "A Festival of Latkes," by Jayne Cohen,Bon Appetit Magazine, December 2008Yield: about 2 cups Ingredients:2 cups unsweetened clear apple juice2...
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photo taken by VancityAllie, on August 1, 2010, CC licensing Tidbits savory with garlic and vinegar or satiny with schmaltz may pique the appetite, but for many Jews, no real...
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photo taken by Cara Faus, on September 1, 2010, CC licensingIf lox and cream cheese is Yiddish cuisine's answer to ham and eggs, isn't honey cake, lekach, its fruitcake avatar...
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photo taken by Jack Newton, on September 2, 2013, CC licensingGefilte fish, challah, even matzoh balls-some bubbe foods can be intimidating to cooks when started from scratch.But my mom's cousin...
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photo taken by Olga Massov, on November 28, 2008, CC licensingCasale Monferrato, a town deep in the wine country of Piedmont, Italy, made our Hanukkah latkes sing.It wasn't the recipes...
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photo taken by kthread, on December 17, 2008, CC licensingAdd just a smidgen of sugar to tea or coffee-even the darkest Turkish brew-and it then becomes undrinkable to me. I...
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photo taken by vidalia_11, on October 26, 2006, CC licencingA Parisian-Jewish caterer once described to me his favorite T-shirt, seen on a beach in Eilat, Israel. There was a smiling...
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photo taken by Joshua Bousel, on April 1, 2007, CC licensingNo doubt one reason my mother was crowned Miss Greenwich Village was that the neighborhood was predominantly Irish in those...
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photo taken by Olga Massov, on November 29, 2008, CC licensing Ingredients:- 600 g beefbones- 1 kg beef- 200 g onions- 600 g tomatoes- 1.50 kg white cabbage- 100 g...
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photo taken by Great British Chefs, on August 30, 2011, CC licensingWondering what to serve for Shavuous, besides Blintzes? Would you like to have an elegant Vegetarian main course? Do...
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photo taken by Theresa Carle-Sanders, on March 31, 2011, CC licensingIngredients:- I large white cabbage (about 2 kg)- 800 g beef- 200 g rice- 200 g onions- 1 lemon- 400...
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photo taken by jfiess, on April 10, 2011, CC licensingIngredients:- 6 cups unsifted flour- 2-1/4-2-1/2 cup luke-warm milk- ½ cup sugar- 1 oz. fresh yeast- 1 pound butter- pinch of...
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photo taken by Kyrre Gjerstad, on August 5, 2012, CC licensingIngredients:- 0.6 oz. fresh yeast- 1 t. sugar- 1 T. evaporated milk- we let this stand at room temperature until...
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photo taken by TheCulinaryGeek, on April 1, 2010, CC licensing Ingredients:- about 3 tablespoons of homemade rendered chicken fat- 1 pound fresh chicken livers- 1 large onion, sliced into small...
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photo taken by In Praise of Sardines, on December 7, 2005, CC licensingPreparation:To prepare two of our three inter-related classic recipes, you must start with perfect Chicken Fat.Check the fat...
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photo taken by amygwen, on January 8, 2009, CC licensingThere are certain foods which are traditional and almost universally liked. Every cook enjoys seeing the comfort on a guest's face...
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photo taken by Baha'i Views/Flitzy Phoebie, on November 23, 2008, CC licensingThis intensely apple-flavored and wonderfully moist torte is quite unusual. Although there are many flourless cakes in Austro Hungarian...
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photo taken by sweetbeetandgreanbean, on December 29, 2011, CC licensingThere is no category in Austro-Hungarian cuisine that is as different from the cooking of other countries as the hot noodle...
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photo taken by wintersoul1, on June 10, 2010, CC licensingIngredients: - 2 large eggs- 2 or 3 tablespoons white wine- 1 tablespoon sugar- 1 small pinch kosher salt- 1/4 cup...
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photo taken by Diana Schnuth, on October 12, 2012, CC licensing There are two versions of Chicken paprika. Obviously the version with sour cream is not kosher, so I will...
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photo taken by Craig Dugas, on January 25, 2009, CC licensingThis is quite an unusual soup garnish. It is in the Austro-Hungarian cooking tradition, but different from other Austrian or...
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photo taken by majorbonnet, on June 12, 2009, CC licensingIngredients:- 6 slices of white bread, cut into 1/2" dice- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, margarine, or ren-dered poutry fat, softened- 3...
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photo taken by megabeth, on April 11, 2009, CC licensingIngredients:- 5 tablespoons of chicken fat- 5 eggs- Salt, freshly ground pepper- 1 cup matzoh meal, plus a bit more in...
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photo taken by abbyladybug, on March 23, 2007, CC licensing Ingredients:- 2 medium sized hothouse cucumbers- 1/2 cup vinegar- 1/2 cup water- 1 tablespoon sugar- 1/2 teaspoon salt- Dash of...
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photo taken by Susy Morris, on October 28, 2009, CC licensingThis is Riza neni's version of a now largely forgotten nineteenth-century Austrian recipe. Supposedly, Emperor Franz Joseph liked to eat...
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photo taken by Deniele Muscetta, on December 23, 2007, CC licensingHow did we come to be who we are? Occasionally, we ask ourselves that question, or try to give the...
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photo taken by robot-girl, on November 29, 2008, CC licensingIngredients:- 1 pound of butter, soft- 2 egg whites (for dipping)- 7 cups flour- 4 egg yolks- 1-1/2 cups sugar- Pinch...
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photo taken by Abraham Wallin, on April 9, 2009, CC licensingThough all the kugels in Riza neni's reper¬toire included sugar, she served most of them as accompaniments to savory dishes.On...
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LIZ: Tsimmes is a sweet Ashkenazi stew in which the ingredients vary depending on family origin and tradition. The dish is often eaten during the Jewish High Holidays to symbolically...
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Ingredients:saltpeppersweet paprikapearl barley (gershli)large white beanssmoked goose breast(Adam orders from a poultry specialist who smokes his own and delivers them once each week when chulent is on the menu)garliceggsgoose fat/grease/drippingsIn...
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photo taken by FoodMayhem.com, on April 12, 2009, CC licensingThis article first appeared, in a slightly different form, in Jewish Woman Magazine, Spring 2012 We’ve heard all their adjectives: ethereal...
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photo taken by Angélica Portales, on November 16, 2008, CC licensingWould it surprise anyone to learn that Marcel Proust's mother was Jewish? Isn't food nostalgia as Jewish as answering a...
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photo taken by Jen SFO-BCN, on September 29, 2009, CC licensingSchnitzel (German pronunciation: [ˈʃnɪtsəl]) is a traditional Austrian dish made with boneless meat thinned with a hammer (escalope-style preparation), coated...
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photo taken by Olga Massov, on October 27, 2008, CC licensingAs current economic shock waves trip an ancient collective memory of the lean wolf, huffing and puffing with winter's breath...
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photo taken by Angélica Portales, on November 16, 2008, CC licensingOur second Lost and Found Recipes column features an open pastry with an oniony meat filling, requested by Joyce Stiler...
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photo taken by cobalt123, September 29, 2012, CC licensingClean and cut up the fruit. Pour over boiling water and cook until soft. Add Cinnamon and sugar as required. Serve as...
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photo taken by Another Pint Please..., on October 9, 2012, CC licensingThis is so tasty, and a fairly unique way to make leeks. This is a good companion dish for...
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photo taken by Allie Coremin, January 10, 2011, CC licensingLeeks, like eggplants, are a staple of Turkish cooking. In soups and souffles, they have a character that marries well to...
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photo taken by William Jones, on March 28, 2009, CC licensingIngredients:- 3 kilos/6 lbs chicken parts- 3 carrots, scraped and cut into bite-size pieces- 4 onions, unpeeled- 2 or 3...
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Askhenazi Article Recipes

"Manischewitz, look at that go!" When Apollo 17 astronaut, Gene Cernan, uttered those words during his 1973 walk on the moon, the kosher Concord wine brand he mentioned was his...
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photo taken by Joshua Bousel, on September 8, 2010, CC licensingFor many people, Rosh Hashanah is the festival of apples. There are, of course, the newly ripened, crisp quarters dipped...
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photo taken by Manfreg Morgner, on August 12, 2010, CC licensingAt the crossroads of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Eastern Europe, Czech-Jewish cooks shared many of their neighbors' recipes and ingredients.Poultry-duck...
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photo taken by famfriendsfood, on March 27, 2013, CC licensingFarfel seems to have found a place in American lore as an iconic name for man's best friend, an idiosyncratic-if slightly...
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Sephardic Recipes

photo taken by Allie Coremin, on January 10, 2011, CC licensingAdapted from The Sephardi Culinary Tradition by Elsie Menasce (The Sephardic Cookbook Corporation, South Africa, 1984) When Elsie Menasce’s ancestors...
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photo taken by Jules Morgan, on November 7, 2009, CC licensingAdapted from Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lovers Treasury of Classics and Improvisations by Jayne Cohen (Wiley) Yield: About 2...
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photo taken by Andy Jien, on November 24, 2013, CC licensing To make this beautiful jam, you’ll need unsprayed roses with a strong fragrance: petals without much scent will give...
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photo taken by bourgeoisbee, April 21, 2008, CC licensing2 -3 large red bell peppers2 large garlic cloves, put through a press or very finely mincedkosher saltfreshly ground black pepperextra virgin...
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photo taken by avlxyz, on February 4, 2013, CC licensingRecipe taken from Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover's Treasury of Classics and Improvisations by Jayne Cohen (Wiley 2008)Yield: About 6...
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photo taken by TheDeliciousLife, on January 11, 2010, CC licensing"This part of Fifth Avenue always seemed fat to him, fat and prosperous: like chicken schmaltz."--Henry Roth, Mercy of a Rude...
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photo taken by Indiana Public Media, on December 23, 2009, CC licensingIngredients:- 4 eggplants [(about 2 lb./1kg.) will makeabout 1 lb. 6 oz./650 gr. Of Aubergine Caviar]- 1 oz./30 gr...
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photo taken by hanspetermeyer, on October 7, 2012, CC licensingHere is a perfect summer dessert. Throughout the Balkans and eastern Hungary, by late summer plums have grown fat, dark and...
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photo taken by Julia Frost, on October 13, 2011, CC licensingIngredients:- ½ kg of okra- 3 large tomatoes, cored, seeded,peeled, then grated- 1 onion, grated- 1 cup olive oil- 1...
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photo taken by Esti Alvarez, on August 29, 2007, CC licensingWhen I am in Sofia, Robert Djerassi, the JDC representative in Bulgaria, takes me to a small hut-like restaurant, the...
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photo taken by Andrew Malone, on November 27, 2008, CC licensingIngredients:- 4 red or green peppers- 2 fluid oz./60 ml. White wine vinegar- 1/2 fluid oz./15ml. Olive oil- 1/4 teaspoon...
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photo taken by ShellyS, on October 7, 2009, CC licensingIngredients:- 600 g lochshen- 4 eggs- 100 g sugar- 50 g cinnamon- 150 g raisins- 100 g walnuts- 100 g margarine-...
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photo taken by VancityAllie, on December 12, 2011, CC licensingIngredients:- 1 kg. of squash- 6 tablespoons of sunflower oil- 2 teaspoons of sugar- 2 tablespoons of rice- 1 glass of...
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photo taken by wundoroo, on April 25, 2010, CC licensingIngredients:- 6 artichokes- 2 lemons worth of juice- 1,5 tablespoons of sugar- 5 tablespoons of sunflower oil- a pinch of saltInstructions:First...
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photo taken by Helga Tawil Souri, on July 4, 2012, CC licensingIngredients:- 2 beaten eggs- 200 gr. of white cheese- 1 glass of grated gruyere- 1 egg yolk mixed with...
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photo taken by nsdis, on June 25, 2009, CC licensingIngredients:- 1 kg. of sugar- 6 glasses of water- 2 rolls of clotted cream - 1/2 tea spoonful of lemonInstructions:Boil the...
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photo taken by Juli Ryan, on May 18, 2009, CC licensingIngredients:- 1 kg. of celery- 2 carrots- 1 lemon worth of juice- 1 tablespoon of sugar- 5 tablespoons of sunflower...
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photo taken by Angela Schmeidel Randall, on January 3, 2010, CC licensingIngredients:- 1 ½ cups of white beans (small or medium sized)- ½ a cup of finely chopped parsley- 1...
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photo taken by Rebecca Siegel, on November 24, 2013, CC licensingIngredients:- 2 big quinces- 2 teacups of quince juice- 2 teacups of sugar- 2 tablespoons of lemon juiceInstructions:Peel the quinces...
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