Sunny Fennel-Orange Salad and Groundhog Day

Early in the day last Wednesday, Groundhog Day 2011, the chatter on the morning radio shows was all about the groundhog not seeing its shadow. I could believe that.  I had not seen my shadow in days!  With the mounds of snow all around me, I was skeptical about the imminence of spring. Besides, even if […]

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A Snowy Day: Cooking Wintry Woodsy Mushroom Soup by Candle Light

I find the ethereal beauty of the snow-covered city breathtaking.  I always feel as if I see it for the first time, just like with a bride’s gleaming white gown.  Normally I look forward to snow days as respite from hectic daily routines.  If not quite standing still, life definitely seems to slow down.  Not […]

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torzetti dellabbrei for Tu Bishvat, and more

You never know what kind for a treasure trove you would find in the clearance shelves at Politics and Prose. Yesterday it was Classic Italian Jewish Cooking, by Edda Servi Machlin, a collection of traditional recipes and menus. I was mostly curious about section on her people’s traditional bread, but as I perused the book […]

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3-Minute Mallawah

When I was talking about mallawah to my young friend Seth, he seemed to salivate over the description of this buttery, flaky pan bread. A traditional doughy staple of Yemenite Jews, it became a popular Israeli food manufactured under various brand names. Fortunately for us expatriates, it is now sold across the U.S. in the […]

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A Marriage of Two Traditions: Cranberry (Hallah) Bread for Thanksgiving

I am a traditionalist!  I wouldn’t say this to the rebellious teen that I once was.  She would never have fathomed seeing herself as a traditionalist, let alone admitting such a blasphemy in public.  So here it is:  I love traditions. Except, for me, tradition is a fluid concept.  I preserve and celebrate tradition, I […]

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