Don’t want to eat out? Here are some Mother’s Day recipes
Photo: Tina WassermanStrawberry Shortcake By Tina Wasserman This Mother’s Day I have tried again to find recipes that can easily be made with a child or by a novice cook.…
Cinco de Mayo and the Jewish connection
Photo: Dave CarlinFlan By Tina Wasserman Cinco de Mayo celebration is coming up on the fifth of May. Yes, the festivities celebrate Mexican heritage but it is actually much more…
Toast to Israel at 75
Photo: StockRoasted Asparagus Vegetarian Shabbat dinner shows off the country’s farm-to-table flavors By Ethel G. Hofman (JNS) Phyllis Glazer made aliyah from New York more than 40 years ago. Today…
Recipes inspired by Israel Independence Day
Photo: Tina Wasserman Feel free to add leftover protein like chicken to your Sabich Salad. Happy Yom HaAtzmaut! By Tina Wasserman This past February we were in Israel with my niece’s…
Kids, get ready to tackle Passover platters
Passover is a time for the kids to get into the kitchen. Matzo can be fun for the whole family By Jennifer Stempel (JNS) The Jewish calendar is full of…
Preserve Passover tradition but lighten the load
Photo: Courtesy of Jake CohenFrench Onion Brisket By Sarah Ogince (JNS) Growing up in Morocco, Levana Kirschenbaum felt Passover approaching weeks in advance. It wasn’t a good feeling. “My mother…
Passover guidelines for the novice
Photos: Dave CarlinChicken soup matzo balls By Tina Wasserman Looking over all of my Passover articles, I realized that so many of the recipes were included for the experienced Seder…
Wisdom from the Passover kitchen
Photo: From the recently published “The Giving Table” by Naomi RossHash Brown Cups Getting the kids involved By Naomi Ross (JNS) Folding chairs lined the hallway wall like dutiful soldiers…
This Passover season, emphasize the seasonings
Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90 The Haggadah is read during the Passover Seder commemorating the Israelites’ Exodus from Egypt some 3,500 years ago. (JNS) Passover begins next week; there are signs of it…
Local chefs share their favorite Passover recipes
We asked area chefs and caterers to share Passover recipes with our readership. Thank you to Deborah Benaim of dB Catering; Chaim Goldfeder of Palate Catering, Larry Goldstein of Catering…