Carol Goodman Kaufman
By Carol Goodman Kaufman
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Recipes Fiddlehead on the Roof, Starring The Russian Violin Of Vegetables
It used to be said, only half in jest, that if a Russian immigrant coming off the plane at Ben Gurion airport wasn’t carrying a violin, it meant that the new oleh (immigrant to Israel) was a pianist. I was thinking of the Russians this week as fiddlehead fern season kicked into high gear. Well…
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Food Why Carob (in Delicious Cake Form) Is the Perfect Food for Tu B’Shvat
One of the most potent memories I have of Hebrew School (other than the time I got into trouble for setting the clock ahead) was our celebration of Tu B’Shvat. In addition to pasting the leaf-shaped stamps on our Jewish National Fund tree poster, I loved feasting on the dried fruits and nuts that, we…
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Food Every Mushroom Is Edible — But Some Only Once
Back in the days when hunting and gathering were the predominant methods of obtaining food, being able to distinguish the edible from the toxic was a skill that people found necessary to develop for the sake of sheer survival. Over the millennia, that skill was transmitted from generation to generation in every civilization, including to…
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Recipes My Non-Toxic Mushroom-Barley Soup
As good, or better, than you can get in a deli, this soup is hearty and satisfying. And if you’ve foraged the mushrooms yourself, it tastes even better. Serves 8–10 3 tablespoons olive oil 1½ cup chopped onions 1 cup chopped carrots 1 cup chopped celery 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 pound fresh porcini mushrooms,…
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Recipes The Israeli History of Cheese — and How To Make Your Own
award-winning Organic Champlain Triple cheese. Ancient legend has it that an Arab merchant living some 4,000 years ago put his supply of milk into a pouch made from a sheep’s stomach as he set out on a journey across the desert. The rennet in the lining of the pouch, combined with the heat of the…
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Recipes Almonds (and Marzipan) for Tu B’Shvat
The almond tree is blooming And the golden sun is shining. Birds atop each roof Bless the arrival of the festival. Tu B’Shvat has arrived The festival of trees. —Levin Kipnis Long before anybody had heard of National Arbor Day, Jews had Tu B’Shvat, the New Year for Trees. The holiday is but one of…
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Recipes Of Figs and Fig Cake
The Torah is rich in fig references, including one for a pressed fig cake made by Abigail for David. Our recipe, below, pairs beautifully with a cheese plate. From the front porch of our volunteers’ bungalow on Kibbutz Malkia, I had a spectacular view of Mt. Hermon, as well as of a verdant landscape dotted…
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Food Fruit of the Vine
If there is one sentence in the Tanach that makes me yearn for summer, it is, “But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.” [Micah 4:4] In my mind’s eye is a…
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