Devra Ferst
By Devra Ferst
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Food 15,000 Pounds of Hummus Recalled Over Listeria
Target Put down the hummus! Hot Mama’s Foods which makes hummus for Target, Trader Joe’s, and Giant Eagle has recalled 14,860 pounds of hummus that may be contaminated with listeria. The company, which makes hummus under the popular brand name Archer Farms has released a full list of which “flavors” to avoid including Trader Joe’s…
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Food Ottolenghi’s Favorite Cookbooks, The Perfect Bagel
We LOVE Yotam Ottolenghi (and hope you do too). He dishes on his favorite cookbooks. [Serious Eats] What makes a perfect bagel? Mary Ting Hyatt tries to answer the unanswerable. [The Kitchn] If that made you hungry, here’s where to get 10 of the best bagels in New York. [Village Voice] How to Throw the…
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Food Russ and Daughters Cafe To Open May 7
The Lower East Side has changed radically since many of our grandparents and great grandparents came through the immigrant neighborhood. But small markers of its Jewish past remain — if you know where to look. Perhaps one of the best ones is the iconic neon Russ & Daughters Appetizing sign on East Houston. When the…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Pretzel Challah, Tahini Dressings
Molly Yeh combines two of the greatest carbs under the sun — challah and pretzels — in this recipe for pretzel challah. [Food52] Or maybe you’re in the mood for a chocolatey challah. Try this double chocolate chip challah recipe. [The Nosher] Tahini is to Israelis, what peanut butter is to Americans. It’s a great…
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Recipes When Michael Jackson Loved Matzo Ball Soup
Musicians’s food cravings are legendary. Elvis famously flew from Graceland to Denver for his favorite sandwich: An entire loaf of bread stuffed with a jar of peanut butter, another of jelly and a pound of bacon. Michael Jackson never hopped on a plane for his cravings. He had his personal chef Akasha Richmond to whip…
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Recipes Passover Sweets — The Best Recipes on the Web
Food52/James Ransom Making a delectable Passover dessert is a challenge worthy of appearing on Iron Chef — no leavening, no flour, and if your Seder has meat, no butter. Fortunately, our favorite food sites and cookbook authors have suggestions and recipes for sorbets, toffees and an irresistible sweet matzo brei that can double as dessert….
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Recipes The Complete Guide To Hosting a Seder
Hosting a Passover Seder combines the culinary expectations of Thanksgiving with an Iron Chef like challenge: Cook an entire multi-course meal without leavening. It’s pretty daunting. But, with a bit of planning, it makes a great cooking project for a family or a group of friends, the results are delicious and it gives you culinary…
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Food A Taste of Michael Solomonov’s ‘Search for Israeli Cuisine’
Anthony Bourdain’s tour of Israel last fall left me (and most viewers) desperately longing for a real exploration of Israeli cuisine. Bourdain alluded to a meal of roasted baby watermelon in Gaza that never appeared on camera and somehow managed to skip one of the region’s culinary capitals — Tel Aviv — entirely. Where Bourdain…
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