Leah Koenig
By Leah Koenig
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Recipes Chocolate-Babka French Toast for Mom
It is hard to think of something more fitting to serve for Mother’s Day than babka. Named after the bubbes who baked them in Eastern Europe (babka translates to “grandmother’s loaf”), the brioche-tender, bread-cake hybrid, which comes swirled with chocolate or cinnamon, is the edible equivalent of maternal affection. Meanwhile, Mother’s Day celebrations tend to…
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Food Almond Flour Pancakes for Passover Breakfast
The glorious holiday when (almost) everything is gluten-free
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Recipes 10 Shades of Matzo Brei
Here, the basic recipe — plus 10 terrifically tasty variations. Growing up, I missed out on matzo brei. The more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts dish of crumbled matzo mixed with beaten egg and pan fried in copious amounts of butter (or oil, though it is vastly inferior this way) is a true Passover breakfast icon — just not in…
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Food ‘In the Night Kitchen’ at a Brooklyn Breakfast Table
Every morning at my house, two things are bound to happen. The first, of course, is breakfast. On the days that I take on early-morning toddler duty, that means splitting a banana-yogurt-strawberry-tahini smoothie with Max. Sometimes I throw in frozen spinach or a spoonful of pumpkin puree to sneak some vitamins into my vegetable-avoidant child’s…
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Food A Hearty, Healthy Paleo Breakfast
At its heart, Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine is all about the carbs. From Shabbat’s braided challah loaves to starch-on-starch treats like blintzes and knishes, it is hard to imagine a Jewish holiday or a trip to the delicatessen without flour, and lots of it. So when bloggers Simone Miller (chef of San Francisco-based Paleo catering company,…
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Recipes Prune-Poppy Scones for Purim
This Purim, let’s move beyond the cookie, bringing a touch of the holiday to the breakfast table with a delectable, easy-to-make breakfast pastry. Last weekend, at a friend’s potluck, Max pointed emphatically to a plate on the table and said “cookie.” The fact that the object of his desire was actually a plate of biscuits…
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Food Time To Get Serious About Cereal
On National Cereal Day, forget the Frosted Flakes and try one of these awesome alternatives. In her weekly breakfast column, , Leah Koenig explored all sorts of imaginative alternatives to your basic cereal and milk. Here are a few of her delicious discoveries: Mamaliga On a trip to Romania, Koenig discovered a delicious porridge, which…
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Food My Breakfast With Mario Batali
Yesterday morning, I spent my breakfast time with Mario Batali. Okay, no, we didn’t actually speak. But there he was in all of his orange Crocs, shorts-in-February, scrunchied-ponytail glory. And I had just finished a latte. So that counts, right? I was attending a taping of , ABC’s food-focused daytime talk show. (A family friend…
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