Liza Schoenfein is a former food editor of the Forward and author of the blog Life, Death & Dinner. Follow her on Instagram @LifeDeathDinner.
Liza Schoenfein
By Liza Schoenfein
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Food Corned Beef And Cabbage Is So Jewish — On St. Patrick’s Or Any Day
I’ve been pondering corned beef this week as St. Patrick’s Day approaches, wondering how two groups — Irish Americans and Ashkenazi Jews — who seemingly have so little cultural crossover could seamlessly come together over a dish comprised of stewed meat, cabbage, carrots, dill and mustard. This week, the day of the storm, I made…
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Recipes Easiest Slow-Cooker Corned Beef And Cabbage
Prep time for this St. Patrick’s Day classic is no more than 5 minutes. All you have to do is peel some carrots, slice a cabbage into large pieces and put everything into the pot. The long-simmering dish is as satisfying as it is easy to make. 6 carrots, peeled and cut in half if…
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Food Why Don’t Jews Eat Pie?
Perhaps this is another old saw, like the one about Jews not drinking alcohol. But when Forward archivist Chana Pollack sent me the article below, which appeared in an English supplement to the Jewish Daily Forward in 1924, I was intrigued. I believe 1924 was the year my grandmother and her family arrived in New…
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Recipes 10 Soups And Stews For A Storm
Just when we were starting to fantasize about fresh spring menus, we learned that we were being hit with a whopper of a blizzard. This required a change of mindset — and menu. Clearly, some warming, cozy soups and stews were in order, so we collected a few of our favorites here. Liza Schoenfein is…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Ignites Instagram With Purim Picture
Not since Hillary Clinton’s infamous cookie-making comment on “60 Minutes” in 1992 (“I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies…”) has the act of baking been so politicized — until now. This weekend, Ivanka Trump posted an image of herself on Instagram in which she’s seen making hamantaschen with two of her children….
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Recipes 5 Easy Hangover-Relieving Recipes To Make Post-Purim
If you find yourself suffering slightly from last night’s celebration, a little snack might make you feel less rocky — something with a bit of substance, some healthy fat, a little salt and/or some hydrating liquid. Of course you don’t want anything you have to work at much. I scanned our recipe collection and came…
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Food 14 Fun, Fabulous Purim Drinks
There are so many ways to enjoy the libation-focused holiday of Purim. With the instruction to drink until you don’t know the difference between the good Mordechi and the evil Haman, you have Jewish tradition egging on indulgence. (Having said that, we recommend you indulge wisely.) Here are a few of our favorite Purim-focused cocktails,…
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Food Talking Jews And Booze With Whiskey Expert Dan Friedman
Every time I hear the old saw that Jews aren’t drinkers, I scratch my head and wonder if my family, colleagues and friends are all somehow a minority-within-a-minority — or whether this little piece of conventional wisdom is all wet. Luckily, I work down the hall from an expert in such matters, Dan Friedman, the…
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