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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Recipes Sweet Peppers with Feta for Sukkot
The harvest holiday of Sukkot feels immeasurably more relatable to me this year than it has in the past, because this year I’m in the midst of my own actual harvest. The garden I planted in the spring has gone from relative order to wildly overgrown; a beautiful, bountiful mess. The carrots, which I wrote…
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Recipes End-of-Summer Tomatoes for Yom Kippur Breakfast
As one does this time of year, I’m looking back and thinking about how I spent my time. What might I have done differently or better? More tzedakah and less Netflix jumps immediately to mind. But I’m also looking at what I’ve accomplished. And second only to launching my younger child into a life of…
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Food A new gardener’s first carrots for Rosh Hashanah
I just harvested my first-ever carrots. In fact, this is my first-ever harvest. It feels monumentally significant, verging on miraculous. You scatter tiny seeds in a long row about half an inch under the earth and a couple of months later you tug gently at a handful of feathery green fronds and out of the…
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Food Chef helps Holocaust survivor revive family’s rescued recipes
On a culinary tour of Israel in 2011, James Beard Award-winning chef Alon Shaya visited Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Rememberance Center, where he found himself particularly moved by the sight of recipes written in the Nazi concentration camps. When Shaya, the chef/owner of Saba restaurant in New Orleans and Safta in Denver, told a…
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Food With new series, chef Michael Solomonov brings Israel into U.S. homes
Don’t think for a minute that a global pandemic could deter chef Michael Solomonov from his sworn mission of introducing Israeli food and culture to as wide an audience as possible. With an ever-expanding number of Philadelphia-area eateries that include a hummusiya (Dizengoff), a falafel shop (Goldie), a street-food spot (Merkaz), and a skewer house…
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Food The Chocolate Gelt Martini
Decked out for Hanukkah, our chocolate martini glitters with golden gelt. A decadent dessert in drink form, this chocolate-milk-for-grownups can be enhanced with a splash of another flavored liqueur — but the simplest version is dangerously delicious just as it is. 2–3 tablespoons chocolate syrup Chocolate gelt coins 1½ ounces potato vodka 1½ ounces chocolate…
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Food Olive Oil Gibson
The gin in this recipe is something of a revelation: It’s infused with olive branch and olive oil, which not only impart woodsy, savory character but also serve nicely as a symbol of the holiday. It makes for a great Hanukkah gift and a great Gibson — a martini garnished with onions instead of olives….
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Food The Manhattan Deli
Our twist on the Manhattan is redolent of Jewish rye because we infuse the whiskey with caraway seeds. Garnished with cucumber and dill, this fragrant drink smells more than a little like Katz’s Deli. For the caraway-infused rye: (Quantities are per cocktail, but consider making a larger batch, increasing quantities accordingly.) ½ teaspoon caraway seeds,…
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