Inspired by Buzzfeed’s 25 Delicious Ways to Use Matzoh, I am running full speed ahead into Pesach. I have lists of vegan, Pesach-friendly recipes lining my cubicle at work and shopping lists ready that I’ve prepped already. Strawberry Rhubarb. Dark Chocolate Brei. Rosemary Crepes. Cookies Galore, spiced, promising to be fluffy. I am resolved to…
I live in Queens, NY, a true melting pot of ethnic cuisines. All the unique and distinct flavors of places like Thailand, India, Greece and China inspire me – I eat the food at authentic restaurants around the borough, and then bring the flavors home with me, incorporating the ingredients and methods in my home…
Makes about two pounds of cookies 2 ¼ tablespoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon table salt 2 large eggs 7 large egg yolks 1/4 cup vegetable oil 2 1/3 cups bread flour, unsifted 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 teaspoon rum flavoring 1/2 cup toasted hazelnuts, almonds, pecans (optional) 1/2 cup glaceed cherries (optional) 1-2 cups flour…
In this week’s podcast, host Naomi Zeveloff is joined by Forward reporter Paul Berger to discuss why Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes is refusing to release the names of nearly 90 Orthodox Jews who have been arrested on sex abuse chargesin the past three years. Then, Paul reveals why there are thousands of girls named…
Call them the baker’s dozen bakers. Well, almost. They’re 10 or so women living at a Jewish nursing home in Montreal, neighbors on the sixth floor, who bake together most Tuesday afternoons, coaxing big, sweet aromas from a small convection oven. “Visitors tell me they can smell [the baking] when they step off the elevator,”…
From Myra Kornfeld’s The Healthy Hedonist ½ cup softened unsalted butter or 7 tablespoons coconut oil ¾ cup maple sugar, sucanat or evaporated cane sugar 1 egg (or egg substitute for vegans) 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour or whole grain spelt flour for wheat-free ½ teaspoon baking soda Pinch of salt 1 cup…
Yields about 48 cookies Dough: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup vegetable shortening 1 cup granulated or brown sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Meringue: 3 large egg whites 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Filling: 3 large egg yolks 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup…
Purchase a commercial leaf-mold — most have two 2 1/2-inch long cutouts — in specialty stores or make your own mold by cutting a leaf shape out of a thick piece of plastic or cardboard. (About fifty 2 1/2-inch or thirty 4-inch cookies) 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup finely ground almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, or…
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