Britain’s next food TV star may just be a kosher housewife. [The Jewish Chronicle] With the Jewish farm movement growing, Leah Koenig takes a look at the history of Jewish farming in America. [Tablet] The tale of a family’s babka recipe. [Gilt Taste] Last butcher standing: “Yuval Atias is the last of the Bay Area’s…
What would you do with a one-pound bag of toasted buckwheat groats, a.k.a. kasha? If you’re like most Ashkenazi Jews, you’d probably cook up kasha varnishkes, the Jewish “soul food” side dish made of kasha, sautéed onions, bowtie pasta, and often mushrooms. If you’re not Jewish, well, you probably wouldn’t have the kasha in the…
Hosting a group of young adults for Shabbat dinner, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath and his wife, Sara, noticed something odd: salads and kugels were disappearing quickly, but the chicken went largely untouched. When a little post-dinner sleuthing revealed many of their guests were vegetarian, it was all the incentive the Chabad rabbi needed to take his…
After our Q & A earlier this week with Matisyahu, we’re thrilled to read the Village Voice headline: “Meatless Moguls: Bill Clinton, Russell Simmons, and Steve Wynn Among the Planet’s ‘Power Vegans’.” And for those who like meat, but prefer their veggies, New York magazine announces “Here Come the Vegivores” in an article that explores…
You likely know Matisyahu (born Matthew Paul Miller) as the Hasidic musician who blends classical Jewish themes with reggae sound, but what you may not know is that he’s also a loyal and strictly kosher vegan both at home and when he’s on tour. The reggae star known for such songs as the 2010 Olympic…
Vegetarian: A Meatless BBQ Hearty Enough for Carnivores A mild version of shakshuka without tomato sauce Blue Latkes The Big Blintze Boyikos de Keso, or Peppery Cheese Biscuits Cabbage and Green Onion Slaw Egg Plant [sic] with Sour Cream Ella’s Vegetarian Kharcho Ensalada Guisada de Acelgas y Zanahorias (Cooked Beet and Carrot Salad) Gnocchi di…
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While a Yom Kippur recipe might seem like an oxymoron, there are many food traditions surrounding the meals immediately preceding and following the 25 hours in which most Jews refrain from food. Jews in Iraq, for example, frequently break the fast with a nourishing yet easily digestible glass of rice milk. I was surprised to…
ווען זי האָט געזונגען „אָטעם אַרײַן און אָטעם אַרויס“ אויף דער ייִדיש־וואָך אין אויגוסט איז דער עולם גאָר נתפּעל געוואָרן.
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