Breakfasts and Brunches |
Starters and Noshes |
Soups and Garnishes |
Fish |
Meats and Poultry |
Dairy Dishes |
Nondairy and Pareve Grains and Vegetables |
Fruit Sauces |
Sweet Kugels and Desserts |
The Holidays |
Sabbath |
Rosh Hashanah | Breaking the Yom Kipper Fast |
Sukkot |Hanukkah |
Purim |
Passover |
Shavuot |
Breakfasts and Brunches
Making Matzoh Brie
Savory Artichoke Matzoh Brie
Cinnamon Matzoh Brie with Toasted Pecans and Warm Vanilla Maple Syrup
Matzoh Brie with Prunes and Wine
Overnight Caramelized Apple Matzoh Brie
Challah French Toast Stuffed with Mango and Ginger Maple Syrup
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Starters and Noshes
Chopped Chicken Liver from the Rue des Rosiers
Grated Black Radish and Endive Salad in Shallot Vinaigrette
Chopped Chicken Liver with Caramelized Onions
Lentils "Hummus Style," with Pomegranate and Mint and Toasted Za'atar Matzohs
My Mother's Fried Cauliflower
Chicken Gefilte Balls (Falshe Fish) and Green Olive Sauce
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Soups and Garnishes
Classic Chicken Soup
Matzoh Balls
Savory Herbed Matzoh Kleis (Matzoh Balls Made from Whole Matzoh)
Tangy Russian Cabbage Soup with Pot Roast-Beet Kreplach
Sorrel-Flavored Mushroom Barley Soup
Fresh Borscht with Dilled Onion-Butter Matzoh Balls
Beef Stock
Vegetable Stock
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Fish
Golden Gefilte Fish with Golden Horseradish (Long and Short Versions)
Gefilte Fish Quickly Steamed Between Cabbage Leaves
Salmon Gefilte Fish Poached in Fennel-Wine Broth with Ginger-Beet Horseradish
Egyptian Ground Fish Balls with Tomato and Cumin (Bellahat)
Tomato and Sweet Pepper Sauce
Italian-Jewish Marinated Fried Fish (Pesce in Saor)
Oven-Fried Smoked Salmon Croquettes
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Meats and Poultry
A Brief Discussion of Kosher Meat and Poultry
Flanken with Tart Greens
Mishmash Kreplach (Beef, Potato, and Fried Onion Kreplach)
Braised Brisket with Thirty-six Cloves of Garlic
Aromatic Marinated Brisket with Chestnuts
Eggplant-Stuffed Brisket Braised with Tomatoes, Saffron, and Honey
Roasted Garlic-Braised Breast of Veal with Springtime Stuffing (Spinach, Chard, and Fresh Herbs)
Romanian Garlicky Ground Meat Sausages (Carnatzlach) with Sour Pickle Vinaigrette and Roasted Red Peppers
Sephardi-Style Stuffed Meatballs with Celery Root and Carrots
Fried Onion and Chicken Kreplach
Fried Chicken Cutlets, Italian-Jewish Style
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Dairy Dishes
Blintzes
Raspberry-Peach Blintzes
Strawberry-Rhubarb Blintzes
Apricot Blintzes with Toasted Pistachios and Yogurt Cream
Apple-Cranberry Blintzes with Maple-Ricotta Cream and Sugared Walnuts
Golden Cherry-Cheese Varenikes
Sorrel-Onion Noodle Kugel
Spinach-Cheese Squares
Potato-Onion Kreplach, Pot Sticker Style
Garlic Mashed Potato Knishes
Sautéed Chive Mamaliga with Feta-Yogurt Cream
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NonDairy and Pareve Grains and Vegetables
Kasha Varnishkes with Fried Eggplant, Mushrooms, and Onion Marmalade
Deconstructed Kasha Varnishkes (Kasha and Orzo with
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms)
Sautéed Cabbage and Garlic Noodle Kugel
Wild Mushroom-Potato Kugel
Onion-Crusted Light Potato Kugel
Moroccan-Flavored Carrot Kugel
Fresh Corn Kugel
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Fruit Sauces
Intense Apricot Applesauce
Fresh Raspberry Applesauce
Spiced Pomegranate Molasses Applesauce
Ginger Pear Sauce
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Sweet Kugels and Desserts
Rich Noodle Kugel Baked with Fresh Plums and Nectarines
Roasted Apple-Walnut Noodle Kugel
Peach-Buttermilk Kugel
Caramel Rugelach
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Sabbath
A Sabbath Dinner
Lemon-Roasted Chicken
Rhubarb-Prune Tsimmes
Garlic-Rosemary Potato Latkes
Dried Fruit Compote with Fresh Pineapple, Pistachios, and Mint
Cholent
Duck and White Bean Cholent
Herbed Beef Cholent with Onion Gonifs
Garlicky Lamb and Lima Hamin with Little Eggplant Boats
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Rosh Hashanah
Honey for Dipping Challah and Apples
Leek Croquettes from Rhodes
Brisket Braised in Pomegranate Juice with Onion Confit and Pomegranate Seeds
Syrian Apricot-Stuffed Meat Rolls with Tart-Sweet Cherry Sauce (Kibbe Gheraz)
Syrian Pilaf
Iranian Stuffed Chicken with Fresh Green Herbs and Golden Soup
Egyptian Black-eyed Peas with Cilantro (Lubia)
Hungarian Plum Tart
Bombay Pineapple-Coconut Milk Kugel
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Breaking the Yom Kippur Fast
Iranian Rose-Apple Ice (Poludeh)
Pomegranate-Orange Sunsets
Almond Challah
Smoked Whitefish and Fennel Salad
Pastrami-Style Salmon
Honeyed Quince-Apple Blintzes with Sour Cream-Date Sauce
Double Ginger-Caramelized Pear Noodle Kugel
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Sukkot
Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup with Sweet Potato Knaidlach (Matzoh Balls)
Stuffed Vegetables
Cabbage Stuffed with Mushrooms and Meat
Mujadderah-Filled Roasted Red Peppers in Tomato-Garlic Sauce
Chard Stuffed with Artichokes and Rice
Caramelized Onion and Carrot Tsimmes with Candied Ginger
Maple-Roasted Pears with Passion Fruit and/or Fresh Raspberry Sauce
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Hanukkah
Creamy Potato-Onion Latkes
Celery Root-Potato Latkes
Crispy Shallot Latkes with Sugar Dusting
Scallion Latkes with Scallion Dipping Brushes
Cheese Latkes with Fresh Persimmon Sauce
Greek-Inspired Cheese Latkes
Black Grape, Goat Cheese, and Noodle Latkes with Fragrant Honey
Fish in Potato Latke Crust with Horseradish Cream
Apricot- and Orange-Scented Goose with Roasted Garlic
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Purim
Chickpeas with Garlic and Barbecue Spices
Poached Prune Kreplach with Honeyed Cream and Pecans
Hamantaschen
Fresh Apple
Apricot, Date, and Pistachio
Poppy Seed, with Raisin-Walnut Filling
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Passover
Matzohs
Chopped Eggs and Onions
Huevos Haminados
Chicken Soup with Asparagus and Shiitakes, Served with Roasted Fennel Matzoh Balls
Fish in Tomato, Rhubarb, and Blood Orange Sauce
Braised Lamb with Artichokes, Lemon, and Fresh Herbs
Veronese Rolled Turkey Loaf (Polpettone)
Beet-Braised Pot Roast with Horseradish and Potato Knaidlach
Toasted Matzoh Farfel with Wild Mushrooms and Roasted Garlic
Toasted Almond-Coconut Macaroons
Hazelnut Macaroons
Spring Compote
Hungarian Chocolate-Walnut Torte
Passover Confectioners' Sugar
Chocolate Icing
Lemon-Fried Chicken with Tart Salad Topping
Snapper Fillets in Pistachio-Matzoh Crust
Mozzarella in Matzoh Carrozza
Mango and Sour Cherry Macaroon Crumble
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Shavuot
Warm Shav with Salmon Kreplach
Grandmother's Cold Fruit Soup
Cheese Blintzes with Fresh Berried Fruit Compote
Turkish Silken Rice Pudding (Sutlaj) with Fresh Raspberry Sauce
Old Country Cottage Cheese Cake
Honey-Ricotta Cheese Cake
Roseberry-Rhubarb Gelato
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