If you’re looking for ways to stretch your food budget, especially when entertaining, here are some simple solutions to help you prepare delicious dishes for Chanukah—or any special occasion—that… Read more
Norene Gilletz
Slow Cookers: Not Just for Cholent
Slow cookers come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Most models are dishwasher-safe and quite easy to clean. If your conventional oven is full, a slow cooker can provide a wonderful alternative for… Read more
Will You “Bee” My Honey?
Rosh Hashanah is associated with honey, symbolizing sweetness for the coming New Year. Honey cake and carrot tzimmes are traditional staples, but below are some recipes that will add special sweetness… Read more
For the Love of Honey
Toronto-based accountant Len Goldberg often tells friends and family that he runs a successful “sting operation.” A part-time apiarist for the past twenty-five years, Goldberg spends about two hours a… Read more
Simanim–Sign Me Up for a Sweet, Healthy New Year!
Rosh Hashanah is usually associated with apples and honey, symbolizing sweetness for the coming New Year. In our family, honey cake, apple cake or strudel and a carrot tzimmes sweetened with honey are… Read more
Food for Travel: Never Leave Home Without It!
Planes, trains or automobiles—no matter which mode of transportation you choose, it can be somewhat of a challenge to ensure that you’ll have kosher food while traveling and upon arriving at your… Read more
Keeping it Cool
Ginger Pickled Salmon or Halibut Makes 8 servings 2 1/2 pounds Atlantic salmon fillets or halibut steaks (about 8 slices) 1 1/2 cups water 1 1/2 cups white vinegar or rice vinegar 1/2 cup brown sugar,… Read more
Summertime–and the Salads are Easy!
Chef’s Secrets for Super Salads I Be Leaf: Experiment with different varieties of salad greens. Try arugula (rocket), bibb, Boston, endive, leafy field greens (mesclun), radicchio, romaine, spinach or… Read more
Breaking the Fast with a Fast Trip Across the Street, Chicago Style
You think you have a big crowd coming to your house to break the Yom Kippur fast? Not compared to my friend Marsha, you don’t. This September, Marsha and her husband, Brian, along with another couple,… Read more
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Jewish Action Writing Contest
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Is Orthodoxy Unhealthy?
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The Courage to Serve: A Chareidi Woman in the IDF
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Please Put the Women Back In
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Life As a Happy Single Person
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Touching Our Teens’ Neshamos
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Confessions of a Kosher Organic Junkie
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The Social Media Revolution: What Does It Mean for Our Children?
Shlomo Hamelech teaches us that there is nothing new under…
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Fighting for Sandy: A Woman’s Struggle to Give Her Sister a Jewish Burial
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Cool article, Steve!
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