When I was a kid, each week for ten weeks before Tu B’Shevat (which begins Sunday night, Feb. 5), we brought 10 cents to school and bought a stamp which formed another leaf of a tree which, …
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By Joni Schockett
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1/25/23
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Shabbat in winter brings forth thoughts of steaming chicken soup, roasted chicken and lots of hot and homey side dishes. After all, it is winter and we crave the warmth and comfort of the foods that …
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By Joni Schockett
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1/18/23
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Did you know that January is National Soup Month? Neither did I, but I am certainly glad that someone decided to honor and highlight this quintessential comfort food. As I sit here writing this, I …
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By Joni Schockett
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1/11/23
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I did not discover tea breads until I was an adult. My mother never made them. My grandmother never made them, unless you count her sticky, cinnamon-y babka as a tea bread. I cannot remember the …
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By Joni Schockett
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12/29/22
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When I began writing about food, I was in the midst of feeding three children who ranged in age from infancy to pre-teen. Their needs ran the gamut. …
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By Joni Schockett
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12/21/22
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Naomi Ross’ kitchen is her canvas.
Ross — who lives in Woodmere with her husband and four children — has been infusing meaning into the everyday kitchen experience for 19 years, …
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For The Jewish Star
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12/14/22
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For many years, my mailbox was clogged with review copies of cookbooks from publishers hoping I would give them glowing reviews. At one point, I had over 600 cookbooks, most of which I did not …
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By Joni Schockett
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12/14/22
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Chanukah is almost here, with all its fun and tradition and joy and deliciousness.
I love Chanukah. I love the lights and the gifts and the candy gelt and the latkes. Ahhh, the latkes! What is …
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By Joni Schockett
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12/7/22
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Chanukah is a wonderful time of year to have company and trade recipes for latkes and more. While I loved making sufganiyot every year, I now prefer experimenting with latkes and veggies and more. …
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By Joni Schockett
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12/1/22
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Thanksgiving is nothing without a pie for dessert and, more often than not, the pie of choice will either be an apple, pumpkin or pecan pie.
Everyone has a favorite recipe for apple pies and many …
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By Joni Schockett
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11/16/22
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