Category: salad

When an Ashkenazi Vegetable Meets a Sephardic Staple: Sorrel Hummus

For years, I was desperate to try sorrel. I think I first became aware of it from Gil Marks’s magisterial Olive Trees and Honey, back in the early days of my interest in Jewish food history, and the concept of a lemony spinach-like green had me absolutely entranced. I adore lemon, I’m pretty solid with […]

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Hazon Food Conference 2018 Recap and Zoodles with No-Cook Tomato Sauce

Earlier this month, I headed up to northwestern Connecticut for Hazon Food Conference (aka adult summer camp for Jewish foodies), at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village.

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kurdish radish and carrot salad

Kurdish Radish and Carrot Salad—and the Little-Known story of an Old-School Female Torah Scholar

Today I have a light, refreshing Kurdish radish and carrot salad for you—along with the fascinating story of a 17th-century female Torah scholar in Kurdistan.

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moroccan carrot salad

An Easy and Delicious Moroccan Carrot Salad

Anyone else in need of a post-Pesach reset this week? I love cooking (and eating!) for Passover, but it’s always heavy on the eggs, dairy, sugar—oh yeah, and matzah. By the end of the holiday, I’m ready for a change. I’m also ready to stop spending quite so much time in the kitchen, much as […]

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