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Lisa’s Stuffed Mushroom Appetizers

Couscous with Spinach, Onions and Tomatoes – Healthy Option

More Favorite Jewish Recipes

The Backstory: Whether you call them chicken fingers or chicken strips, the taste is still the same. These morsels of chicken are juicy, crisp and delicious. Add a dipping sauce or condiment of your liking, some fries or coleslaw[…]
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Pomegranate Glazed Chicken

Pomegranate glazed chicken has a tart and sweet balance of flavors and is a perfect main dish for Rosh Hashanah or Shabbat celebrations.

The Backstory: Let’s face it: there are only so many things you can do with chicken. But […]
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Corned Beef

The Backstory: Above all else, I am a Jewish girl from Brooklyn. Looking back at the time when I was a young girl, I remember my childhood quite vividly. It was a wonderful era, from the mid 1940’s until the early 1960’s. My […]
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Classic Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Our classic carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is the only carrot cake recipe you’ll ever need. It’s decadent, moist and packed with raisins, nuts, and flavor in every single bite.

The Backstory: Let’s be honest: classic c[…]
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Nana’s Kosher Perfect Chopped Liver

Nana’s perfect chopped liver is the only chopped liver recipe you’ll ever need. It’s creamy, classic, and works as a dip, spread, or filling for sandwiches.

The Backstory: My Aunt Sandy makes the most wonderful, melt-in-your-m[…]
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Potato Kugel

The Backstory: When I think of kugel, I can’t help but think of my father doing his standard joke in a heavily accented Polish dialect, “Is it kugel or is it pujjink?” (meaning noodle pudding). You see, when it comes to kugel, mo[…]
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Strawberry Bread

The Backstory: Strawberry Bread is a nice change of pace from the famous banana bread that is more common. Oh, I am not saying there is anything wrong with the latter, it is delicious. but sometimes a change can be just as good. �[…]
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Apple Raisin and Walnut Danish – Healthy Option

Apple pie filling, walnuts and cinnamon make these guilt-free apple raisin walnut Danish a joy to wake up to.

The Backstory: You won’t believe it but these delicious Danish have less than 200 calories and only 2.5 grams of fa[…]
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Kosher Whoopie Pies

Kosher Whoopie Pies are a cross between a cookie and a cake with soft outer pillows of goodness that sandwich mounds of marshmallowy-light frosting. They’re a New England staple with origins in the Amish country. Once you try them[…]
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