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Wedding Shower

Light Vegetable Soup – Healthy Option

Strawberry Cheese Crepes – Healthy Option

Grandma’s Sweet & Sour Meatballs

Latkes with Salmon Roe and Sour Cream

More Favorite Jewish Recipes

Lorraine’s Cheesecake

Watch your guests devour this luscious and creamy cake–you won’t have a single slice left.

The Backstory: My girlfriend, Lorraine, swears by this cheesecake. She used to make it all the time. I have yet to sample hers, but sh[…]
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Banana Walnut Bread – Healthy Option

Banana walnut bread is delicious for breakfast, snacking or wrapped up with a festive ribbon as holiday gift for friends.

The Backstory: Who doesn’t love a little something sweet now and then? I sure do! And why not? All of us[…]
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Our sweet and crumbly raspberry oatmeal bars are absolutely addicting. They’re crumbly, moist, and have the most delicious raspberry filling (jam and fresh berries). The best part? They’re one of the easiest baking recipes you’ll […]
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Rosh Hashanah Honey Cake

Our Rosh Hashanah honey cake is sweet and moist with a touch of whiskey for incredible depth of flavor. This is the perfect ending to your holiday meal.

The Backstory: Sponge cake usually surpasses honey cake in popularity as […]
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Mom’s Kosher Matzoh Ball Soup

The Backstory: First, I promise that this is a true story. When I asked my mother for her chicken soup recipe, she said: “I’ll have to measure and get back to you.” I said, “How is that possible? You’ve been making this soup for[…]
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Gloria’s Apple Cake

Invite your friends over for this delicious aromatic cake and a steaming cup of coffee.

The Backstory: Gloria and I met in 1986. We were each on a vacation with our husbands in the Dominican Republic. I must write about the […]
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Kosher Chicken Kabobs

Kosher chicken kabobs turn up the flavor of chicken into a savory, zesty, sweet and tangy dish that’s perfect anytime you’re firing up the grill.

The Backstory: Kosher Chicken Kabobs are just one of the hundreds, (if not more)[…]
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Chicken Divan

The Backstory: Recently I visited my cousin Clare. Among the many recipes she gave me one was for Chicken Divan. I love this woman. She is funny, smart and at times, well, don’t get her ire going. She stands maybe 5 feet tall[…]
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Gloria’ s Zucchini Casserole

The Backstory: My girlfriend Gloria is an excellent cook. About 30 years ago my husband and I were invited to her home for dinner. This casserole was one of the delectable foods she prepared that night. Whatever she served wa[…]
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