Food

Recipes: A Baker’s Dozen of Jewish Treats

by JMORE Staff | Nov 15, 2018 | Arts & Life, Food

We’re definitely a people who likes a good nosh. And while we’ve got our savory treats like everything bagels, fried latkes and gefilte fish, we can really put away some of Bubbe’s gooey, sweet pastries. From chocolaty, sticky babkas to sugary, flaky...

Peach and Blueberry Galette

by The Classic Catering People | Nov 14, 2018 | Baking, Cookies & Cakes, Pastry, Recipes

Print Recipe Peach and Blueberry Galette Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Course Dessert Cuisine French Cook Time 20 minutes Ingredients For the dough: 2 cups plain flour3 tbs. sugar150 grams butter cold and chopped2-3 tbs. icy cold water For the filling: 6...

The Poppy Seed Roll is Old Fashioned Jewish Perfection

by JTA | Nov 14, 2018 | Baking, Cookies & Cakes, Recipes, Shabbat

(The Nosher via JTA) – When I go to a kosher bakery anywhere in the world, I look for poppy seed rolls. I love them for their delicate and shiny pastry and for their sweet, inky, fruity and slightly bitter poppy seed filling. I especially love poppy seed rolls in the...

Egyptian Golden Potato Soup

by Sonya Sanford | Nov 14, 2018 | Recipes, Soup

(The Nosher via JTA) – Egyptian Jews comprise one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. There have been waves of Jewish immigration to Egypt over centuries: Sephardic Jews arrived during the Spanish inquisition, Ashkenazi Jews fled there from Eastern Europe...

Za’atar and Olive Focaccia

by Sonya Sanford | Nov 13, 2018 | Baking, Breads, Chanukah, Recipes, Thanksgiving

(The Nosher via JTA) — Focaccia is made with a very soft dough, slightly rich from generous amounts of added oil that helps it become crisp-edged as it bakes. As I was working on this recipe, Netflix’s “Salt Fat Acid Heat” premiered, and suddenly making focaccia...

Let’s Talk Turkey (and the Rest of the Thanksgiving Meal)

by JMORE Staff | Nov 5, 2018 | Arts & Life, Food

Tired of serving the same old feast to your family year after year? Canned cranberry glop, overly thick mashed potatoes, sickly sweet yams, store bought pie … you can do better than that. Here’s our suggested Thanksgiving menu for you broken down by recipe...

Is This the Last Stand for Amsterdam’s Jewish Market?

by Cnaan Liphshiz | Nov 2, 2018 | Arts & Life, Food

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Growing up, Jaap Soesan would count the days until his parents would take him to Waterloo Square, a central area that many people here call the Jewish market. “It was a treat to go there,” recalled Soesan, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor from the...

Recipes from Baltimore’s Culinary Rock Stars

by Randi Rom | Nov 1, 2018 | Arts & Life, Food

In today’s media world of “Top Chef,” “Restaurant Express” and “Hell’s Kitchen,” chefs have become notable celebrities. The same holds true for local chefs. Here are some select recipes from some of Baltimore’s...

The Food Lover’s Issue

by Randi Rom | Nov 1, 2018 | Arts & Life, Food

Tantalizing and tasty times in Charm City Everybody likes to eat out, right? And in today’s culinary climate, everyone is a foodie. Restaurants are constantly scrutinized, reviewed and dissected by every average Joe out there, while dishes are routinely photographed...

Six Tips for Wine Pairing

by Staff Report | Nov 1, 2018 | Arts & Life, Food

Wondering which wines to pair with whatever’s on the menu? Matt Anderson and Elizabeth Samolin of Bin 604 Wine Sellers at 604 S. Exeter St. in Harbor East break it down for you here. For those of us who aren’t wine connoisseurs, decisions about which wines to pair...