RECIPE: Yemenite Charoset/Charoset Truffles
Judy Zeidler
March 25, 2009
1 cup pitted, chopped dates, 1/2 cup chopped dried figs
Category
Food
RECIPE: “Power” BBQ Brisket
Jewish Journal
March 25, 2009
Day 1: Prep time 30 minutes. Resting time 4-12 hours. Day 2: Prep time one hour. Cooking time approximately four hours. Resting time up to two hours.
‘Power’ Brisket: Adding Barbecue Flavor for Pesach
Jewish Journal
March 25, 2009
My friend called from New York the other day. He wanted to get my recipe for smoked barbecue brisket so that he could make it for Passover.\n\n“I’m really tired of bad brisket,” he said wearily.\n\n
Tel Aviv Grill Comes to Encino
Dikla Kadosh
March 18, 2009
Itzik Hagadol knows how to “open up a table,” as they say in Israel.
The restaurateur, whose real name is Itzik Luzon, has a reputation in Tel Aviv for lavishing his guests in Middle Eastern style — serving up an abundance of food that includes heaping platefuls of salads. After 14 years of booming business in Yaffo, Luzon has brought his popular restaurant, Shipudei Itzik Hagadol (Big Itzik’s Skewers), to the Encino Commons with help from his son, Amos, and their business partner Michael Fainman. Itzik Hagadol Grill opened its doors to a parking lot thronged with people on March 3.
Kosherfest 2008 is heaven on earth for foodies
Jewish Journal
December 3, 2008
Each year Kosherfest organizers hold a competition for the best new kosher-certified products. This year, Zelda\’s Sweet Shoppe of Skokie, Ill., took top honors with a \”Southern Pecan Pie.\”
Postville Jewish community struggles to survive after raid
Ben Harris
November 25, 2008
After former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin was arrested earlier this month, Rashi Raices joined several dozen members of this town\’s Jewish community in volunteering the equity on their homes to guarantee his return to face trial.
Agriprocessors closed — now where’s the beef?
Ben Harris
November 20, 2008
The kosher meat market is in a tailspin as production at the Agriprocessors\’ meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, which had been operating at a fraction of its normal capacity since May, finally ground to a halt this week. The company, whose meat was sold under the labels Rubashkin\’s and Aaron\’s Best, among others, filed for bankruptcy Nov. 4.
Tasty Middle Eastern flavors tweak Thanksgiving table
Jewish Journal
November 20, 2008
The couple, accustomed to the piquant taste of French, Italian and Middle Eastern cuisine, were unimpressed with the traditional meal\’s relatively bland flavor. They decided to develop a Thanksgiving menu that would reflect their signature style, infusing holiday staples with exotic ingredients like date syrup, wine and dried fruits.
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