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Welcome to the Jewish Recipes Blog
The Jewish Recipes blog is a place where you will find favorite traditional and modern recipes from family, friends and viewers. Not every recipe is Kosher. If you are looking for kosher recipes, then do a search on the blog.
We invite you to share your favorite recipes as well as enjoy the free ones that we put on the blog. And remember to tell us all the good stories behind the recipe your family recipe. We just love the vignettes!
Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, so right now people are scouring the Internet for menu ideas and Jewish recipes for their Thanksgiving dinner. While you can go with traditional Thanksgiving recipes like turkey and mashed potatoes, this year, why not try a few new recipes to create a menu that will offer your guests and family with a variety of new tastes and textures.
One alternative to the traditional Thanksgiving turkey centerpiece is to serve a noodle dish, like lasagna. Lasagna is a great alternative to a turkey because it is filling and it can feed a lot of people. Lasagna also makes a great Thanksgiving dinner centerpiece because it can easily be modified to fit the dietary needs of your dinner guests. For example, if you are Kosher you will want to make a vegetarian lasagna, this way you will avoid conflicts with the meat and dairy rules. If you prefer a meat lasagna you can still keep it Kosher by using a vegan cheese as opposed to a dairy cheese.
Another alternative to the traditional Thanksgiving turkey is to go with another poultry meat. Duck and goose both work well for family holiday dinners. If you are feeling very creative you can even make a turducken, which is a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey. To create this interesting meat dish you will need to debone all of your fowl items first before you assemble them.
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With the weather turning chilly, most people are starting to change their cooking behavior to cold weather recipes. Soups, stews and other comfort food recipes are taking over the tables across the country. If you are looking for Jewish recipes to warm you up this month then try these out.
Basic Bean Soup
Ingredients
1 can of pinto or navy beans
1 pound of bacon, thick cut and fried to a crisp
1 can of low sodium organic chicken stock
2 carrots, peeled and diced
Directions
Fry the bacon to a crisp and drain off the extra fat. Dice the bacon and place into a soup pot.
Add the beans, chicken stock and diced carrots to the broth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer until the carrots are tender.
Pour half of the soup into a glass bowl and use an emersion blender to blend the beans until smooth. Then pour this back into the soup pot and stir to incorporate. Garnish with parsley or cilantro.
Soup Making Tips
Soup is easier to make than you might think. For the best tasting soup cook it on low heat for a long time. Also for added flavor use soup bones. They add taste without adding a lot of extra calories.
For a great recipe for a simple white soup visit the Recipes Recipe blog.
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Today is Halloween, and if you have forgotten to prepare for the trick-or-treaters that will be visiting your house, or if you need a quick treat idea for your child’s Halloween party today, or for your office Halloween party scheduled for today then this is the blog for you. There are a lot of things that you can do to throw together Halloween party treats, some involve quick treats that you make at home, while others can be picked up at your local grocery or department store.
Obviously the quickest way to find treats for a Halloween party or for trick or treaters is to simply buy them at a local store. Today you can not only find snack sized versions of the most popular candy bars and candies, but you can also find healthier alternatives like raisins, dried fruit and sugar free candy. For trick-or-treaters that don’t know you pre-packaged is what you want to hand out. However, for the special trick-or-treaters that you know, you can make special homemade treats.
There are several quick treats that you can make in under fifteen minutes. The first is rice crispy squares. For these treats all you need is a bag of mini-marshmellows, a box of rice crispies and a stick of margarine. Start by melting the margarine in a large sauce pan. Then stir in the marshmellows and allow them to melt. When the butter and marshmallow are incorporated you stir in four cups of cripsies and then pour this mixture onto a cookie sheet. Allow the mixture to cool and then cut into bars or use a cookie cutter to cut out crispy Halloween shapes.
For more Halloween and Jewish recipes, visit the Is That My Bureka Blogspot.
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Next week is Halloween, which is one of the sweetest holidays of the year. However, it is also one of the best holidays for families. This is a holiday where you can cook together, decorate together and get dressed up together. If you want to introduce your kids to the joy of cooking then this is a great holiday to get them started.
One easy way to introduce kids to the joys of cooking is to allow them to decorate Halloween cookies and candies. Today there are many pre-packaged decorating tools that you can buy at your local supermarket. There are frosting tubes with decorating tips which makes drawing and decorating cookies very easy to do. Other tools that you will find fun and helpful for this activity are sprinkles, candies and plastic knives.
Another fun cooking activity that you can have your kids do for Halloween is to make chocolate candy molds. For this activity you will need Halloween candy molds, chocolate melting pieces and a double boiler. This cooking activity is better for older kids, however, if you are working with young kids, you can always use the microwave to melt the chocolate pieces instead of the stove. To complete this activity all you need to do is set up your molds, melt the chocolate, pour the chocolate into the molds, let the chocolate set up and pop the candies out of the molds. You can even get molds that will allow you to insert a lollipop stick.
If you are interested in Jewish recipes and culture, then I highly recommend the Leoraw Blog. It discusses the Jewish community in Central New Jersey. This is a great place to find recipes and stories from this community.
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Next week the only holiday scheduled is United Nations Day. While not a red banner holiday, you can use this holiday as an excuse to try recipes from a new culture or country. Experimenting with new recipes not only provides you with the opportunity to make your dinner menu more exciting, but it also gives your family the opportunity to try new flavor combinations and expand their appreciation for the foods of lands that they may not be familiar with.
One of the challenges of cooking recipes from other countries is finding the right ingredients. If you are planning an international menu at the last minute, select recipes from countries that have a presence in your local community. This will usually mean that the ingredients will be represented in local markets and specialty shops. If you are planning ahead for an international menu you can special order in meats, spices and other ingredients.
Another challenge of cooking a recipe from another country is understanding their cooking techniques and instructions. Some cultures cook with modern appliances, while others will require the foods to be cooked in the ground or in an open fire. If you select one of these more authentic recipes, then you will need to modify the cooking instructions so that they make sense for your cooking appliances. For example, recipes that are traditionally cooked in a Dutch oven covered with hot coals can be cooked in your oven using a cast iron kettle with a lid. Just put all your ingredients into the kettle. Add the correct amount of liquid in the kettle, put the lid on and place in a preheated oven.
If you are interested in learning more about baking and cooking, or if you are looking for a few unique recipes, then visit Baking and Books Blog. This blog is a lot of fun.
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