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Blueberry Pie
Try this delicious pie, adapted from "Cousin Joan's Elegant and Easy Blueberry Pie" recipe in the Garden City Jewish Center's cookbook.
Melopita (Honey and Cheese Pie)
This ricotta cheese-filled honey pie is perfect to serve on both Shavuot and Rosh HaShanah. But most of all, it is a reminder of the Jewish community in Greece. Enjoy!
Chocolate Quinoa Cake
This cake is surprisingly moist and delicious—great for Passover and all year round.
Texas Apple-Sour Cream Crumb Pie
Brimming with apples and spice, this pie with its sweet crumb topping is a crowd-pleaser!
Pretzel Challah
The crusty ends are favorites on their own, and the chewy middle invites all sorts of spreads. The crunchy topping of salt crystals adds a special kick to all of it!
Pink Lentil Soup with Lamb Kofte
This soup tastes just like an Israeli kebab shop or, as restaurant critic Craig LaBan once wrote, "Jerusalem in a bowl."
Chicken Soup with Chicken Meatballs and Zucchini Spaghetti
In trying to eat healthfully, I have developed chicken meatballs as an alternative to matzah balls. They taste great and even look the same! But the traditionalists need not worry, as I have also provided ideas for updating traditional matzah balls.
Building the Temple
When King Solomon decided to build the temple in Jerusalem, he hired the best artists, architects, and stonemasons. The work came along a little slower than King Solomon expected, and he decided to check in on what was taking so long. What did he find? Listen to this story, retold by Cantor Rosalie Will.
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Ethiopian Shabbat Injera
For Jews who lived in Ethiopia, constraints such as limited fuel sources, hot climates, and unavailability of wheat and local fours that are either low in gluten or lacking glutenous flours resulted in flatbreads.