Ah Latkas! The food we love to hate! To make matters worse, courtesy of the alarmist low-carb food industry, the humble potato has gone from being a faithful staple at every table to making rare and apologetic appearances, as in Chanukkah, where we fry and eat it with a vengeance. I rarely fry anything, but [...]

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No, I am not the original turkey-and-chocolate matchmaker. But I am proud to say I am the one who thought of pairing jasmine and chocolate in this fabulous recipe. Don’t change anything: It’s perfect as is! You’ll knock their socks off! I use a kosher turkey, naturally, because I keep Kosher, but  to all those [...]

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Courtesy of the alarmist low-carb food industry, the humble potato has gone from being a faithful staple at every table to making rare and apologetic appearances, as in Chanukkah, where we fry and eat it with a vengeance. In this feast, you will incorporate it wisely and deliciously at every dish, yes, even dessert! I’ll [...]

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Chocolate Bread Pudding What to do with all that leftover bread, we always ask ourselves after shabbos (attention Gluten-Free diners: this is for you too!). Turn in into dessert in a jiffy, that’s what! Here are two interesting and delicious ways to use it up. They are hardly recipes, so they are widely adaptable to [...]

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Tuna Tartare, Seared Tuna and Tuna Handroll This trio is always glamorous, and so simple I demonstrated the three dishes as a small part of a whole cooking demo called “intimate meals”: Nothing to it! Tuna Tartare: 1 inch piece ginger 3 sprigs cilantro, stems removed 1 jalapeno 1 pound fresh tuna, cut in large [...]

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A natural sequel to the Thanksgiving feast. So what’s wrong with leftovers? Nothing whatsoever, au contraire! Only please don’t call them that, and don’t serve them the way they came as the other night’s dinner, which might have been great then but would be kind of drab now: Instead, spend a few minutes recasting them [...]

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You know me: nothing is ever an excuse to lose my head and throw balance and nutrition to the winds when preparing a meal, even one as lavish as this Thanksgiving feast. So yes, it is a lot of wonderful food, but all sensible. You won’t have to go on a diet the following weekend. [...]

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Starring the humble carrot, with all the flavorings that compliment it. Don’t be afraid of serving it to guests, it doesn’t taste nearly as modest as the ingredient list reads.   Ingredients: 1/3 cup olive oil 2 large red onions, quartered 2 inch piece ginger, grated 2 tablespoons curry, a little more if you like [...]

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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Rub a 12-14 pound turkey with 1 cup dry spice rub , place in a baking pan breast side down. Add 6 cups water and ½ C olive oil to the pan. Cover with foil. Bake 21/2 hours. Discard the foil, turn the turkey breast side up and bake [...]

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DRY-SPICE RUB This mixture is guaranteed to lick any commercial concoction you have been buying! I can see you recoil at the sheer size of this recipe, and of course you can divide it, but I don’t think you will: after you taste a dry-spice-rub roast chicken or roast turkey or roast anything, you’ll be [...]

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