Hannukah

Side view of a Burnt Almond Torte cake on a white cake plate sitting on a blue placemat.

Burnt Almond Torte

This rustic Burnt Almond Torte is an iconic Pittsburgh treat that everyone loves. Moist yellow cake is layered with silky, vanilla pastry cream, and iced

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A dish of the savory Jewish comfort breakfast - matzoh brei. Soaked matzoh, sauteed with onion, and scrambled with eggs. Quick and easy breakfast.

Matzoh Brei

Matzoh brei (pronounced like ‘fry’) is a classic Jewish breakfast or brunch dish that is served around the holidays or whenever you need to use

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Dish of roasted carrots, sweet potatoes, dried fruits, cinnamon, rum, and orange juice. This side dish is the perfect compliment to any roasted or grilled meats.

Sweet Tzimmes

Sweet Tzimmes is a traditional Jewish side dish of carrots, sweet potatoes, honey, and sometimes meat.  My version has no meat but instead uses sweet

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Meat Kreplach

Kreplach are Jewish comfort food at it’s best.  Popular to serve during Purim, because of their triangular shape, this kreplach recipe will bring back the

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A traditional Purim cookie recipe: These poppy seed hamantaschen are delicious triangles of pastry filled with a poppy seed and date filling.

Poppy Seed Hamantaschen

The buttery, triangle-shaped, filled pastries are the perfect traditional Purim cookie recipe.  The name, ‘Hamantaschen’, is roughly translated to mean “Haman’s ears”. I like the

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