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Pistachio Pasta

April 8, 2013 | 16 Comments

Every time I step into The Milky Way in Los Angeles’s Pico Robertson neighborhood, I feel like I have entered a vacuum of tranquility. The hustle and bustle of Los Angeles stays outside as the...

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Hot Potato Salad

March 21, 2013 | 22 Comments

Daylight savings time is just one of the ways I know that spring is on it’s way.  Seeing artichokes and healthy asparagus in the produce section is another, and the steady stream of guests that...

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Split Pea Soup

Kansas City Split Pea Soup

March 14, 2013 | 15 Comments

In February 2013 I flew to New York for 50 hours  to attend the Kosher Food and Wine Experience.  As I made friends and mingled with foodies, there are two questions I was asked over...

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The list of forbidden foods for the week of Pesach (Passover) starts with wheat, barley, rye, spelt and oats.  For some, typically those of Eastern European decent,  rice, millet, corn and legumes like beans and lentils are...

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Thirteen years ago, Malcolm Gladwell’s popular science book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference  hit the shelves.  I first heard of the book when I was new to life in...

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I can get lost for hours browsing the shelves of book stores but unless I am flying alone or reading a bedtime story to our son, it’a rare that I get the chance to read,...

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Piquant Tuna Appetizers

January 21, 2013 | 19 Comments

About a month ago, Jamie Geller, Author of the Quick & Kosher series and a fellow Kosher Connection member, shared her photos and thoughts as she went about an average day in Jerusalem.  She shopped the shuk (outdoor...

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Homemade Taco Seasoning

Homemade Taco Seasoning & Vegetarian Tacos

January 15, 2013 | 16 Comments

A couple of months ago, I learned Mrs Smith was to retire.  Mrs Smith taught me when I was young, perhaps five or six years old, and not for more than a year or two...

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