Giora's Kosher Food Blog December 2006 Archive

This Egg Salad recipe, contributed by Paula Levine Weinstein and Julie Komerofsky Remer from their cookbook Our Customers' Favorites, is one step up from the my usual egg salad recipe. ... Read More

Baba Ghanoush - also known as Baba Ghanouj and Baba Ganoush - is a dip or spread made of roasted eggplant and tahini. Simply roast the eggplant, scoop out the ... Read More

At this time of the year - with the end of the December holidays and the beginning of the new year - low-fat and/or low-carb recipes seem to be in ... Read More

Kosher food is one way to lead a more conscientious life, and low-fat food is one way to a healthier body. For the good of your body and soul, enjoy ... Read More

From Debra, the About.com Guide to French Cuisine: Galettes aux Fruit ~ a lemony butter cookie filled with raspberry jam and sprinkled with confectioner's sugar. Biscuits Bretons ~ pure ... Read More

These cookie recipes from the About Busy Cooks site are perfect for this busy time of the year: Grandma's Sugar Cookies ~ These are my Grandmother Matha's sugar cookies; they are ... Read More

During the Jewish Holiday of Hanukkah, many families invite relatives and friends over to light the menorah, sing songs, play dreidel, exchange gifts and enjoy traditional Hanukkah food. These traditional ... Read More

Diana, guide to Southern Food, stopped by to share a couple of her favorites: Raspberry-Filled Almond Cookies ~ These delightful cookies are made with a cream cheese cookie dough rolled in ... Read More

The countdown to Hanukkah officially began in our home last night. My 6-year-old daughter asked me to print a calendar of December so she could mark off the days each ... Read More

Decorate your Cut-Out Hanukkah Shape Cookies this year! This easy-to-make dough can be rolled out immediately (no need to chill it) and cut into your favorite holiday shapes. Margarine can ... Read More

Kyle, guide to Italian Cuisine, says these Italian cookies will become family favorites: Strawberry Biscotti ~ These little pastries are quite tasty and much easier to make than one might guess. ... Read More

Sufganiot are deep-fried jelly doughnuts that are traditionally eaten during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Sufganiot are especially popular in Israel. The oil used to fry the doughnuts are reminiscent ... Read More

From Greece, Nancy suggests: Melomakarona: Honey-Dipped Spice Cookies ~ Melomakarona are a Christmas tradition in Greece (but enjoyed at other times of the year). All over Greece, kitchens will be filled ... Read More

Lisa and Tony, guides to Spanish Food, share two special recipes from Spain: Mantecados - Traditional Crumble Cakes flavored with anise Polvorones - Almond Cookies flavored with cinnamon

What do kids like more than eating cookies? Making cookies! Mix the dough, get out the rolling pin and Hanukkah-shaped cookie cutters (menorah, oil lamp, Judah Maccabee, and more), and ... Read More

For those of you on special diets there's no reason not enjoy a cookie exchange. Fiona, guide to Low-Fat Cooking has two favorite recipes: Low Fat Icebox Cookies and Chocolate ... Read More

Rhonda, the guide to Chinese Cuisine suggests: Asian-Style Snap - Almond Orange Biscuit. Like the traditional brandy snap, these biscuits can easily be shaped into a basket by moulding over an ... Read More

One of the holiday traditions eagerly anticipated by many families is baking holiday cookies. With time in short supply for most families, this can turn a beloved tradition into a ... Read More