Author Archive for Sara Rice

Noshin’ Columnist Sara Rice is a freelance writer, photographer, and cooking instructor, sharing her chutzpah in the kitchen with the Twin Cities and beyond. She currently leads Noazim, Mount Zion’s 20s/30s group, where she is an active member. When in doubt, look for her at the Lyndale Bulldog, noshing on Vienna beef hot dogs, beer in hand. Contact her at noshinsara@gmail.com.

Noshin’ Recipe: Homemade Mac n’ Cheese

Noshin’ Recipe: Homemade Mac n’ Cheese

This mac n’ cheese is gooey, soul-soothing, family-friendly, and quick to make, to boot. And, if you bake it in a pretty dish, it can even feel a little fancy. Definitely fancy enough for Shabbat.

Noshin’: Shabbat Grilling Menu

Noshin’: Shabbat Grilling Menu

It’s June. Shavuot is already weeks behind us, and the only semi-significant Jewish holiday between now and the High Holidays is Tisha B’Av (which often fails to register on many Jews’ calendars). You know what that means it’s time for? Shabbat. Time to get back to our bread and butter.

Noshin’: Sharing Summer’s Bounty

Noshin’: Sharing Summer’s Bounty

It’s all well and good to talk about saving money and eating organically by growing your own vegetables, but it’s impossible to do if you’ve just lost your housing.

The good news? There are a number of ways you can help.

Noshin’: What’s in Season: Late Spring

Noshin’: What’s in Season: Late Spring

When people outside of Minnesota think of our the state, I always hear “cold and snowy” mentioned in the same breath. So, what is edible this early in the season? I’ve got some ideas for you.

Noshin’ Recipe: Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

Noshin’ Recipe: Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

And so I bake. I think of dish after dish and dessert after dessert that my dad would have wanted, foods we talked about making — kaddish through food, if you will. And Strawberry-rhubarb pie was one of his favorites.

Noshin’ Recipe: Cheesecake and Blintzes for Shavuot

Noshin’ Recipe: Cheesecake and Blintzes for Shavuot

Shavuot commemorates the receiving of the Torah from Mount Sinai. To celebrate we eat milk-ful dishes like blintzes and cheesecake. I know — being Jewish is sooooooo rough.

Noshin’s Victory Garden: Tips to Get You Started

Noshin’s Victory Garden: Tips to Get You Started

Nothing tastes as good as food straight out of the garden. And even in cold Minnesota we can grow all sorts of yummies.

Noshin’ Recipe: Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes

Noshin’ Recipe: Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes

Three reasons why you should care about Cinco de Mayo: it’s a bigger party than your little brother’s bar mitzvah, it’s a Twin Cities tradition, and it’s a great excuse to make this flabbergastingly fantastic (and easy!) cake for all your pals.

Finished product

Noshin’ Recipe: Go Meatless for Earth Day, and more!

Test-driving vegetarianism is a great way for foodies to celebrate Earth Day. Plus a list of great deals for Earth Day all over Minnesota!

Noshin’: Eating with the help of Minnesota’s Only Organic Jewish Farmer

Noshin’: Eating with the help of Minnesota’s Only Organic Jewish Farmer

The St. Paul JCC is partnering with Hazon to offer a CSA — and not just any CSA (localized food systems that directly link a farmer to a consumer), but a CSA provided by Minnesota’s only Jewish Organic farmer (!!!).

Noshin’ Recipe: Mexican Sweet Potato and Bean Casserole

Noshin’ Recipe: Mexican Sweet Potato and Bean Casserole

I liken those first gooey bites of mozzarella-topped goodness to the Israelites crossing into the Promised Land — since I had personally been delivered from my own chametz-free Egypt after a seven day exodus.

Noshin’: the Best Passover Bread Recipes You’ve Ever Seen

Noshin’: the Best Passover Bread Recipes You’ve Ever Seen

We Jews have been blessed with a gift for breadmaking, and we pull out all the stops for this weeklong celebration of all things leavened.

Noshin’: A Different Approach to Passover Eating, with Recipes

Noshin’: A Different Approach to Passover Eating, with Recipes

Noshin’ has a different approach to eating this Passover. Change the routine. Ditch the matzah-laden fake-out recipes and experiment.

Noshin’ Passover Prep: Almond Macaroons

Noshin’ Passover Prep: Almond Macaroons

Every Passover I make these dense, chewy, delicious little goodies. My favorite part? I serve them before the meal — because free people get to eat dessert first.

Nigel Savage riding his bike

Noshin’: Jewish Foodie Fun in the Twin Cities this Weekend

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What does Judaism say about food and our environment?” this Shabbat Synaplex weekend is for you.