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.
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.
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.
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.
Nothing tastes as good as food straight out of the garden. And even in cold Minnesota we can grow all sorts of yummies.
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.
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!
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 (!!!).
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.
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’ has a different approach to eating this Passover. Change the routine. Ditch the matzah-laden fake-out recipes and experiment.