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The Ultimate Soul Food

How best to prepare for someone who's ill

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Linda Morel, Jewish Exponent Feature

What's Cooking In 1994, my sister-in-law contracted breast cancer. Immediately several women in her synagogue called Wendy's relatives and friends, asking them to prepare meals and deliver them to her home. When they approached me, of course I said yes. All these years later, with Wendy fit and healthy, I had forgotten our cooking cooperative, until a woman in my...

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A Magic Trick to Do With Matzah

Have a lot of matzah left and don't know what to do with it? Try this tasty little morsel, which is bound to satisfy any sweet tooth! Chocolate Toffee Matzah (Dairy) 5 matzahs 1 stick butter 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 cups chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped, salted nuts (almonds, peanuts, walnuts or cashews) Preheat oven to 350°. Line...

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Balancing Traditions With Health Concerns

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Rebecca Farber Jewish Exponent Feature

With increased developments in diet and health trends, it is no wonder that the seder table is changing to include more specialty kosher food. People with certain nutritional needs -- such as vegetarian or gluten-free diets -- might find that stores and cookbooks offer more resources to adapt Passover meals to meet their needs. For example, vegans looking to include...

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Sephardi Delicacies

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Rivka Tal, Jewish Exponent Feature

A TASTE OF ISRAEL When it comes to Passover, many Sephardi Jews customarily eat rice, legumes, corn and green beans -- all foods that are forbidden to Ashkenazim for the eight days. Of course, these customs vary from country to country, and even from city to city. Some Jews of Moroccan origin eat special kosher-for-Passover rice on the holiday; others...

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Upscale Kosher Eatery to Hit the Main Line

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Deborah Hirsch

One of the community's best-known day school philanthropists plans to open an upscale glatt kosher restaurant and catering company in Merion this summer with two star-studded chefs as his creative consultants. "I never wanted to be in the restaurant business," confessed David Magerman, a computer programmer from Gladwyne who formed the Kohelet Foundation, which has funneled about $15 million over...