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Breakfast Bonanza

Set aside these tasty morsels for Passover mornings

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Louise Fiszer, JE Feature

Here are the rules -- no flour, no cornstarch, no baking powder or baking soda, no yeast; therefore, no bread or challah for French toast, no noodles for kugel, no toasted bagels for the cream cheese, no "snap, crackle and pop" cereals, no croissants or muffins to round out our coffee. You know the routine -- eggs, matzah meal, matzah...

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Proof That You Can Eat Well -- Without Meat

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Ethel Hofman, JE Feature

Observant Jews around the country have been closely following the news concerning the Agriprocessors scandal that eventually created a shortage of kosher meat in the country. To replace the shortage, poultry producers like Empire have stepped up their production, and Agriprocessors, now under receivership, is producing about 20,000 chickens daily. More meat is being brought in from South America, but...

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Dinners That Help Bridge Winter and Spring

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Linda Morel, JE Feature

With winter now winding down, and daylight hours increasing, it's that time of year my mother used to call the "in-between season." It's a time when no one knows what to serve for dinner. Though the thermometer remains stubbornly low, the hearty dinner fare, which everyone craved just two weeks ago, is no longer appealing. Suddenly, brisket and beef stew...

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Chicken Salad: The Easy Answer to Shabbat Lunch

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Louise Fiszer, JE Feature

"One can never be too rich, too thin -- or have too many chicken-salad recipes." I don't know who said that, but I know it to be true, especially when leftover chicken is taking up too much space in my frig. Chicken salads are a scrumptious way to simplify the demands of Shabbat lunchtime entertaining. If I'm preparing chicken for...

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You, Go, Yogurt!

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nine out of 10 women and seven out of 10 men are not getting the calcium they need every day. Children, beginning as young as the toddler years, are also not getting enough calcium in their diets, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Dairy foods provide the most...