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'E' Is for 'Elephant'

Ears, that is

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Eileen Goltz, Jewish Exponent Feature

SLICE OF LIFE What is the one food that, given the opportunity to eat right now, would you choose? The immediate, no-holds-barred answer that came from the place where diets don't live was elephant ears. For those of you that have never consumed this treat, an elephant ear is typically a fried, flattened piece of yeast dough, not really like...

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Taking the 'Luck' Out of Potluck

BEYOND CHICKEN SOUP

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Louise Fiszer, Jewish Exponent Feature

For the busy cook, a potluck party is a perfect way to entertain. Potluck by definition needs to be do-ahead and portable. The menu should be flexible, easily accommodating different tastes. For everyone on the guest list who knows just what to bring, there are some who would welcome a suggestion from you, the host -- something easy, quick and...

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Here's How to End Mom's Special Day on a Sweet Note

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Ethel Hofman, Jewish Exponent Feature

On Mother's Day, traditionally the family will get up early to prepare Mom's breakfast, which she will eat in bed. Crayoned "I Love You" cards from the kids will be proudly displayed on the refrigerator and, later in the day, Dad may show off his barbecuing skills. But kids love to cook, and here's a perfect opportunity, with a little...

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Honoring Survivors Through Foods They Cherished

Author insists: It's not just a cookbook, it's a mitzvah project

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Linda Morel, Jewish Exponent Feature

WHAT'S COOKING? Falling on May 1 this year, Holocaust Remembrance Day also marks the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. What could be more meaningful than honoring survivors through the foods they savored before World War II forever changed their lives? Joanne Caras compiled the Holocaust Survivor Cookbook: Collected from Around the World . Alongside the 129 recipes in the...

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Halfway Through the Holiday Come the Salad Days

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Eileen Goltz, Jewish Exponent Feature

SLICE OF LIFE One of the biggest problems with the week of Pesach is that so much of the food is so heavy. Eggs, oil, matzah meal and meat -- lots and lots of meat and chicken, and then maybe some more meat. Sometimes, all you want is a little bit of nothing to fill in the times between the...