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Shelly Butcher

Shelly Butcher

Shelly Butcher is a technical writer and a food writer. She enjoys exploring the fundamental interconnectedness of all things food, where kreplach meet wontons. She blogs at anopencupboard.com.

Shelly Butcher's home-cured olives. You can do it too!
Posted inCulture

Make like the ancient Israelites and cure your own olives

Shelly Butcher by Shelly Butcher November 29, 2017November 29, 2017

I sometimes wonder about local cuisines in antiquity, before New World foods, trade ships, and the spice route. What did people eat in ancient Israel/Judea? The Tanach mentions the seven […]

Sabich sandwich with all the fixins — tahini,
haminado, zhug, etc.
 (Photo/Shelly Butcher)
Posted inCulture

With fried eggplant and slow-boiled egg, Sabich puts a party in your pita

Shelly Butcher by Shelly Butcher November 7, 2017November 7, 2017
Posted inCulture

Moroccan salads fit for a king — seasonal, fresh, tangy

Shelly Butcher by Shelly Butcher October 29, 2017October 31, 2017
Shelly Butcher's Cold Beet Soup with Buttermilk
Posted inCulture

You’ll be rushin’ to eat some of this cold beet soup

Shelly Butcher by Shelly Butcher October 17, 2017October 17, 2017
Leeks! (Photo/Pixabay CC0)
Posted inCulture

Turkish fritters, leek and plum kugel, poached quince for holiday or any day

Shelly Butcher by Shelly Butcher September 26, 2017September 25, 2017
Shelly Butcher's Moroccan-inspired tsimmes
Posted inCulture

This Ashkenazi chef’s question to a French Jewish Facebook group gave her new ideas for Rosh Hashanah

Shelly Butcher by Shelly Butcher August 30, 2017August 30, 2017
The traditional Jewish choice in chocolate syrup: Fox's U-bet (Photo/Flickr-scriptingnews CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inColumns

‘U-bet’ we love sodas, egg creams and all things seltzer!

Shelly Butcher by Shelly Butcher August 11, 2017August 10, 2017
a corned beef sandwich
Posted inUncategorized, Food, Recipe, Columns, Culture

Deli-style, cured corned beef isn’t difficult to make

Shelly Butcher by Shelly Butcher July 7, 2017July 6, 2017
a small pastry sits next to a pickle on a plate with an image of an owl in a top hat on it
Posted inFood, Recipe, Columns, Culture

What to do with your leftover Shavuot cheese

Shelly Butcher by Shelly Butcher June 6, 2017

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