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Moroccan Fish from "Best of Kosher." (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Moroccan fish and pomegranate eggplant will perk up your Shabbat

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer April 18, 2023
Alison Negrin
Posted inOrganic Epicure

This East Bay chef may be retired, but she’s still in the kitchen

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 13, 2023April 18, 2023
A Yiddish-language Soviet propaganda poster promotes pork production in the 1930s.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

How food choices shape Jewish identity: Let’s start with pork

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 10, 2023April 17, 2023
A charoset competition covered in our pages in 1978, with contestants (left to right) Augusta Levin, Kate Shannen, Sonia Mintz, Frieda Gross, Rachel Fishman, Celia Gold, Ruby Tobias and Bessie Goldberg. There's no word on who won! (Photo/J. Archives)
Posted inFrom the Archives

Decades ago, our Passover recipes boldly name-dropped brands

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 4, 2023April 4, 2023
Passover fruit tart with macaroon crust (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Help! I need a main course and a tasty Pesach dessert

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer March 28, 2023April 17, 2023
Emily Winston, founder and CEO of Boichik Bagels, shows off a new mixer at a pre-opening party at Boichik's factory and cafe in Berkeley, March 2023. (Photo/Courtesy Boichik Bagels)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

With opening of Boichik Bagels’ new Berkeley factory comes change in kosher status

Alix Wall by Alix Wall March 23, 2023April 17, 2023
Boxes of Trader Joe's matzah for sale. (Photo/JTA-Isabella Armus)
Posted inJewish Life

What makes Trader Joe’s new matzah different from all other matzah?

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA March 22, 2023March 29, 2023
Chopped Passover Salad with Beet Horseradish Dressing and Crispy Matzah Balls. (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inHolidays

These crispy li’l matzah balls go with everything

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer March 21, 2023March 23, 2023
Matzah ball soup from Pomella in Oakland (Photo/Courtesy Pomella)
Posted inJewish Life

UPDATED: All the Passover food you need at local restaurants and markets

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 16, 2023March 30, 2023
Kosher for Passover Spiced Flourless Chocolate Cake (Photo/Micah Siva)
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This spiced chocolate cake ends spell of dry Passover desserts

Micah Siva by Micah Siva March 15, 2023March 23, 2023

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