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“Drunken grandmother" challah babka with a marbled poppyseed filling and a bourbon sugar syrup for Purim. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Try this wicked babka with bourbon syrup, a new kind of Purim treat

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Creamy, plant-based barley risotto is ideal for Tu Bishvat

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Goat cheese and za’atar add tang to warm lentil salad

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Hanukkah salad with a sour cream-tahini ranch and potato chips (Micah Siva)
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Celebrate a global Hanukkah by assembling a latke board

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Oakland olive oil enthusiast dispels the smoke point ‘myth’ for frying latkes

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a metal bowl filled with cooked Brussels sprouts
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Frizzled Brussels sprouts will dazzle your Thanksgiving guests

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