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What about PASSGIVUKKAH? Sweet Potato Latkes with Cumin, Curry, and Cranberry Relish

What about PASSGIVUKKAH? Sweet Potato Latkes with Cumin, Curry, and Cranberry Relish

Yhafeseca Kit’ta: Soft Ethiopian Passover Matzah

Yhafeseca Kit'ta: Soft Ethiopian Passover Matzah

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ARTICLES

A Sephardic/Judeo-Arabic Seder
Albóndigas and the Sephardic Meatball
Χανουκά or Hanukkah: It’s All Greek To Me!
Kéik Krasioú me Eleólatho: Hanukkah Wine Cake with Olive Oil, Cinnamon and Cloves
In “Jewish Week,” this week!
A Seder Plate for Rosh HaShannah? (It’s not just for Passover!)
It’s Recipe Testing Time! A dinner party where everyone else does the cooking.
Four Generations Come Together for Algerian Boulettes with Green Peas
The End of an Era: Streit’s Matzo Factory To Leave the Lower East Side
Henna: Hametz for Passover?
Passover images from around the world: Charoset Ice Cream in Israel
Passover images from around the world: A window in Paris
Silan / Ha’lek: Baghdadi Date Syrup
Passover images from around the world: Dutch Matze
Cleansing your sins for Passover? It’s time to start preparing.
A Tu b’Shevat Seder: Time to Honor Israel’s 7 Fruits
Passover Cooking in December: Finding time to write and test the recipes.
Are we ready for a Thanksgiving Seder plate?
Little Georgia at the Crossroads of Rego Park and Forest Hills, Queens
Sephardic Culture: Walking and Tasting Tour in Bercelona!
The Second Night: A Tunisian Seder Plate
Seder Plate Checklist: Are you set?
Ajeel: Iranian “Trail Mix”
OUT with the OLD and in with the NEW: Time to throw out the old spices!
The Paschal Sacrifice: Going in on the whole lamb
Wann-a date, Biblical style?
Did you know?: The Iranian tradition of covering the table during the Plagues
Did you know?: The myth that ALL Sephardim eat rice.
Time to Sort the Rice: Let the preparations for Pesach begin!
Did you know?: The Libyan Seder Basket
Did You Know? New Passover dishes in Ethiopia
Minestra Dayenu: It should have been enough.
Will the single, marriageable girl please leave the room?
My Roadtrip to Regostan, Queens
You Say Haroset, I Say Harose. (Charoset, Jarose…)
So Sweet You Can Eat it with a Spoon
Silan Date Honey: A charoset for all year-round?
The Holiest of Matzahs Found Near Mexico? Let the harvesting begin!
Afgani Proverb: “Be Content with Such Things as You Have.”
Chapter by Chapter: The Jews of Bukharia and Afghanistan
Minas, Meginas, and Maienas: The Quintessential Sephardic Dish?
Now that Passover has Passed Over…
Round vs. Square: How do you take your matzah?
The Moroccan Mimounah Celebration: The final night of Passover
The Sacrificial Egg and the Paschal Lamb: When Passover and Easter Cross Paths
Last Search for Chametz: Feather, Wooden Spoon, or Knife?
Egyptian Take-Out: The Seder ceremonial plate (for those on the go…)
Lenore’s Pre-Passover Seder on St. Patty’s Day: Four leaf clovers instead of parsley?
Chummus or Chametz?
Matzolah and Gefilte Fish Gummies?
Purim is over and the countdown has begun: Time to start that spring cleaning!
Streit’s matzah factory preparing six months before Passover!
My Passover blog is finally up and running!

jenniferabadi

Something to be thankful for during Thanksgiving w

Something to be thankful for during Thanksgiving weekend.

Welcome home. Bring them home.

#passover #seder #sépharade #nourriturejuive #kascher #moyenorient #méditerranéen #toogoodtopassover #jenniferabadi #afistfuloflentils #toogoodtopassover #kosherfood #jewishfood #sephardicfood #middleeasternfood #arabicfood #conversion #syrianfood #israelifood #israel #standwithisrael #bringthemhome #neveragain #welcomehome

FOOD FIGHT!? The latest anti-Israeli petition dem

FOOD FIGHT!?

The latest anti-Israeli petition demands a complete boycott of all Israeli restaurants and food labeled Israeli claiming that it is an appropriation of Palestinian cuisine and an attempt to “erase” Palestinian people. While I understand the desire to raise awareness about the foods of the Palestinian people (or any other community) we have to be careful if the means by which we learn about or appreciate one cultural heritage requires an absolute cancellation of another community in the process.

Palestinians and Israelis, Jews and Arab Muslims, have more in common with one another genetically and historically than our differences. While cultural variations exist, the overall ingredients and techniques used to create and develop particular recipes are often more reflective of a region than a geographical border.

The biggest issue I have with this petition is not with the Palestinians but with those chefs, restaurant owners, and bakery chains who think that by signing it they are automatically elevated to a higher level of authenticity (perhaps we should start a ratings system for this?). I suggest that they be careful where they put their John Hancock because one day they might find themselves in a position of having to share the results of their 23andMe ancestry to apply for a license to prepare hummus. (And as a Jew with Syrian roots I think that my DNA should give me some right to comment.)

So—to Israeli and Jewish chefs, restaurant owners, bakers, and cooks: hang in there! There was once a time in America when only “Freedom fries” were available, and nowadays you can only find the French kind.

#syrianjewsinamerica #palestinianjews #israel #standwithisrael #kosherfood #jewishfood #jewishpride #mizrahiheritagemonth #mizrahi #toogoodtopassover #fistfuloflentils #sephardiccommunity #culturalheritage #foodheritage #israelifood

When Upper West Siders go to see the balloons. Ha

When Upper West Siders go to see the balloons.

Happy Thanksgiving!

#thanksgiving #thanksgivingdayparade #newyorkcity #snoopy #balloons #traditions #americanholiday #turkey #macysparade #thankful

Are you a Mizrahi Jew? Help me to raise awarenes

Are you a Mizrahi Jew?

Help me to raise awareness about “Eastern” Jews by emailing me the following info so that I can share it on Instagram:

—A (relatively clear) photo of you or the person whom you would like me to highlight
—The person’s name
—The country that they came from
—The name of a favorite dish from this country/background (please give me official/traditional name + English translation or description)

You can email me with info and questions: Jennifer@JenniferAbadi.com

Thank you!

#syrianjewsinamerica #palestinianjews #israel #standwithisrael #kosherfood #jewishfood #jewishpride #mizrahiheritagemonth #mizrahi #toogoodtopassover #fistfuloflentils #sephardiccommunity #maghrebijews #middleeasternjews #middleeasternfood #middleeasterncuisine

It’s hard to believe that tomorrow will be 6 wee

It’s hard to believe that tomorrow will be 6 weeks since the hostages were taken from Israel. The posters persist to remind us of who is still missing, while pieces of tape and ripped paper remind us of those who prefer that we forget.

Don’t forget. Bring them home. Shabbat shalom.

“Too Good To Passover” and “A Fistful of Lentils” cookbooks available on Amazon.

#passover #seder #sépharade #nourriturejuive #kascher #moyenorient #méditerranéen #toogoodtopassover #jenniferabadi #afistfuloflentils #toogoodtopassover #kosherfood #jewishfood #sephardicfood #middleeasternfood #arabicfood #conversion #syrianfood #israelifood #israel #standwithisrael #bringthemhome #neveragain

Upper West Side, New York. Bring them home. “T

Upper West Side, New York. Bring them home.

“Too Good To Passover” and “A Fistful of Lentils” cookbooks available on Amazon.

#passover #seder #sépharade #nourriturejuive #kascher #moyenorient #méditerranéen #toogoodtopassover #jenniferabadi #afistfuloflentils #toogoodtopassover #kosherfood #jewishfood #sephardicfood #middleeasternfood #arabicfood #conversion #syrianfood israel #standwithisrael #bringthemhome

My great-grandmother was born in Hebron, Palestine

My great-grandmother was born in Hebron, Palestine. She was a Palestinian Jew. A Syrian Jew. An American Jew. An Israeli. And a New Yorker. She spoke Hebrew. Arabic. And English. She was an amazing baker.

My great-grandfather was born in Aleppo, Syria. He was a Syrian Jew. An American Jew. An Israeli. And a New Yorker. He spoke and wrote in Hebrew. Arabic. And English. He was the rabbi of the Syrian-Jewish community in Brooklyn.

Please don’t tell me that as Jews they did not belong in any of these places.

#syrianjewsinamerica #palestinianjews #israel #standwithisrael #kosherfood #jewishfood #jewishpride #mizrahiheritagemonth #mizrahi #toogoodtopassover #fistfuloflentils #sephardiccommunity

Eating kosher gluten-free bagels on Halloween with

Eating kosher gluten-free bagels on Halloween with my friend and colleague Joel Haber visiting from Israel.

#cookingclasses #jewishfood #kosherfood #koshercooking #upperwestsidenyc #israel #supportisrael

Smoothie bar at JCC Manhattan Fall Fun Fest social

Smoothie bar at JCC Manhattan Fall Fun Fest social for BBYO teens. Sign up for my first Teens-only Cooking Social Series: Easy Fun Fad Foods!

TEENS
(5 classes):
Sept 26-Oct 24

TWEENS
(5 classes):
Starting in November

Go to my website for link to JCC Manhattan to register.

#cookingclassesforkids #cookingclasses #jewishfood #kosherfood #koshercooking #bbyo #teenprograms #tweenprograms #jcccommunity #upperwestsidenyc

Looking forward to 5784. Shana tova! #roshhashana

Looking forward to 5784. Shana tova!

#roshhashana #5784 #shanatova #happynewyear #jewishholidays #Jewish food #challah #bread

Jennifer Abadi | RECIPES