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urim is a holiday when the creatively challenged and those for whom time is not on their side, hang our heads in shame as the beautiful mishloach manot begin to grace our dining room tables. I’ll be the first to admit it. I have Purim Envy. PURIM ENVY: an uneasy, sometimes jealous emotion that overtakes an individual when she lays her eyes upon her neighbor’s grand Purim theme uniting baskets and costumes. I also will be the first to admit that in the past I have experienced outright Purim Dread. PURIM DREAD: the contemplation of hanging a banner on your door on Purim which reads: “Gone Fishin.” Every year I tell myself to get organized and get it done before the masses take over Amazing Savings and the supermarkets. One year I was in Amazing Savings getting ready for Chanukah when I ran into an acquaintance who was getting a head start on Purim! My jaw dropped as I marveled at her ability to be so on top of her game. And then of course my thoughts turned to, “What is wrong with me?” I am grateful when I have everyone bathed, a hot meal to serve for dinner and homework is packed up for the next day. I wasn’t always so dreadfully low on my Purim game. My first Purim as a pregnant woman, I went to painstaking lengths to create the perfect mishloach manot to announce my pregnancy. I bought “Baby Ruth” chocolates, baby rattle candies, baby corn, baby books (what else was in that masterpiece? I can’t remember anymore) and the piece d’resistance was a note written in blue and pink explaining each item and announcing the joyous news. Even a baby or two later, I still managed to find the time to entertain my creativity and indulge my Purim flair. One year I did a movie theater theme complete with popcorn buckets, cans of soda, popcorn, candy bars, movie tickets, and of course that note explaining every item and relating it to my theme. Fast forward a few years, graduate school, a few more kids, and a career and I’m begging my older children to throw some candy in a bag for me and call it a day. But the truth is as parents we are responsible for creating the atmosphere and ambiance of the holidays for our children. As with all our beautiful Jewish holidays, the often unspoken underbelly is the incredible amount of work that falls on the women to make the holiday a success. Purim is no exception. Making sure each child has a costume (either hand-made or store bought) she likes, buying the materials and supplies for mishloach manot, cooking for the seudah… and who can forget the schlepping? The Purim day schlepping and delivering of the mishloach manot. We can easily get lost in the stress of the day. And for those parents who are single or have spouses working on Purim, it’s infinitely more difficult.
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urim is one of the most meaningful holidays of the year for Persian Jews as the story of Purim took place in Iran. Try a few classic Persian dishes from Louisa Shafia’s beautiful book, The New buy. Persian Cuisine (Ten Small, family-run Jewish Speed Press) in honor bakeries that once lay at ofthethe holiday. Below a sample. heart of close-knit urban
neighborhoods all over Pistachio America Cold have fallen victimSoup with Mint to the demise of theand old-Leeks school bakers, shifting Serves 4 to 6 demographics and economic This realities. silky soup But is something Berg of a Persian Stanley Ginsberg and Norman seek vito chyssoise, the storied cold keep the memories of these Jewish bakeries potato potagethewith the alive with their new book, Inside Jewish French name. WesternBakery: Recipes and ers Memories from the have long perceived Golden Ages of Jewish Baking French culture(Camino as the Books). More than a height collection of recipes, of refinement, and Inside the Jewish Bakery the Iranians chronicles are no different. Quite a few French history and traditions—as well aswords the have entered the common distinctive baked goods—of Ashkenazi Jewry Persic parlance, such as merci (thanks), valise (suitcase), in Eastern Europe and its immigration to and even gourmet. (Ironically, vichyssoise was actually America. Utilizing a vast array of sources, the invented in America!) Surprisingly rich for a dairy-free authors have engaging “edible dish, this soup can crafted be served an warm just after blending, history.” or sipped cold as a refreshing summer starter. The green leek tops give it its bright, grassy color.
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• 3 tablespoons grapeseed (JewishoilBiscotti) • 1 pound leeks,Makes green two and to white coarsely threeparts, dozen slices chopped • 1 cup pistachios 3/4garlic, cups minced pastry or all-purpose flour • 1 2 clove 1 cup less 1 Tbs.cumin granulated sugar • 1/2 teaspoon ground 1/8salttsp. table salt • Sea baking • 7 3/4 cupstsp. chicken stock,powder vegetable stock, or water • About looselypecans, packed fresh spearmint 1 cup2 cups chopped almonds or walnuts • Juice 2 lemons 2/3ofcup beaten egg • Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
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about 10 minutes, until soft. Cook the leeks in batches, if they don’t all fit at once. Stir in the pistachios, garlic, the cumin, and 1 teaspoon salt, and cook for 1 minute. Add the stock and bring to a boil; then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the spearmint. Transfer to a blender, blend until smooth, and add salt to taste. Serve warm, or pour into a shallow baking dish and refrigerate for 2 hours, until thoroughly chilled. Season with lemon pepper, and serve. whiskjuice byandhand until well
blended, 2 to 3 minutes. Add Vinegar Carrots chopped nutswith and continue for another minute. Toastedmixing Sesame Seeds 3. Add the eggs, melted Serves 4 butter and vanilla extract, Use a carrot peeler to peel the then mix with a large spoon carrots into long, or your hands until the dough graceful ribbons or is smooth and flexible. a mandoline slic4. On a parchment-lined sheet pan, form the erdough to cut into thema into loaf about 4 in. wide and 2 in. matchsticks. To peel Bake for 40 to the carrots easily, lay45 minutes, until the dough is set and brown. them on light a cutting 5. Reduce heatand to 300° board, hold ontothe theoven stem end, rotateF.asRemove you peel the loaf theMarinate oven and away each from section. theimmediately salad for a fewslice hoursit before servingthickness. to let the nutty toasted sesame oil infuse to desired the carrots. 6. Arrange the slices on the parchment and return to the oven until browned and dry, • 1/2 cup sesame seeds (white or black) about 40 minutes. Remove to a rack and let • 1 clove garlic, minced When cooled, dip the ends into melted • cool. 2 tablespoons white vinegar chocolate, if desired. Great with coffee or tea. • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar • 1 tablespoon honey • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil KICHELACH • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes • Sea salt Kichelach are a food minimalist’s delight— • 1/2 pounds carrots, cut lenthwise into thin ribbons light, airy morsels of crunch that were eaten • 1 cup tightly packed fresh cilantro
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Turmeric Chicken with Sumac and Lime
Date-and-Walnut-Filled Cookies
Serves 4 Chicken thighs are a great answer to the endless Wednesday night “What’s for dinner?” question. They cook fairly quickly and easily, and their rich interplay of fat and skin make them far more enjoyable than the average boneless, skinless, breast. Still, there are only so many versions of salted and roasted thighs I want to eat. For a totally different take on the staple, enter Louisa Shafia’s Turmeric Chicken with Sumac and Lime from The New Persian Kitchen. This super-simple braised dish is bright, tangy, and brilliantly yellow—it’s a far cry from most muddled braised chicken dishes and even further from the typical roasted bird. Suggested tweaks: You could substitute other cuts of chicken here if you’d like, but you’ll likely have to alter the cooking time. Stay away from boneless breasts, however, as they are not good candidates for braising. Shafia suggests using portobello mushroom caps or slabs of firm tofu as vegetarian substitues. INGREDIENTS • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper • 4 bone-in chicken thighs • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil • 3/4 cup water • 4 cloves garlic, minced • 2 juicy limes, halved • Sumac, for garnish
Makes about 18 cookies These butter cookies are unmistakably Middle Eastern: Persian Jews make them at Purim. The key to getting the cookies to keep their shape is to refrigerate them until firm after filling and shaping. The combination of gluten-free flours here produces a nutty taste and a light texture, but you can use an equivalent amount of white flour.
DOUGH • l cup unsalted butter or refined coconut oil, at room temperature • 1/3 cup plus 1/2 cup organic cane sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 egg • 3/4 cup fava bean flour • 3/4 cup coconut flour • 1/2 cup tapioca flour • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom • 2 teaspoons baking powder FILLING • 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts • 1/2 cup Medjool dates, pitted and chopped • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice • 2 tablespoons honey • Pinch of sea salt
DIRECTIONS 1. In a small bowl, mix the turmeric with 1 tablespoon salt and 2 teaspoons pepper. Place the chicken on a rimmed baking sheet and sprinkle with the spice mixture, turning to coat both sides. 2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the oil. Brown the chicken well on both sides, about 7 minutes per side. Pour in the water, then add the garlic, stirring it into the water. Bring the water to a boil, then turn down the heat to low and cover. Braise the chicken for 25 minutes, until the inside is opaque. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter, turn up the heat to high, and reduce the cooking liquid for a few minutes, stirring occasionally until it’s slightly thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and pour the sauce over the chicken. 3. Dust the chicken with sumac and pepper, garnish with lime halves, and serve. 4. Vegetarian Option: Use whole portobello mushrooms in place of the chicken, or use 1 pound firm tofu, well drained and cut into slabs 1 inch thick. You will need a little extra oil for searing than what is called for in the recipe.
To make the dough, in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar on medium-high speed for about 3 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg and mix until just combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flours, salt, cardamom, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in two batches, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Turn the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and press it into a disk. Wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours, until firm but still flexible. To make the filling, combine 1/4 cup of the walnuts with the dates, cinnamon, orange juice, honey, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer uncovered, stirring often, for 5 to 7 minutes, until the mixture forms a thick paste. Transfer to a plate and let cool to room temperature. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. To make each cookie, wet your hands and break off a walnut-sized piece of the dough. Roll into a ball and then flatten between the palms of your hand to about ¼ inch thick and place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet
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weekly or bi-weekly shift. Most of the cakes are baked by groups of women from all over Gush Etzion and even from Beit Shemesh. The place is kept going by a wonderful committee and donations from all over the world. We think of them as our own sons and give them a break and goodies and then they’re back in their jeeps off to the lines of defense. Most are not from our area, and for the first time they have the opportunity to interact with the residents of the area. “I do my reserve service in the middle of the cold winter of Gush Etzion. What a wonderful surprise to get a warm cup of soup while I wait for my pick up ride to Hebron.” (Lior 24, is a sergeant from Haifa) In the course of a week, 26 lbs. of sugar, 30 bags of milk, 10 cans of instant coffee and Turkish coffee, as well as 3,000 hot cups, 3,000 cold cups and in the winter six giant tubs of soup. There is an annual Independence day BBQ for 800 soldiers. “From the depths of the loss of two special souls – Dr. Shmuel Gillis and Tzachi Sasson, Hy”d – the residents of Gush Etzion have nurtured a project that has done more good than we can even imagine – the Pina Chama for our soldiers. May their memories be blessed!” “Pina Chama Purim cards” are available for you to send out to friends and family. Every dollar donated goes directly to benefit the Pina Chama and our chayalim. If you are interested in helping this worthy cause please contact Teena Samter at 516-532-6468 or savteena@gmail.com or Miriam Amitzur miriamhauser@ gmail.com, Suggested donations: Package of 7 cards for $18, package of 15 cards for $36.All donations are tax deductible. For more information or to participate in helping fund Pina Chama activities, please contact Ira Hauser at limjts@gmail.com
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SPRING 2016 Continued from page 80 them getting their independence. Kind of bittersweet. I never got as many comments about my mishloach manot as I did that year. R.D. My mother was always responsible for our shalach manos growing up. When I got married and had my first child I realized I was finally on my own. Since I was in nursing school, my baby daughter and I dressed as nurses. My husband dressed in scrubs and our shalach manos was a little medical kit with aspirin candy, cookies shaped liked pills and other medical related foods plus some real medical supplies like bandages. I was very proud of this first endeavor. O.J.
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Surrey Lane........................................... 83
Simply Gorgeous................................... 30
Star Spangled Carousel........................ 86
The Yellow Door...................................... 9
BRIDAL NEEDS
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HOME DECOR/WALLCOVERINGS
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Teen Boutique....................................... 20
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The Red Balloon.................................... 68
Exclusive Doors..................................... 56
Bridal Elegance..................................... 74
Tuesday’s Child..................................... 10
Friedman Decorators............................. 62
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Tuesday’s Child Lakewood Store.......... 10
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Chanie Greenzweig Headpieces........... 16
Whoopi.................................................. 26
Stern’s Custom Interiors........................ 78
Custom Bridal........................................ 24
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United Shade Co................................... 56
Emerly’s Bridal....................................... 38
Midwood French Dry Cleaners.............. 62
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Julie’s Quality Couture........................... 44
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Focus on Sixteenth................................ 53
Chanie Greenzweig............................... 16
Lew Imports........................................... 27
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Lim’ore Atelier..........................Back Cover
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Kaufman’s Jewelry................................ 60
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Artscroll Publications............................. 35
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Sarelli....................................................... 6
Floral Expressions................................. 16
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