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    in In the kitchen

    Posted · Edited by StephanieL

    For my friends' annual Chrismukkah party, I made a curry carrot tzimmes, from the book 52 Shabbats. The recipe combines a standard Ashkenazi tzimmes with an Indian Jewish curry.  In addition to the carrots, there's sweet potato, chickpeas, raisins, dried apricots, a mashed banana, and lots of spices.  When I bring it to the party, I'll bring along some plain yogurt as recommended to top it off (for any non-vegan attendees).

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    in New York

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    Restaurants catering to Orthodox Jewish communities will have communal sinks in the dining room for the ritual handwashing before meals.  I think Muslims have the same requirement.

    Thanksgiving 2025

    in General food and drink discussion

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    My sister had to take over hosting duties a few weeks ago; my cousin, who usually hosts, and her family had to go into isolation because her husband was diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is in the midst of 18 weeks of chemotherapy.

    The menu:

    • Charcuterie & cheese, avocado deviled eggs, crudites, and mixed nuts as a general nibble
    • "Turkey-in-a-bag" bought at Target.  The dark meat was fine; N said the white meat was a bit tough
    • Stuffing
    • Mashed potatoes
    • Mac & cheese
    • Roasted vegetables
    • Salad with shaved Brussels sprouts, pomegranate seeds and other ingredients
    • Dessert: fruit platter, apple-cranberry pie + vanilla ice cream, pumpkin pie + Reddi-whip, cookies
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    Supper

    in In the kitchen

    Posted · Edited by StephanieL

    Shakshuka with RG King City Pinks; homemade parsley flatbread on the side.  I've been told there will be baked apples for dessert.

    breakfast

    in In the kitchen

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    A Too Good to Go purchase from a local panaderia yielded a lot of pan dulce, plus some rolls, a coconut cupcake and a chocolate cupcake, and a long thing filled with cream cheese and jalapeno pieces.  So yesterday afternoon and breakfast today was very carb-heavy, and we still have more for tomorrow's breakfast/lunch/coffee break.

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    in Music

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    Tito Puente Jr. and Néstor Torres at SF Jazz last Thursday, with guests Juan Escovedo (Sheila E.'s brother) and San Francisco legend Roger Glenn.  What an amazing show!  People were literally salsa dancing in the aisles and near the stage.  Of course, they encore'd with Oye Como Va.

    I really need to go to more Latin jazz concerts. 

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    Cocktail Recipes Tonight

    in Wines and liquor

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    Here's another recipe that calls for absinthe.

    The Zeena (courtesy of the book Noir Bar, in homage to the movie Nightmare Alley [the original])

    • 2 oz. rye
    • 3/4 oz. Benedictine
    • 3/4 oz. sweet vermouth
    • 2-3 dashes Angostura
    • Absinthe

    Rinse a chilled coupe or cocktail glass with absinthe. Stir the remaining ingredients with ice and strain into the glass; garnish with an orange peel.

    Supper

    in In the kitchen

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    The most recent RG Bean Club shipment included California Coronas, a new bean akin to the Royal Coronas.  I made the newsletter recipe using the beans plus kale, orzo, and canned whole tomatoes.  It calls for making a "cheesy topping" out of cashews and nutritional yeast, but since I eat dairy I didn't bother with that and used real Parmesan.  I may substitute Pecorino Romano for the leftovers.

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    Depressing Stuff

    in What's that got to do with anything?

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    Just found out that the husband of one of my cousins, who's just 2 months younger than me, has non-Hodgkin lymphoma.  Don't know what stage. Her older sister's husband also died young from cancer.

    Needless to say, we won't be having Thanksgiving at their house.  My sister is probably going to step up to the plate--she has the room.

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