Tracey Fine - The Modern Jewish Table: 100 Kosher Recipes from around the Globe

Skyhorse and Skyhorse Publishing are registered trademarks of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Visit our website at www.skyhorsepublishing.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file. Although all reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of this book, neither the publisher, editor(s) nor the authors can accept any liability for any consequences arising from the use thereof, or the information contained therein. Cover design by Jenny Zemanek Cover photo credit by Rupa Photography London Photography and production by Rupa Photography London Art direction by Mandy Thompson Food and prop styling by Mandy Thompson Print ISBN: 978-1-5107-1718-3 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-5107-1719-0 Printed in China TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION W e dedicate this book to our beautiful, amazing, talented, wonderful, and clever children; after all, they take after their mothers. Please dont feel any Jewish Guilt (even though we worried about you from the moment we thought of having you).

When you eventually arrived by the power of the Caesarean section, we finally understood the meaning of the word neurotic . Nine months and counting we spent carrying you, sacrificing our tight butts and other areas of our bodies, which we wont mention, but we assure you it was well worth it. We will never again know a night of uninterrupted beauty sleep; but if you could try and not mislay your keys at 4:00 a.m., we would be most grateful. Remember, we are not pushy parentsits not a push, just a little shove in the right direction. We will always be there for you, even when we are traveling the world. We promise there will always be chicken soup in the freezer, kneidlach , spare lokshen , and, of course, a roast chicken or two.

One day when you are married to a doctor, a lawyer, or an accountant (we are not fussy), and when you have children, who will grow up to be doctors, lawyers, or accountants, know that we may not be available for babysitting duties, because we will be in Florida playing golf. But dont worry, you are always welcome to visit; we hear they have wonderful hotels! Keep this book as a token of our adoration and affection. Remember that food is a gift of love. When we are old and gray (scratch that!) and look younger than our years, still strutting our stuff in our heels even with designer Zimmer frames, please follow these recipes. We shall shep naches with every delicious mouthful we eat. We will boast to all our friends, neighbors, relatives, and strangers that you take after your mothers and that you truly are amazing cooks, with the style, panache, and ability to make it all look so easy.

We adore you all equally. You are our bubbelahs , our everything, our true successes. Our wonderful and amazing Jewish Prince and Princesses. Kneidlach : Dumpling Lokshen : Noodles Shep naches : Taking great pride and pleasure Bubbelahs : Term of endearment, especially for children Traceys bubbelahs : Max Fine, Honey Fine Georgies bubbelahs : Cassie Tarn, Eden Tarn, Darcy Tarn INTRODUCTION W e have something to confess, and this isnt our handbag habit. We are the Jewish Princesses, and we are foodies . Culinary creativity turns us on; it gets our juices flowing.

When we enter the kitchen, we transform into Agent Provocateurs, Femme Fatales, Feederswhipping, beating, tasting, and creating food fantasies. We dont have to be chained to the kitchen sink to produce culinary masterpieces, shame. The pleasure of getting down and dirty (but not that dirty) unleashes our passion. We admit it, we have been indulging in too much Mommy Porn, Fifty Shades of Oy Vey ! We live our lives in search of fabulous recipes. You can find us in gourmet restaurants or at the local caf. We are not fussy; we just love food.

We eat food, dream food, and think about foodas we are cooking food. We are always on a mission to seek out top-notch fresh ingredients, delicacies, and new flavors to tantalize our taste buds. We look to both vintage and contemporary ideas for inspiration. We study Jewish history, delighting in the treasure trove of wonderful foods that have been handed down from generation to generation, emanating from all over the Jewish diaspora Sephardic , Ashkenazi , Mizrahi . Amazing culinary jewels like Yemenite Meat Soup () are just a few examples to whet your appetite. Within these golden pages you will learn our kitchen secrets (the bedroom ones will have to wait).

Learn how to lay your table in preparation for Jewish small plates, sensational soups, salads, main-event meats, vegetarian entrees, and pareve desserts, as well as a whole chapter devoted to our favorite scholarly subject, chocolate, which we have always excelled in. We have tested, tasted, and sampled dishes from classic to current. These recipes are modern, chic, a la mode, hip hop and happening, and they will set your kitchen on fire (not literally, we hope). So, no excuses: get out your KitchenAid, plug in your vibrator, we mean your blender, and sharpen your tools, because we are Zumba-ing into your life, with wonderful foods plus a pinch of chutzpah . After all, when it comes to being the Jewish Princesses, its not just chopped liver and chicken soup that is on the menu. Tracey Fine and Georgie Tarn Oy Vey : dismay Diaspora : The historical dispersion of the Jews Sephardic : A Jewish person from Spanish or Portuguese descent Ashkenazi : A Jewish person from Central or Eastern Europe Mizrahi : A Jewish person from the Middle East Pareve : Foods that contain no dairy products Chutzpah : Cheek WHAT TYPE OF COOK ARE YOU? W elcome to the kitchen, the heart of the home, the place where we meet over a cup of tea (green, detox, energizer, make-me-go-to-sleep-now, or otherwise).

It is where the past, present, and future can be found in a slice of cake, a bowl of soup, or an abundant fridge. However, there are so many different types of kitchens and styles of cooks, lets explore a few of our favorites: RUSTIC FANTASTIC Even if you dont have a house in the country, a chateau in France, or a finca in Spain, the Rustic Fantastic cook dreams of getting away from it all. They long for filled terra-cotta pots, an orange orchard, and picking their own produce, fruit, vegetables, and herbs (or maybe getting the gardener to do it!). They fancy eating breakfast, lunch, and candlelit dinners al fresco. They visualize the day when they can have their year in Provence. Even if it is just a dream, they still cant resist bringing the countryside into their home, even if it is a home in North West London, Long Island, or Boca Raton! (By the way, if you do own this dream abode, we are available most weekends!) This type of cook cant help picking up pottery or stocking up on wooden chopping boards, and they certainly wouldnt dream of anything dainty; they love living life large .

Their signature style in the kitchen is to use their hands to get down and dirty, producing peasant food with pizzazz and seasonal food that is sensational. They make everything seem so easy, and they dont like wasting their time busying themselves with the little details. What better way to serve a salad than by heaping it, country-pile-style, onto a large plate? Who needs to chop herbs when tearing them up is much more fun? Casseroles and slow cooking is a must, even if they dont own a country oven (one day, one day). ). They are not put off by a bit of experimentation; in fact, fusion turns them on, or at least it turns their ovens on. However, you wont find a Rustic Fantastic going Michelinit simply isnt simple enough.