Crockpot Beef Barley Mushroom Soup Recipe

By Liz Rueven in The Nosher for MyJewishLearning.com

This gently seasoned beef and barley mushroom soup is a cold weather classic. The simple ingredients come together to form a comforting, glistening and nutritious dish that will fill your home with aromas like what you remember from grandma’s kitchen.

A bit about texture: Barley absorbs liquid. It’s just a fact of barley soup life that you’ll need to add hot liquid (slowly) to achieve the right texture when serving. This soup is rich enough that using a few tablespoons of water will not effect the flavor.

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Tahini Mashed Potatoes and Other Vegan Sides for your Thanksgiving Dinner

By Vicky Cohen and Ruth Fox on The Nosher for MyJewishLearning.com
One of the things we love about Thanksgiving is that it is truly a holiday for everyone. People from all backgrounds enjoy the day and even get to bring their unique flavors and traditions to the celebration.

These days it seems everyone has a vegan or vegetarian guest at their table. So how about offering them some creative vegan dishes that even meat eaters will enjoy?  We have come up with three vegan (which means they are also non-dairy) Jewish inspired Thanksgiving dishes that we hope you’ll enjoy. And since we grew up in Spain in a Sephardic household, our Jewish flavors are anything but average.

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9 Kugel Recipes Perfect for Fall

The Nosher for MyJewishLearning.com   

It’s fall, which means time for some comfort food and autumn flavors. And nothing says comfort food quite like kugel.

Here are nine fall favorites perfect for your Shabbat table, brunch or anytime you need a delicious and comforting side dish.

Crunchy Cakey Sweet Potato Kugel

Apple Pear Cranberry Kugel

Potato Kugel

Yerushalmi Kugel

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Rainbow Bagels Are Taking Over Brooklyn

By Shannon Sarna on The Nosher for MyJewishLearning.com

When it comes to bagels I am a bit of a purist. Blueberry bagels? Blegh. Pumpkin bagels? Not my thing. And don’t get me started on all those crazy flavors of cream cheese.

Give me a salt bagel with scallion cream cheese, an onion bagel with veggie cream cheese or maybe, just maybe, a cinnamon raisin bagel with plain cream cheese if I am hankering for something sweet.

But there is a Brooklyn shop breaking all the bagel rules: The Bagel Store, who have become famous for their rainbow bagels with cake batter cream cheese. Business Insider even reported that “The Rainbow Bagel is About to Blow Up.” And if cake batter cream cheese sounds delish to you The Bagel Store has their recipe posted online!

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13 Shabbat Side Dishes That Are Not Kugels

Tamar Genger, Joy of Kosher

There is nothing wrong with kugel, in fact we have almost 30 kugel recipes on this site.  I just thought some of you would be looking for new side dish recipes.  We all know kugels can be made ahead and reheat well and are staples in most Ashkenazi homes on Shabbat.  In addition to your new and old kugel recipes, we need more sides with grains, vegetables and lots of flavor. 

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