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Mushka Lein makes Shabbat meals new and different

Mushka Lein makes Shabbat meals new and different

Posted on: March 6th, 2019 | 29 Adar I 5779 by Special to the Chronicle

As Shabbat approaches, Mushka Lein has a “whole method” to putting the kosher spread on the table for Chabad of the East Side, which includes online grocery ordering and “last minute chopping.” Lein and her husband, Rabbi Yisroel Lein, lead Chabad of the East Side. “We’re the whole shpiel,” she said. The couple moved from […]

Mushka’s challah, and her pumpkin and pretzel varieties

Mushka’s challah, and her pumpkin and pretzel varieties

Posted on: March 5th, 2019 | 28 Adar I 5779 by Special to the Chronicle

Due to a production error, the recipe for Mushka’s challah in the print edition of the March 2019 Chronicle is incomplete. Here’s the full recipe (so now you can make it!). Our apologies to Mushka and Chabad of the East-Side!   Mushka Lein is the rebbetzin with Chabad of the East Side, and she kindly provided […]

Alabama Christian is Madison’s kosher king

Alabama Christian is Madison’s kosher king

Posted on: March 28th, 2017 | 1 Nisan 5777 by Rob Golub

  MADISON — Executive Chef Jason Kierce may be a Christian from Alabama, but if you’re looking for glatt kosher cooking or a large, luscious matzo ball about the size of a baseball, he’s your man. He runs the only kosher-certified restaurant in the state capital, effortlessly salting conversation about his work with words like […]

Recipe: Apple cake, from England to Tel Aviv to Thiensville

Recipe: Apple cake, from England to Tel Aviv to Thiensville

Posted on: September 27th, 2016 | 24 Elul 5776 by Rob Golub

  THIENSVILLE – Joyce Gutzke has an easy, beloved apple cake recipe that has been on a world voyage for years. Maybe your High Holidays kitchen can be its next stop. Decades ago, when Gutzke lived in Israel, her aunt would serve an apple cake on Friday nights. Gutzke, now of Thiensville, used to take […]

Recipe: Apple lasagna from an old three-ring binder

Recipe: Apple lasagna from an old three-ring binder

Posted on: September 16th, 2016 | 13 Elul 5776 by Rob Golub

  MEQUON – Jennifer Saber of Mequon had a “recipe shower” before her wedding in October of 1999, in Cleveland, Ohio. Everyone brought a recipe and what was needed to make it. One person brought ingredients for hamentashen. Another brought a brisket recipe and a roaster oven. Jennifer Saber’s new mother-in-law, Sue Saber of Framingham, […]

Fewer apples, tart and with honey  

Fewer apples, tart and with honey  

Posted on: September 15th, 2016 | 12 Elul 5776 by Special to the Chronicle

Apples dipped in honey are a popular way to wish for a sweet new year for Rosh Hashanah. Wisconsin orchards have you covered with dozens of varieties of pick-your-own apples, though this year’s crop could be reduced, due to a cold spell in the growing season

Kosher Oasis adds art with remodeling

Kosher Oasis adds art with remodeling

Posted on: June 30th, 2016 | 24 Sivan 5776 by Rob Golub

MILWAUKEE – The Rubenstein Family Kosher Oasis has seen some remodeling and, with the addition of art to its walls, it has a new and more distinctive character. Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928-2000) is the debut artist for the Kosher Oasis. The restaurant offers a new daily and Sunday brunch menu, in “art gallery surroundings,” according to […]

Spring is the best time for local produce

Spring is the best time for local produce

Posted on: April 30th, 2012 | 8 Iyyar 5772 by Chef Jonah Levenberg

Reflections of jCC chef on spring vegetables.

From Israel with salads

Posted on: April 1st, 2011 | 26 Adar II 5771 by Jonah Levenberg

Feature article about recipes for Passover from Israel.

New Metro Market offers kosher foods

Posted on: March 31st, 2011 | 25 Adar II 5771 by WJC Staff

News brief about new Metro Market store that offers large kosher food selection.