Turkey with Matzah Stuffing Recipe

During the Jewish holiday of Passover, many households serve turkey recipes. However, since the dietary rules for Passover do not permit leavened products such as bread or cornbread, traditional cooks substitute matzah, which is available in most supermarkets year ’round. Matzah’s texture makes an excellent stuffing, and you definitely do not need to be Jewish to enjoy it during the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Chicken Hotpot Recipe

Elsewhere on this recipe Web site, I have written about the South African affinity for curries. This recipe combines both sweet and savory ingredients into a delicious Chicken curry. It is also very easy to prepare.

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Italian Chicken Recipe

The Jewish community of Italy, tragically, was decimated by the Holocaust. Still, its remaining community has preserved its unique culture and traditions, including a distinctive cuisine that fuses Sephardic, Middle Eastern and Spanish cooking with Italian ingredients and methods. The cuisine of the Italian Jews is a fabulous example of Jewish Fusion at its very best.

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Festival Egg Salad Recipe

Some recipes, although not actually Jewish, just seem that way, probably because they are the favorite of so many traditional cooks. This recipe is an especially good example. It is often served at a brunch or the “break-the-fast” at the end of the Jewish Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) It is pretty enough to serve on a festive occasion.

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