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About Onecakebaker

Author of a memoir called The Girl On the Wall, and working on a novel. Former Synagogue president, gardener, empty nester. Raising bees.

Melon memories: Balkanization at the Table

Melon memories: Balkanization at the Table

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Melon memories: It’s not a casserole, it’s cholent!

Melon memories: It's not a casserole, it's cholent!

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Melon memories: Matzo Ball memories

Melon memories: Matzo Ball memories

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String Beans a Popping!

Well, the Blue Lake beans have ripened. Maybe I let them go a bit too long, but here they are, in all their green glory, demanding that I cook them.I thought that dry-sauteeing was just the thing, but a quick … Continue reading

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The Blintz, the Bletel, and Geopolitics

A blintz is a crepe, called a bletel (Yiddish for leaf or page) that is wrapped securely around a filling which is usually cheese. The rest depends on what part of Eastern Europe your parents came from. My mother’s parents … Continue reading

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Blintz Souffle

The blintz souffle, a concoction where a sweet, rich, egg and sour cream batter is poured over a dozen cheese blintzes and baked to a golden puffiness, has been called “gilding the lily,” by my friend Jess. This is understandable. … Continue reading

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Passover Apple Cake

I’ve been making this cake for a long time. My guests first reaction was “It is good enough to make during the year.” I never do make it during the year, though. Some things need to be saved for Passover. … Continue reading

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Turkey Meatloafie Recipe Revealed!

Here is the recipe for my wildly popular individual meat loaves, from last year’s Seder menu. John is John Cronin, who is my neice’s fiance, a great chef, and a neat freak. That’s why he needed all the paper towels. … Continue reading

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Eating at a Shiva

One thing about being in Brooklyn, you can great Kosher take-out. Really the food I’ve been fed at the shiva for Edie Zaetz has been first-rate. Delicious, kosher or not

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What to Serve with Latkes Redux

Tomorrow I make latkes again. This time, I will make baked chicken to go with it, and steam some broccoli, and make leafy veggie stew without artichokes, because my son does not like artichokes, and see how that turns out. … Continue reading

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