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Saffron Spices Up Shavuot’s Matzah

Matzah pops up again at Shavuot! Strands of dough weave festival to festival, Passover to Shavuot (the Festival of Weeks). A shlissel or key-shaped challah glutinously enhances the first Shabbat following Passover.

Ingredients

1/4 teaspoon of saffron

¼ cup of hot water

Best-Ever Tomato Tart

This is a taste experience that blends pizza and quiche into a savory tart that's utterly fantastic.

Ingredients

BUTTER PASTRY:

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup unsalted butter

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/2 cup ice water

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TOMATO BASIL TOPPING:

1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

1 cup chopped fresh parsley

3 large garlic cloves, peeled

1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves

Salt, pepper

1/2 cup olive oil

2 1/2 pounds medium-size tomatoes, sliced

1/2 pound medium cheddar cheese, grated

1/4 pound fontina cheese, grated

4 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated

Mango-Cardamom Sweet Brown Rice Pudding

Sweet brown rice pudding with mango on top

This recipe uses sweet brown rice, a short grain rice, as the base for a rich pudding.This recipe uses sweet brown rice, a short grain rice, as the base for a rich pudding.y

Ingredients

3/4 cup sweet brown rice

1 ripe banana

1 cup frozen mango (thawed), plus more for garnish

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom

1 1/2 cups water

1 1/2 cups unsweetened, plain almond milk

Elegant Cheesecake

Closeup of a whole cheesecake shot from above and topped with berries

This a decadent, dense cheesecake that can adapt to any occasion.

Ingredients

FILLING:

5 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese

1 3/4 cups sugar

3 tablespoons flour

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

5 whole eggs

2 egg yolks

1/4 cup lemon juice (or lime juice, or flavored liqueurs)

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CRUST:

12 ounces chocolate Oreo cookies or chocolate wafers

1 egg white (reserve the egg yolk for the filling)

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TOPPING:

Sliced fruit and berries, optional, to garnish

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South Indian Coconut Rice Pudding

Did you know that India's Jews come from four distinct groups and can trace their roots there back to ancient times? As in all Jewish communities around the world, Indian Jews translated their culinary tastes and the laws of kashrut to embrace the foods of the region.

Ingredients

PUDDING:

1/3 cup Basmati rice

1/2 cup full fat milk

1 cup coconut milk

1/3 cup jaggery or unrefined brown sugar

5 cardamom pods; seeds only - pounded to a fine powder

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TOPPING:

2 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon cashew nuts

1 tablespoon pistachios

1 tablespoon raisins

Pinch of saffron

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