16 Pumpkin-Centric Jewish Recipes for Fall
The time has come: Autumn is upon us. Autumn isn’t only the best season because it’s full of Jewish holidays; it’s also the season of delicious pumpkin-flavored foods. Here are ReformJudaism.org’s best pumpkin-themed recipes.
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Each of us has foods we consider Jewish, but in reality, Jewish food varies dramatically with geography, heritage, and the surrounding culture. These differences don't make any of us – or our foods – more or less authentically Jewish, but rather richly diverse and blessed.
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Shabbat Recipes
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Baked Chicken with Barley
This classic Bulgarian Shabbat dish is delicious, comforting, and very easy to make.
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Chopped Liver
Another by-product of the Shabbat chicken - thank goodness those Eastern European Jews didn’t waste anything!
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Sanbat Wat (Ethiopian Shabbat Stew)
Often declared the national dish of Ethiopia, a wat is a stew, and doro wat is a spicy chicken stew eaten with one’s fingers using injera bread to scoop up the morsels of food and gravy and to temper the heat of the seasonings.
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Vegan Challah
Round challah symbolizes the cycle of the year and are traditional for Rosh HaShanah; challot are traditionally braided for Shabbat. Either way, the key to delicious challah is kneading the dough.
Camp Recipes
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Camp Recipe: Nellie’s Famous Apple Brown Betty
Nellie’s Apple Brown Betty is a Shabbat dinner staple at URJ Camp Coleman. Campers look forward to this delicious dessert each Friday night before heading to the Hillman Chapel for t’filah.
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Camp Recipe: Homemade Banana Pudding
Nothing says “Welcome to camp!” like a serving of homemade banana pudding from URJ Jacobs Camp, a Reform Jewish summer camp in Utica, MS. It's served on opening and closing night.
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Camp Recipe: Summer Camp-Style Fried Chicken
At URJ Greene Family Camp in Bruceville, TX, nothing signals Shabbat quite like the camp’s famous fried chicken, served up for Friday night dinner.
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Camp Recipe: Chef Lori's Shabbat Brownies
Like at so many Jewish summer camps, the Shabbat experience is a highlight for campers and staffers alike at URJ Camp George in Ontario, Canada. These chocolaty brownies, created by chef Lori Stevenson, help make Shabbat even sweeter.