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Schmaltz! My New Cookbook for iPads
The Book of Schmaltz: A Single-Subject Cookbook for iPads A year ago, my neighbor, Lois Baron, said she had to leave a party early to make schmaltz, as the High Holy days of the Jewish year approached...
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Schmaltz on Bread
Schmaltz schmeared on bread. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Fat on bread. Talk about felicitous but little-thought-about pairings. While writing Schmaltz, I of course tasted schmaltz on rye, with a...
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Matzo Ball Soup
Matzo ball soup at its most elegant, with clarified broth and thoughtfully cut garnish. Photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman I had a question for my friend and neighbor Lois Baron and her email ended thus:...
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On Schmaltz and Digital Publishing
Schmaltz, chicken fat rendered with onion, an initial "cover" photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. By contractual agreement with Little, Brown, venerable publisher of so many of my favorite authors, I will...
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The Book of Schmaltz: The Hardcover Edition
The official cover of The Book of Schmaltz. Begging everyone's forgiveness for this promotion-oriented week—it just happened, I don't plan anything. (For those hungering for food posts: cool...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Man Harrison
Featuring schmaltz-washed rye. Photo courtesy Michael Harrison. When my latest, The Book of Schmaltz: Love Song to a Forgotten Fat, came out last week, I got an enthusiastic tweet from a London chef,...
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Meet Lois Baron, Queen of Schmaltz
After giving me a lesson in how thin I needed to roll the dough to make a proper knish, my neighbor Lois sat down with me in my kitchen to tape the audio for a planned iPad app called The Book of...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Southside
Simple, delicious, dangerous: The Southside. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Mint is still in full flourish here and, having just had two splendid events in Chicago (and one in Milwaukee) I'm reposting...
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Upcoming Events
Fresh carrots. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. I am loving being in NYC in this glorious fall weather, but work (and the city's nefarious distractions) keep me from posting. After three wonderful,...
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Signed Copies of My Books (and a Giveaway!)
Just a quick reminder that I sign and personalize all my books on request. Just go to my books page, scroll to what you want, and click the "Buy a signed copy" button. We can guarantee before-Xmas...
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I would of course be remiss in the eyes of my venerable publishers if I did not recommend my own books as being splendid gift ideas for the holidays. So herewith my not-so-humble descriptions of some...
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Schmaltz on Bread
Schmaltz schmeared on bread. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Fat on bread. Talk about felicitous but little-thought-about pairings. While writing Schmaltz, I of course tasted schmaltz on rye, with a...
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Matzo Ball Soup
Matzo ball soup at its most elegant, with clarified broth and thoughtfully cut garnish. Photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman I had a question for my friend and neighbor Lois Baron and her email ended thus:...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Man Harrison
Featuring schmaltz-washed rye. Photo courtesy Michael Harrison. When my latest, The Book of Schmaltz: Love Song to a Forgotten Fat, came out last week, I got an enthusiastic tweet from a London chef,...
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Friday Cocktail Hour: The Southside
Simple, delicious, dangerous: The Southside. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman. Mint is still in full flourish here and, having just had two splendid events in Chicago (and one in Milwaukee) I'm reposting...
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My Books
Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman I would of course be remiss in the eyes of my venerable publishers if I did not recommend my own books as being splendid gift ideas for the holidays. So herewith my...
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