Get Kosher At Temple’s Ethnic Dinner
FOR THE RECORD: Thursday, March 7, 1996 CORRECTION: People who want advance tickets for Sunday’s Kosher Dinner at Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane should call the temple at 747-3304. The number was listed incorrectly in Wednesday’s IN Food section.
Before you get geared up for corned beef and cabbage come St. Patrick’s Day, make some space in your stomach for a lesser known, but equally tasty, ethnic treat - Jewish food.
Spokane’s Temple Beth Shalom is presenting its 56th annual kosher dinner on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the temple, 1322 E. 30th (at Perry).
The traditional menu features pickled relish appetizers; challah, a braided egg bread; brisket of beef roasted with onions and spices; knishes, seasoned mashed potatoes inside a baked pastry; carrot tzimmes, accented with oranges and prunes; coleslaw; Mediterranean spiced apples and apricot kuchen, a rich cake baked with apricot nectar and preserves.
Entertainment includes Jewish music, dancing and storytelling. Baked goods to take home will be available, and dinners can be ordered to go. Cost is $8.50 for adults, $5 for children 11 and under. Advance tickets are recommended; for information, call 747-3004.
Palate ballot
If you have a favorite new cookbook, you might be able to help it win one of this year’s Julia Child Cookbook Awards.
The 30 cookbooks nominated for the awards will be announced Thursday. The one receiving the most votes from home chefs will receive the Cooks’ Choice Award.
For a list of nominees, along with an official ballot and contest rules, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Cooks’ Choice Award, IACP Headquarters, 304 W. Liberty Street, Suite 201, Louisville, KY 40202, or phone (502) 587-7953. Ballots must be returned by April 12.
One lucky voter will be chosen in a drawing to receive a free three-day trip for two to Philadelphia on April 25-27 and attend a special dinner hosted by Child, as well as the cookbook awards ceremony.
Morning sickness
You may have heard about that recent report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, better known as The Food Police, warning about the high fat content in breakfast specials served at family-style chain restaurants.
But there are also healthy choices on the menu, according to the National Restaurant Association. An association survey showed that 94 percent of the chains polled offered low- or no-cholesterol egg substitutes, 76 percent had diet syrup, 65 percent reduced-fat spreads, 35 percent lower fat breakfast meats and 24 percent low-fat pancakes.
An association spokesman said restaurant owners “assume that their customers are smart enough to select the items they want to eat on any particular day.” Another helping of willpower, please?
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