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In Mama Leah's Jewish Kitchen, Leah Loeb Fischer will warm your heart and tickle your funny bone with her nostalgic storytelling while filling your kitchen with her tasty cooking. There are more than 225 Old World recipes that cover every aspect of authentic Jewish cuisine--from chopped liver to herring in cream sauce, through chicken soup with matzoh balls to stuffed cabbage, tzimmes, or honey cake. Mama Leah's voice is so clear and personal you will actually feel that Mama Leah is standing at your side as you cook your way through her delicious recipes.

Leah Loeb Fischer has owned and run many restaurants in her cooking life. She currently operates several "Mama Leah's To Go" take-out shops in New York City. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Maria Polushkin Robbins is a widely published food writer whose credits include The Dumpling Cookbook and The Cook's Quotation Book. She lives in Southampton, New York.

Introduction	p. 1
Ingredients in Mama Leah's Kitchen	p. 5
Appetizers	p. 19
Pickled Herring	p. 20
Herring in Cream Sauce	p. 21
Chopped Herring	p. 22
Herring Salad	p. 24
Pickled Salmon	p. 25
Cream Cheese and Nova Spread	p. 26
Cream Cheese and Caviar Roll	p. 27
Cream Cheese and Scallion	p. 27
Creamy Egg Salad	p. 28
Chopped Egg and Onion	p. 29
Chopped Mushrooms, Egg, and Onion	p. 30
Chopped Chicken Liver	p. 31
Chopped Calf's Liver	p. 32
Vegetarian Chopped Liver	p. 33
Eggplant Caviar	p. 34
Pickled Beets	p. 35
Marinated Mushrooms	p. 36
Abbas	p. 37
Petcha	p. 38
Roast Stuffed Derma (Kishke)	p. 40
Bagel Chips	p. 42
Rye Garlic Toasts	p. 42
Soup	p. 44
Cantaloupe Soup	p. 47
Watermelon Soup	p. 47
Cherry Fruit Soup	p. 48
Cold Beet Borscht	p. 49
Schav (Sorrel or Sour Grass Soup)	p. 50
Carrot Soup (Milchig)	p. 52
Bubala's Lox and Potato Soup	p. 52
Cream of Broccoli Soup	p. 54
Cream of Mushroom Soup	p. 54
Cabbage Soup	p. 56
Mushroom-Barley Soup	p. 58
Potato-Mushroom Soup	p. 59
Potato-Barley Soup	p. 59
Lentil Soup	p. 60
Split Pea Soup	p. 61
Romanian Bean Soup (Vegetarian)	p. 62
Hearty Lima Bean Soup	p. 63
Mama Leah's Chicken Soup	p. 64
Kreplach (Jewish Wonton)	p. 66
Chicken in the Pot	p. 69
Beef Broth	p. 70
Bean and Barley Soup	p. 71
Cabbage Borscht	p. 72
Sauerkraut Soup (Kapusniak)	p. 73
Potato-Beef Soup	p. 74
Carrot Soup (Flaischig)	p. 75
Carrot-Lima Bean Soup	p. 76
Krupnik (Vegetable-Barley Soup)	p. 77
Egg Dishes	p. 78
Lox with Eggs and Onion	p. 79
Mama Leah's Jewish Western Omelet	p. 80
Salami and Eggs	p. 81
Challah French Toast	p. 82
Grains and Noodles	p. 84
Noodles with Cottage Cheese and Butter (Lukschen Kase mit Putter)	p. 85
Lukschen Kugel (Milchig)	p. 86
Dried Fruit Noodle Kugel	p. 87
Lukschen Kugel (Flaischig)	p. 88
Kasha	p. 89
Kasha and Mushrooms	p. 90
Kasha Varnishkes	p. 91
Mushrooms and Egg Barley	p. 92
Mamaliga	p. 93
Rice Pilaf	p. 94
Beans and Brown Rice	p. 95
Rice and Peas	p. 96
Blintzes, Knishes, Latkes, Varenikis, and Other Goodies	p. 97
Blintzes	p. 98
Blintzes with Cheese Filling	p. 100
Blintzes "Litvak" Style	p. 101
Blintzes with Kasha Filling	p. 102
Blintzes with Meat Filling	p. 103
Blintzes with Potato Filling	p. 104
Blintzes Filled with Shredded Vegetables	p. 105
Blintzes Reuben's Style	p. 106
Russian Dressing	p. 107
Blintzes with Apple Filling	p. 107
Blintzes with Apple Pie Filling	p. 108
My Mother's Mock Blintzes	p. 108
Knishes	p. 109
Potato Chremslach	p. 111
Potato Latkes	p. 111
Soup Greens Latkes	p. 113
Cheese Latkes	p. 114
Fruit-Filled Chremslach	p. 114
Varenikis	p. 116
Fish	p. 121
Baked Fish with Garden Vegetables	p. 122
Poached Salmon	p. 123
Cucumber-Dill Sauce	p. 124
Fried Smelts	p. 125
Fried Herring	p. 125
Salmon Croquettes	p. 126
Lemon-Parsley Sauce	p. 127
Poultry	p. 129
Plain Roast Chicken	p. 130
Helzel	p. 131
Roast Lemon-Garlic Chicken	p. 133
Chicken Cutlets	p. 134
Mustard-Dill Sauce	p. 134
Garlic Sauce	p. 135
Boneless Stuffed Chicken	p. 136
Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Sauce	p. 137
Chicken Salad	p. 138
Chicken Pot Pie	p. 139
Spicy Chicken Stew	p. 140
Chicken and Meatball Fricassee	p. 142
Lima Bean-Chicken Casserole	p. 143
Fricassee of Chicken Giblets	p. 144
Roast Turkey with Gravy	p. 145
Bread Stuffing	p. 146
Roast Duck	p. 147
Roast Duck with Orange Sauce	p. 148
Roast Goose with Bread and Apple Stuffing	p. 149
Meats	p. 152
Roast Veal	p. 153
Potted Breast of Veal	p. 154
Stuffed Breast of Veal	p. 156
Flanken	p. 157
Brisket in Natural Gravy	p. 158
Meat Tzimmes	p. 159
Glazed Brisket	p. 160
Sweet and Sour Beef (Essig Flaisch)	p. 161
German-Jewish Pot Roast (Sauerbrauten)	p. 162
Pot Roast (Gedempte Flaisch)	p. 163
Polish-Jewish Pot Roast	p. 164
Beef Stew in Wine	p. 165
Beef and Cabbage Stew	p. 166
Short Ribs Stew	p. 167
Short Ribs with Sauerkraut	p. 168
Mama's Famous Meat Loaf	p. 168
Meatballs in Tomato Sauce	p. 169
Tomato Sauce	p. 170
Cholent	p. 170
Kasha Cholent	p. 172
Corned Beef with Vegetables	p. 172
Calves's Tongues with Horseradish Sauce	p. 174
Sweet and Sour Calves' Tongues	p. 175
Sauteed Calf's Liver	p. 176
Roast Stuffed Leg of Lamb	p. 176
Lamb Kebabs	p. 178
Potted Lamb Tongues	p. 179
Stuffed Vegetables	p. 180
Stuffed Cabbage	p. 181
Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage	p. 183
Stuffed Peppers	p. 184
Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers	p. 185
Salads	p. 186
Spring Salad	p. 187
Coleslaw	p. 188
Zippy Coleslaw	p. 188
Cucumber and Onion Salad	p. 189
Greek Salad	p. 190
Health Salad	p. 191
Potato Salad	p. 192
Russian Potato Salad	p. 192
Three-Bean Salad	p. 193
Vegetables	p. 194
Mashed Carrots and Parsnips	p. 195
Baked Onions	p. 196
Baked Beets and Onions	p. 196
Roasted Garlic Peppers	p. 197
Mashed Potatoes (Milchig)	p. 198
Mashed Potatoes (Flaischig)	p. 199
Oven Roast Potatoes	p. 200
Mashed Rutabaga	p. 200
Acorn Squash	p. 201
Candied Sweet Potatoes	p. 202
Tzimmes (Parve)	p. 202
Passover	p. 204
Gefilte Fish	p. 207
Matzo Balls (Knaidlach)	p. 209
Mandlen (Soup Nuts)	p. 210
Potato Knaidlach (Dumplings)	p. 211
Matzo Brei	p. 212
Matzo Brei with Onion	p. 213
Matzo Meal Onion Kugel	p. 214
Esther's Passover Knishes	p. 214
Matzo Latkes	p. 217
Matzo Cheese Latkes	p. 217
Matzo Chremslach	p. 218
Haroset (Ashkenazi)	p. 219
Haroset (Sephardic)	p. 220
Prune-Nut Squares	p. 221
Coconut Macaroons	p. 221
Baked Fruit Compote for Passover	p. 222
Chocolate Almond Macaroons	p. 223
Passover Honey Cake	p. 223
Passover Orange Sponge Cake	p. 225
Breads and Bagels	p. 226
Pumpernickel	p. 227
Challah	p. 228
Pletzel (Flat Onion Bread)	p. 230
Zemmel (Rolls)	p. 231
Onion Zemmel	p. 233
Bagels	p. 234
Sweets	p. 236
Baked Apples	p. 237
Dried Fruit Compote	p. 238
Bread Pudding	p. 239
Mandelbrot (Almond Bread Cookies)	p. 240
Rugalach	p. 241
Hamantaschen	p. 242
Prune Filling for Hamantaschen	p. 244
Mohn or Poppy Seed Filling for Hamantaschen	p. 245
Apricot Filling for Hamantaschen	p. 246
Viennese Kugelhopf or Coffee Cake	p. 246
Honey Cake (Lekach)	p. 247
Around the Kitchen Table: Final Thoughts from Mama Leah	p. 249
Index	p. 251
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Mama Leah's Jewish Kitchen

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