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Got Milk — Shavuot Is Coming
F OO D
LINDA MOREL | JE FOOD COLUMNIST
FALLING SEVEN WEEKS
after Passover, the most
observed of all Jewish holidays,
Shavuot is the most overlooked
holiday on the Jewish calendar.

That is remarkable since
Shavuot honors the anniver-
sary of God giving the Torah to
the children of Israel at Mount
Sinai. Where would the Jewish
people be without the Torah?
After fleeing from Egypt, it
took Moses and the Israelites
seven weeks to trek through
the dessert to reach Mount
Sinai. When they received the
Torah and read the laws of
Kashrut, they realized their
cookware and meat were not
kosher. Because butchering and
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preparing fresh meat would
take a long time, the hungry
and tired Israelites ate what
was around. Just like modern
Jews grabbing a yogurt, they
relied on milk products until
they koshered their supplies.

From the onset, Shavuot
has been associated with
dairy foods. Because it is pure
and white, milk has come to
symbolize the Torah.

In the weeks following
Passover, cows, goats and sheep
in Israel graze extensively
on new grass. By late spring,
the females are producing
abundant milk. With fresh
Salmon with curry cream sauce
milk in season, it’s no wonder
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dairy products are whipped
into creamy foods of all kinds
at Shavuot.

on Sunday evening May 16, a and crunchy.

This year, Shavuot begins perfect time to invite family
Serve immediately with the
and friends, even if you’ve never curry cream dressing below.

done so before. The Torah has
guided the Jewish people from
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Mount Sinai to the present.

½ cup light mayonnaise
A document that precious
¼ cup reduced fat sour
deserves to be celebrated with
cream an elegant dairy dinner.

¼ cup 2% fat Greek yogurt
BROILED SALMON WITH
CURRY CREAM SAUCE |
DAIRY Serves 4
Broiled Salmon:
Nonstick vegetable spray
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Kosher salt to taste
1 pound salmon filet, cut
into 4 oblong slices
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⅛ cup 1% milk
1½ teaspoons curry powder
Place the ingredients in
a small bowl. Whisk them
together until they are well
combined. Serve the dressing
on the side in a small bowl.

SAVORY PANCAKES WITH
MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE |
DAIRY Yield: approximately 12 pan-
Preheat the broiler. Set up a cakes, serves 4 as a side dish
broiler pan and coat it with the
vegetable spray. Sprinkle garlic
Mushroom Cream Sauce:
powder and salt on all sides
3 tablespoons olive oil, or
of the salmon filets. Place the
more if needed
filets on the broiler pan, skin
1 tablespoon unsalted
side up.

butter Broil them for 3 minutes.

3 garlic cloves, minced
Turn them over and broil them
1 (10-ounce) package of
for 4 minutes. Turn them again
mushrooms, sliced
so the skin side is up. Broil
½ teaspoon rosemary
the salmon for 3 minutes,
needles, crumbled
or until the filets are cooked
A dash of nutmeg
through and the skin is brown
Kosher salt to taste
JEWISH EXPONENT
1 cup whole milk
⅓ cup cream
In a large skillet, heat the
olive oil and butter over a
medium flame until the butter
melts. Scatter the garlic and stir
it briefly. Add the mushrooms,
rosemary, nutmeg and kosher
salt. Sauté until the mushrooms
are browning. Lower the flame
if the garlic browns. Add more
olive oil if the pan becomes dry.

Remove the skillet from
the flame and let it cool for
a minute or two. Add the
milk and cream and stir it to
combine. Return the skillet
to a medium flame and stir
until warmed through and the
sauce thickens slightly. Remove
it from the flame and reserve
while making the pancakes.

Savory Pancakes:
¾ cup flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
A dash of white pepper
⅛ teaspoon onion powder
1 egg
½ cup whole milk, or more
milk if needed
4 tablespoons sweet butter,
or more if needed
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