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15:25
Khamenei: Iran will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa if attacked (Reuters)
13:54
Obama: We must push through the 'breaches of faith' on both sides (Haaretz)
13:52
Obama: Settlement activity not appropriate or constructive to advancing peace (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Two-state solution still possible, only chance for peace and success (Haaretz)
13:51
Obama: Israel and Palestinians must make this leap together (Haaretz)
13:43
Obama: U.S. committed to the creation of a sovereign state of Palestine (Haaretz)
13:39
Obama: Palestinians deserve a future, a home, a state of their own (Haaretz)
13:37
Abbas: Palestinians ready to implement commitments in order to launch the peace process (Haaretz)
13:36
Abba to Obama: Palestinian people have made a miracle and rose from the Nakba (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Palestinian state with Jerusalem as capital is possible (Haaretz)
13:36
Abbas: Peace impossible under violence and occupation (Haaretz)
13:11
Syria hands over captured Lebanese soldier, state TV reports (AP)
12:31
Syrian rebels have reportedly overrun several towns near the Israeli border (Reuters)
12:18
Report: Ramallah protesters hold up shoes, call Obama to leave Palestine (Haaretz)
11:49
Police arrests Acre resident suspected of smuggling heroin from Lebanon (Haaretz)

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Modern Manna

by Vered Guttman

Making order of an Israeli-style fusion Passover seder

While Ashkenazi Jews cling to the comfort offered by Central European wintery cuisine, the Sephardi cuisine from the Mediterranean and the Middle East naturally associate the holiday menu with spring. In this post: recipe for spring lamb with roasted vegetables.

By Vered Guttman | Mar 19, 2013 | 02:53 PM

Spring lamb with roasted vegetables

Modern Manna recipe / Date, walnut, and red wine charoset
By Vered Guttman

Baltic rye bread with lox

Bringing Jews together through food (never underestimate the power of lox)

New outreach project sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington seeks to 'reach out and bring together Jews of all ages and backgrounds around the food that we all love'; in this post: recipe for beet-cured salmon gravlax.

By Vered Guttman | Mar 13, 2013 | 06:41 PM

Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean ingredients for a healthy and affordable stew

Fresh fish, beans, vegetables and olive oil are affordable ingredients that make up a tasty stew, even in the United States.

By Vered Guttman | Mar 1, 2013 | 09:59 AM

Poppy seed and bitter chocolate hamantaschen

Poppy seed lovers, these are the Purim hamantaschen for you

For today’s hamantaschen recipe I added a little 100% cocoa unsweetened chocolate that deepens the rich poppy seed flavor without overpowering it.

By Vered Guttman | Feb 21, 2013 | 01:38 PM

Illustration: A Persian queen

When in Purim, eat like the Persians

Most traditional Ashkenazi Purim treats have something to do with Haman's body, but the Persian custom pays homage to Esther's own culinary habits.

By Vered Guttman | Feb 14, 2013 | 06:20 PM | 3

Persian chickpea dumplings (gundi)

Modern Manna recipe / Persian chickpea dumplings for Purim

Gundi are dumplings from the Persian cuisine that are very popular among Jews; whether chicken or vegetarian, they're delicious and perfect for the holiday.

By Vered Guttman | Feb 14, 2013 | 01:31 PM

Iraqi Kubbeh in beet soup with rice

Every family needs its own stuffed-something dish. Here's to Kubbeh

This Making Middle Eastern dumplings, kubbeh, takes less work than when one had to grind the grain on one's knees, and it's worth the effort.

By Vered Guttman | Feb 6, 2013 | 08:15 AM

Pasta with cauliflower and a simple ricotta sauce

Modern Manna Recipe / Pasta with cauliflower and a simple ricotta sauce

Based on a traditional Italian recipe, this dish is quick to prepare but requires patience as it roasts.

By Vered Guttman | Jan 29, 2013 | 11:13 AM

Hamin

This Tu Bishvat, plant some chestnut and farro hamin in your belly

This dish was part of the Sephardi holiday table and usually included dates and figs, apricots, almonds and nuts.

By Vered Guttman | Jan 24, 2013 | 08:54 AM

Baltic rye bread with lox

An age-old bread in a new country

The story of how Baltic rye bread arrived in the United States is one of longing, of immigrants trying to recreate familiar moments in their new country.

By Vered Guttman | Jan 17, 2013 | 12:06 PM

Stuffed cabbage in prune sauce

A culinary Sephardic Jew reunites with her Ashkenazi roots

Stuffed cabbage in prune sauce; a contemporary version of an Ashkenazi winter recipe.

By Vered Guttman | Jan 16, 2013 | 12:32 PM | 2

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About this blog

Vered Guttman is a caterer and a food writer based in Washington DC. Growing up in Israel she took her first lessons in Jewish cooking sitting at the tables of her two grandmothers, one from Poland, the other from Iraq. In Modern Manna, Vered will share a mix of new Israeli trends and old Jewish traditions, sprinkled with a distinct Sephardic flavor. Follow Vered on Twitter @veredguttman

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