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#203 April 2026/Cooking/Culture/Current Issue/Food

Brooklyn native carries on Jewish baking traditions, sharing babka and other delicacies with a Philadelphia audience

As the oldest of nine children, Shevy Sputz was her mother’s kitchen assistant in their Brooklyn household. Sputz’s mother, a talented cook and baker, wisely gave her daughter responsibility for making desserts. Decades later, that early family apprenticeship and an heirloom recipe led to the formation of Sputz’s burgeoning Fairmount-based business, Shevy’s Babka Paradise. Although

April 4, 2026

2 mins read

#006 August 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Eat a Plant, Save the Planet

Reduce your footprint by changing your diet recipe by Dynise Balcavage Choosing a vegan (or vegetarian) diet has a positive impact on our health and environment. Summertime provides a fresh opportunity for us to enjoy our garden gifts in a myriad of meatless ways. Try this vegan recipe below.

August 2, 2009

1 min read

#006 August 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Simply Summer

Enjoy the bounty of the warmest part of the year with this simple and delicious local mealrecipes by Nicole Wolverton and Allison Kelsey of FarmtoPhilly.com

August 1, 2009

3 mins read

#006 August 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Roasted Heirloom Tomato Soup

Roasted Heirloom Tomato Soup with Jalapeno Yogurtrecipe by Ashley Jerome

August 1, 2009

1 min read

#006 August 2009/Cooking/Food

From the Editor: Try It!

It’s August and the full splendor of the CSA is upon us. For the uninitiated, CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. (This acronym is somewhat obtuse. I would suggest replacing it with BFF, Buying From a Farmer.) The way it works is you sign up before the farmers’ harvest, usually in the late winter or

August 1, 2009

2 mins read

#005 June 2009/Cooking/Food/GridPhilly

Book Review: Wild Fermentation

Wild Fermentationby Sandor Elix KatzChelsea Green, 2003; $25I’ve lost count of the number of times this book has been recommended or mentioned to me, and it deserves every one. Katz explores the world of fermentable foods, which includes some of the earliest prepared foods humans ate, not only to give you something great to eat,

June 2, 2009

1 min read

#005 June 2009/Cooking/Food

Food: Vegan Fare From Near and Far

Combining local foods with the realities of your pantryrecipes by Dynise BalcavageLike many people who are concerned about the environment, I dutifully seek out locally-grown produce. I try to patronize restaurants that lean heavily on local fare. I even make my own soy and coconut ice creams instead of purchasing my favorite West Coast-produced brand.

June 2, 2009

3 mins read

#005 June 2009/Cooking/Food

Food: In Season

Recipes for a four-course local mealWe’re still full from our food issue (last month, by the way), but we decided to continue expanding our recipe selection, along with our pant sizes. The kind bloggers at FarmtoPhilly.com agreed to help us out by mixing up a whole meal of delicious, local dishes you can serve at

June 2, 2009

4 mins read

#005 June 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Strawberry Bruschetta

courtesy of Ashley Jerome

June 1, 2009

1 min read

#004 May 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Guerrilla Ratatouille

Ratatouille is the perfect catchall for spring and summer’s bounty. A staple dish in Provençe, Ratatouille is loved for its versatility, as different chefs have completely different recipes for the dish. Feel free to play around with the proportions of vegetables, depending on what you like and what’s available.

May 1, 2009

1 min read

#004 May 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Apple Raspberry Carboholic Cobbler

It seems like everyone these days is counting carbs. Everyone but me, that is! I love carbs so much that I added an extra layer of dough to this sweet and tart cobbler. Since it’s packed with fruit and fiber, it makes a healthy, filling breakfast paired with a steaming pot of tea. But my

May 1, 2009

1 min read

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