Gourmet Dried Mushroom Sampler & How To Use Dried Mushrooms

Updated August 2026 Do you use dried mushrooms in your cooking? If not, you’re missing out. They give you opportunities to throw mushrooms into your omelet, make mushroom soup, elevate grain bowls, and so much more. Take a look. Below: > The benefits of dried mushrooms. > How to rehydrate and use mushrooms. > Our…
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RECIPE: Potato Latkes Filled with Salmon & Cream Cheese

What’s for brunch during Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival Of Lights? Latkes! Latke is the Yiddish word for a pancake made from grated potatoes. Some call it a potato pancake; but “latke” is original word*. The name comes from the East Slavic oladka, “small fried pancake.” That in turn derives from Hellenistic Greek for olive oil.…
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RECIPE: Potato Latkes With Garam Masala Spice

It’s been an unusual year, so how about an unusual spin on potato latkes, a traditional food for Chanukah / Hannukah (the difference in spellings)? Lovers of fried potatoes and Indian food will enjoy these Tikka Masala Latkes—latkes flavored with tikka masala spices. Mint Yogurt Sauce replaces the traditional applesauce an/or sour cream. Infusing classic…
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