KEEPING IT KOSHER

Barbecue Brisket

Moist, succulent and bursting with flavor. This is more than just your bubbe’s brisket.

Start to finish: 4 hours 10 minutes Servings: 8

For Brisket

4- to 5-pound first-cut brisket 1 large onion, sliced in rings 1 tablespoon olive oil 5 cloves garlic, crushed or 5 cubes frozen garlic 1 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 cup beer

For Barbecue Sauce

1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup ketchup 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup (fish-free) Worcestershire Sauce 2 cloves garlic, crushed or 2 cubes frozen garlic

Preheat oven to 325 F. Rinse meat and pat dry. Lay onion rings on the bottom of a medium-sized roasting pan and place the brisket on top. Combine olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Smear evenly over the meat. Pour beer into the pan around the meat. Combine all barbecue sauce ingredients in a small bowl and pour evenly over the brisket. Cover well with aluminum foil. Bake for 4 hours.

Recipe by: Rivky Kleiman Source: Kosher.com, reprinted from Michpacha magazine’s Family Table.

JEWISH JOKE

The Old Man

Arnold had reached the age of 105 and suddenly stopped going to synagogue. Worried by Arnold’s absence after so many years of faithful attendance, his rabbi went to see him. He found him in excellent health, so the rabbi asked, “How come after all these years we don’t see you at services anymore?” Arnold looked around and lowered his voice. “I’ll tell you, rabbi,” he whispered. “When I got to be 90, I expected G-d to take me any day. But then I got to be 95, then 100, then 105. So I figured that G-d is very busy and must have ‘forgotten’ about me and I don’t want to remind Him.”

Source: Chabad Naples Jewish Community Center

YIDDISH WORD OF THE MONTH

Gnoshaholic

n. A person who can’t stop nibbling on food for almost the entire day. Razzie is an inveterate gnoshaholic. That’s why he wears sweatpants with an elastic waistband. Gnoshaholics tend to make a big show of eating very little at dinner, as if they are on a healthy diet; they also tend to get a bit zaftig (plump). From the Yiddish gnosh (or nosh), meaning nibble. Note that fitness types swear that eating multiple very small meals throughout the day is better for one’s health than the standard three big meals a day. It is unclear whether eating cupcakes, pizza slices, French fries and candy bars for their gnoshes has improved anyone’s health.

Source: Schmegoogle: Yiddish Words for Modern Times by Daniel Klein