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5/7
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Fun, Affordable & Exciting!

A quick stroll through
Shir Tikvah last Sunday
revealed more than 300 well-
fed attendees at the four-
hour food fair. More than 20
caterers, restaurants and food
purveyors provided copious
samples of everything from
bagels and Pepsi to fresh
Mediterranean cuisine.
The fair featured live
music, clowns and the
"World's Largest Talking
Gefilte Fish." The event also
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featured challah-making ,
fruit carving and arranging
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and vegetable-garnishing
demonstrations. One lucky
patron walked away with a
$10,000 raffle jackpot.
Perhaps the highlight of the
food fair was the food compe-
tition. Dozens of cooking
hopefuls competed in five cat- Ryan Simpson of Rochester Hills watches challah
being made.
egories: "Kugel You Never
Noodle 'til Now," "Veggies for
the Millennium," "Braided or
Not, Here Comes the Bread" category.
Not, Here Comes the Bread," "Rabbi
The event, co-chaired by Jim
Arnie's To-Die-For Best Chocolate
Routhier and Naomi Choinard, was
Dessert" and "Oy, Do I Have a Stew for
realized through the efforts of a team of
You!"
committee members who did everything
Celebrity food judges Danny
from produce flyers and invitations to
Raskin, John Klekamp, Mike
vacuuming at the end of the day.
Huckman, Laura Berman, Gilda
According to Rabbi Sleutelberg, the
Jacobs and Rabbi Arnie's mom, Edith
Jewish Food Fair offered the opportu-
Sleutelberg, kept their forks flying
nity for his congregants and the com-
while they tasted, tested and savored
munity to taste and learn about Jewish
homemade treats for taste, appear-
foods, an integral aspect of Jewish life,
ance, ease of preparation and general
while raising funds for the congrega-
appeal. Food was rated on a scale from
tion. For the hungry in attendance, it
two, for good, to 10, superior.
was an opportunity to fress (devour)
"Judges were very intense," said food
some good eats.
competition coordinator Karen Melaas.
For a taste of the Jewish food fair,
"They really took the judging seriously.
try making these contest-winning
And, really, the food was all very deli-
recipes yourself:
cious. It was hard for them to choose. In
fact, people who came to buy and sam-
CARROT LOAF
ple wanted the contest food."
(from Eleanor Kroc)
Huntington Woods' Eleanor Kloc
won in the "Veggies for the
1 pound carrots, peeled and
Millennium" category for her perfect-
shredded
for-Passover Carrot Loaf. Jan
1 small onion (about 1/2 cup),
Laurencelle's Shepherd's Pie was victo-
minced
rious in the "Oy, Do I Have a Stew
1 cup matzah meal
for You" competition.
1/2 t. salt
Out-of-towner Dena Scher, with
6 T. margarine, melted
her daughter Paula Scher from
Preheat oven to 400. Combine all
Rochester Hills, took top honors for
ingredients in a large bowl and stir
her Upside Down Noodle Kugel in
until well combined. Set aside.
the "Kugel You Never Noodle `til
Place a sheet of aluminum foil on a
Now" contest. And Joan Slyker beat
flat surface. Mound the carrot mixture
the competition in the "Rabbi Arnie's
in the center of the foil. Form the
To-Die-For Chocolate Dessert" cate-
mixture into a loaf. Bring the sides of
gory.
the foil up over the loaf and pinch
AnnMarie Fireman's simply named
together the top of the foil so that it
Challah prevailed in the "Braided or
envelops the loaf. Twist the ends of