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The Modern Kosher Kitchen: More Than 125 Inspired Recipes for a New Generation of Kosher Cooks (Fair Winds Press; original trade paperback; $24.95). "I wrote this book to try to inspire all home cooks who keep kosher and would like to prepare the kinds of foods that informed, sophisticated folks want to cook today," writes Fein. "Hip Kosher focused on recipes that could be cooked within 30 min- ❑ $14.99 peso„ Potato Latkes * Handcut Lox Our Regular Tuna & Fat-Free Tuna Can't Be Beat! Vegetarian Chopped Liver Homemade Potato Salad & Coleslaw HOURS: MON-SAT 7AM-9PM • SUN 7AM-8PM onnie Fein left a Wall Street law practice many years ago to become a freelance food writer. She currently writes features for the food sections of several daily newspapers on the East Coast. She regularly blogs on wwwronniefein. com, as well as for other well-known Jewish and kosher websites, includ- ing Joyofkosher.com, Koshereye.com and Kveller.com. The author of 2008's Hip Kosher, Fein is out with a new cookbook, utes, concentrating on family meals while including a smattering of com- pany dishes. "The recipes in this book are still fairly easy and quick to cook, but also include some slow-cooked dishes. I've also added highly demanded categories not covered in Hip Kosher and requested by my readers: appetiz- ers, breakfast and brunch foods, vegetarian and budget-minded recipes:" Pantry and freezer lists, helpful tips and variations, and new takes on holiday favorites for Passover and Chanukah are part of the mix. Fein offers suggestions on what to serve with her recipes and how to change the dishes from dairy to parve to meat (and vice versa). Recipes include Smoked Salmon Tartar Rounds with Horseradish Cream Cheese; Naan Vegetable Pizzas; Blueberry Soup; Kale, Avocado and Farro Salad with Marcona Almonds; Grilled Halibut with Hot and Spicy Marinated Pineapple; Lamburgers in Pita with Lemon-Tahini Sauce; and Baby Fudge Cakes. (248) 538-8954 33210 W. 14 Mile Rd In Simsbury Plaza, just east of Farmington Rd. West Bloomfield Mon-Thurs: 4pm-10pm • Fri: 11am-11pm Sat: 4pm-11pm • Sun: 4pm-9pm Make the tuna steaks: Combine the soy sauce, orange juice, vegetable oil, sesame seed oil, scallions and ginger in a medium bowl. Cut the tuna into 1-inch chunks. Place the tuna chunks in the soy sauce mix- ture, toss to coat all the pieces, and let marinate for 2-3 hours. Heat a film of vegetable oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the tuna chunks a few pieces at a time, and sear all sides until all the surfaces are crispy brown. Skewer each cube with a fancy toothpick, and serve with the wasabi-sesame dip. Make the dip: Make the wasabi paste by mixing the wasabi powder with the water. Add the mayonnaise, garlic, rice vinegar and sesame oil. Mix, and let rest for about 15 min- utes before serving. Makes 1/2 cup. Yield: Makes about 21/2 dozen tuna sticks. Serving suggestions and varia- tions: You can make this into dinner: Use a slightly larger amount of tuna (6 oz. per person), and pan-sear or grill the pieces of fish without cutting them into small chunks. Alternatively, slice the cooked tuna steaks, add some tomato slices and make into sandwiches, using the dip to slather the bread.