Boreka

Handrajo Borekas for The Sephardic Temple Sisterhood

by Linda Capeloto Sendowski on February 17, 2012

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For several months I have been volunteering to help a group of Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel (Los Angeles) sisterhood members plan a cooking class.  Yesterday was the first in what the sisterhood plans to make a series.  I taught a boreka class, including potato and cheese Borekas, [click to continue…]

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