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Persian Spinach and Yogurt Dip

JL;DR SUMMARY Leah Koenig revisits her newsletter column, "Adventures in Cooking My Cookbook Collection," by featuring a Persian Spinach Dip recipe from the late Gil Marks' cookbook, "Olive Trees and Honey." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CuisineJewish CookbooksGil MarksLeah KoenigVegetarian RecipesEncyclopedia Of Jewish FoodPersian Spinach DipOlive Trees And HoneyPersian FoodBorani Esfanaj

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New York City, New York, United States
"I remember, early on in my career, heading to his Upper West Side apartment to borrow his copy of an out-of-print cookbook."
New York, United States
"In 2012, I interviewed Gil on stage at the 92Y."

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