These turnovers, known in the Middle East as burekas, are a perennial favorite and are crispy and delicious. They are best eaten hot out of the oven, but I have prepared them in advance and heated them on a hot plate with great success. The trick is to cover them lightly with a paper towel […]
I’ve been making my own cream cheese for a very long time but fell out of the habit until I went to visit my son Dani and DIL Racheli. They love the taste and have been doing this for years, so it got me back in the mood. Lemme tell you, there’s nothing to compare […]
This is an easy and delicious dish to prepare which can be a side dish or a main if you choose to add tuna or chicken chunks. The dressing is creamy and a hint of sweet and sour and just the type of pasta dish to bring to a picnic. Young and old love this. […]
There are days when you just don’t feel like eating meat, chicken or fish and that does not mean you have to give up on good food. These patties were born of such a day, when I wanted a hearty dinner but of the vegetarian kind. These are filling and delicious and wind up giving […]
DH challenged me, not on purpose, but by saying that cookies are not as elegant as cake. So, if you’re talking about a homey sort of cookie, then yeah, that’s true but it’s also true about cakes. So, I had a number of cookies I chose to bake to prove him wrong. (Hey, it’s Corona, […]
I’m not really sure why I was so hesitant to take on making my own sushi, it seemed rather daunting to me and so I procrastinated. One Friday (before Corona) when we popped over to visit my daughter Batya (the same one who convinced me to go to the amazing baking course) she said, Mom, […]
This is a quick and flavorful way to prepare chicken and is amazingly fragrant as it roasts in your oven. It’s very simple, you just gather all the rub ingredients together. Preheat your oven to 375 F. Mix it up in a big enough bowl. Take your cleaned and patted dry chicken (I used chicken […]
This is a bright, fresh salad with a tang and a bit of sweet to it. It was instantly loved by DH and my mom and is becoming a regular dish at our table since is is basically a pickle of all the ingredients together. It’s also pretty with a variety of colors, what could […]
Tis the season for apples. In fact, it’s that in between time when you can scarcely find other fruit since the summer fruits have passed their shelf life and pears are beginning to show up with a sprinkling of bananas. This is the opportunity to make delicious things with those juicy apples that will make […]