Growing up in the USA, eggplant was a weird veggie nobody I knew ate or knew how to cook. Even when our family went out to eat in an “Israeli restaurant” over 40 years ago, no one in the family would’ve ordered the eggplant in any shape or form. When in college, eggplant parmigiana became […]
I gotta admit, these are a bit of an obsession with me. I’ve tried many many versions of date nut bread/cake/muffins and they came out either too heavy or too light. I messed around with them till my youngest son, Netanel, complained – can’t we have a different kind Mom? He’s not a fruit based […]
My father in law (FIL), he should live and be well, is a huge fan of pickled cucumber salad. He used to buy it at takeout places for Shabbat for years. I finally have a recipe that makes me happy and is a copycat of the takeout version. He seems to approve! Saba David’s […]
I realize this is misleading. What I mean by two ways, is preparing the kugel two ways. I do feel the texture changes so that you are getting a slightly different kugel, but I digress. On Passover, I have a food processor but it only has a chopping blade, no shredder blades, hence, I use […]
When you are in the mood for something elegant and a bit festive but not too heavy, this little quichelet fits the bill. It can be made gluten free quite easily and makes a lovely starter course. Mushroom Onion Crustless Quiche 2 medium onions, chopped 4 boxes of mushrooms (each box approximately 250 grams), preferably […]
Okay, so it’s not exactly my MIL’s recipe anymore since I’ve tweaked it a bit but she was the one who started me off on making my own g. fish for holidays and the occasional Shabbat. I won’t lie, this is a bit of a patchka (fuss). It tastes unlike any of those frozen loaves […]
I make this soup all during the year including on Passover. It is a simple enough recipe and delivers a rich stock. The best parts are (1) no fat to skim off (turkey neck is virtually fatless) and (2) the delectable necks themselves which you really can only serve when it’s family (or REALLY close […]
So in the course of leaving nothing to eat in our house, I mean using up chametz ingredients 🙂 I discovered that I’d purchased 4 packages of bulgur. You know how you think you have none left and toss one more package into your cart? Well, I did it 4 times, count ’em. Sigh. No […]
There is nothing quite like the scent of freshly baking challah wafting through your kitchen. It goes beyond bread baking and satisfies something deep in your soul. I have been baking challah almost since I became a bride lo these 40 + years ago. I think many people are intimidated by making yeast breads in […]