Also known as Mandelbroidt, these are wonderful crispy cookies that are baked twice, like biscotti, but aren’t teeth breaking. After baking these in a loaf shape, you cut these into strips and lay them on their sides and rebake them (or toast them, if you will) for a lovely crunchy texture. Although I am not […]
This dish is one of my favorite noshes. This is not to be confused with cooked olives (another thing I adore) and is ridiculously simple and delish. This too is one of Paulette’s recipes although it is a do as you like one with spicing. Beware! Danger danger, they are addictive – you were warned. […]
While I am an inveterate coffee drinker and proud of it, there are times when coffee just won’t do and I just need that cup of tea. This is mostly after a meat meal since for me coffee without milk is a non-starter and PLEASE people, let’s not pretend soy milk/cream can cut it. Or […]
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 […]