Month: December 2013

Tarte Tatin
Dessert, French, Parve

Tarte Tatin

Tarte Tatin is a tart that begins in a pan on top of the stove. You caramelize the apples first, arrange them in the pan and then cover everything with the tart dough. After that, it goes into the oven and bakes. The scary part is inverting the Tarte Tatin […]

Tarragon Tofu
American, Entree, Vegetarian

Tarragon Tofu

My Mother in Law never imagined that my recipe for Tarragon Tofu would be derived from her recipe for Tarragon Chicken.  Pressed and drained extra firm tofu is able to absorb any combination of flavors you add to it. When it’s coated in mustard and tarragon and baked in white […]

Seitan Tagine
Entree, Mediterranean, Vegetarian

Seitan Tagine

In this recipe, I’ve used the ingredients of a beef tagine; but have replaced the beef with seitan and prepared it in a regular skillet rather than an official beautiful tagine. The exotic aroma of the spice mix alone is enticing. The seitan absorbs these flavors and is then mixed […]

Carrot Cake
American, Dessert, Parve

Carrot Cake

This recipe for Carrot Cake was given to me by my brother in law Jay. It is moist and sweet and gently spiced with the warmth of cinnamon. Jay was a spectacular cook and baker. When he made a cooking suggestion or gave me a recipe, I didn’t have to […]