Cuisine

Orange/Lemon Crisps
American, Dessert, Parve

Orange/Lemon Crisps

Orange/Lemon Crisps are delicious light cookies that let you know when they are done by developing a toasty brown rim around the outside. Use orange zest for Orange Crisps and lemon zest for lemon crisps. I like them plain and simple; but if you prefer more sweetness, ice them with […]

Gingerbread
American, Dessert, Parve

Gingerbread

Gingerbread is high on the list of my “comfort” foods. I think it’s because my brother’s baby nurse, Steppy, who also took care of my daughter, used to make it and also gingerbread men. The aroma of gingerbread baking is intoxicating. It brings back all the love and hugs and […]

Applesauce
American, Dessert, Parve

Applesauce

When I buy apples for Applesauce, I choose the largest ones with the reddest skins. Often, I use a combination of Cortland and Macintosh apples. I love pink Applesauce; so I mock “steam” the apples in their skins. I avoid putting them in a steamer basket and officially steaming them […]

Barbecued Pot Roast
American, Entree, Red Meat

Barbecued Pot Roast

This recipe for Pot Roast calls for simmering the meat stove top until soft; and then slicing it and smothering it with a quickly made mock barbecue sauce. You could open a bottle of your favorite sauce; but these ingredients are so easy to mix together that it pays to […]

Roasted Cornish Hens
American, Entree, Poultry

Roasted Cornish Hens

Roasted Cornish Hens was one of my parents’ favorite meals. Often, as Shabbat approaches, I am reminded of all the Friday night dinners my parents ate at my table.  My Mother liked Roasted Cornish Hens because they are small; and my Father liked them because they have both dark and […]