Cuisine

Baked Poached Salmon
American, Entree, Fish, Passover

Baked Poached Salmon

Baked Poached Salmon may seem counter intuitive; but baking your salmon surrounded by herbs and wine in the oven produces the most moist and delicious fish. I used to poach my salmon stovetop in a gorgeous stainless steel poacher. Placing the salmon in the poacher was no problem. Lifting it […]

Vegetarian Moussaka
Entree, Greek, Vegetarian

Vegetarian Moussaka

I developed a recipe for Vegetarian Moussaka for my daughter; who became vegetarian at 17 years old. I always make a meat Greek Moussaka for Purim; and I wanted her to be able to enjoy some of the same flavors. I make Vegetarian Moussaka with slices of roasted eggplant layered […]

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 […]