This recipe is another example of treating my vegetarian guests to flavors similar to what I’m serving my carnivores. I use the same combination of ingredients to bake and glaze the tofu as I do my Roast Duck in Orange Sauce. Once you press all the moisture out of the […]
My first memory of Schmaltz is of Annie Mae stirring the fat and skin on top of the stove and then pouring it into a jar to keep for my Great Uncle Bob.He came for dinner every Friday night and exclaimed:” Gloria, bring me some Schmaltz.”. I would scamper off […]
My Mother never liked to cook. She tried to cook a few things when she was first married but the kitchen was never her happy place. Enter Annie Mae, who came to work for my parents before I was born. We lived in the same building as my Grandparents; so […]
As far back as I can remember, my Mother served defrosted strawberries and rhubarb with sour cream for Break Fast after Yom Kippur. It was one of a million options served that night; so not eating it didn’t leave me hungry. There was absolutely nothing that appealed to me in […]
It was at one of my Mother’s “soirées” that I first tasted watermelon pickles. I was a child fascinated by what the cook was creating. It was only as an adult that I learned that watermelon pickles were not created in France in fancy jars; but were, in fact, a […]
After our trip to Istanbul, I became intrigued with Turkish cooking. Kadayif in Turkish or Kataifi in Greek, is filo dough that’s been rolled up and sliced thinly. When you unwrap the packaging, you see that it looks like rolls of shredded wheat. Kadayif is used as a base for […]
Osso Buco is Italian for bone with a hole. This hole contains marrow which you can eat with a special marrow bone spoon or any spoon with a bowl small enough to fit into the hole-like a demitasse spoon. Most people think of Osso Buco as a veal dish; but […]
These Mini Meat Loaves are perfect for a buffet or an easy family dinner. Each mini loaf is about five ounces; which is perfect for one person. Better yet- you’re not getting five ounces of meat. You’re getting some meat mixed up with a ton of sautéed vegetables and spices! […]
I opened my freezer and discovered I still had a bag of frozen fresh pumpkin purée! Purim was approaching and my daughter loves Pumpkin Pie; so I thought why not make a pumpkin filling for some of this year’s Hamantaschen. I decided on a Sugar Crust; and then went about […]
I’m an obssessive recipe clipper. I admit to regularly pulling out recipes from magazines and papers (those I own, by the way, not ones found in the Doctor’s office)and adding them to my research file. So many ideas and not enough time to play with them all. Many of the […]