Saganaki is actually the name of the skillet in which you fry the cheese. Wikipedia tells us that fried cheese began in Cairo during the Middle Ages and was popular through the time of the Otttoman occupation. Since then, country after country has put their own spin on this hot […]
I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t love Arancini. Arancini are balls of risotto, most often stuffed with cheese, rolled in crumbs and fried. They are a somewhat guilty pleasure and everyone adores them. I decided I needed to make Arancini that we could enjoy with a meat meal-without cheese. Here […]
Bacon seems to turn up in everything these days: in cookies, pies, and even ice cream! Why not latkes? For these latkes, I took the route of kosher turkey bacon which is less fatty and rich than its kosher beef bacon counterpart. And of course, for my family, which consists […]
Call these Zucchini- Feta Latkes or Zucchini-Feta Pancakes. The most important step in making this recipe is squeezing the water out of the shredded zucchini. Doing that makes all the difference. Turkish in origin, these latkes give you the wonderful flavors of parsley, mint and dill combined with the taste […]