Month: July 2019

Easy, Good for You, Healthy, Israeli food

A Cool Treat: Watermelon With Bulgarian Cheese

Watermelon with Bulgarian cheese

For a change, I offer no true recipe, as it is too hot to type! Well, thanks to a/c, that’s not really true. Nonetheless, we are not in the mood for heavy, hot foods at this juncture. Which is why we have been rediscovering the summer Middle Eastern pleasure of watermelon served with Bulgarian cheese. …

Good for You, Healthy, Israeli food, Parve, Sephardi, Shabbos, Technique

Matbucha: The Summer Bright Tomato and Roasted Pepper Salad

Matbucha garnished with cashew nuts

Now is when we finally get those beautiful, summer-ripened tomatoes. That is when we can rejoice in the flavor of a truly remarkable ingredient that is at its peak. And we need something like that in the summer heat. A salad like this matbucha just perks up your taste buds. Great with challah at the …

Easy, Main courses, Technique

Bubbe Shirley’s Grilled Cheese and Tomato Sandwiches: A Pictorial Journey

Grilled Cheese and Tomato Sandwich

We would eat these grilled cheese sandwiches three times a day and never tire of them. That’s how good they are. I learned the secret from a friend’s Bubbe. Bubbes know everything. And is there anything better than melted cheese? Bubbe Shirley’s Grilled Cheese and Tomato Sandwiches Yield: 3 sandwiches Ingredients: 6 slices of bread …