My thoughts on Jewish food.
Looking for a fish dish to serve for the second night of Rosh Hashana, I turned to a friend who had lived in Brazil for some time. “Here’s a little something we used to do in Brazil,” and then proceeded to dictate a recipe for a fish stew with coconut milk. The difference is my …
Years ago, finding myself with a surplus of juicy summer tomatoes, on the verge of becoming overripe, I decided to try my hand at making matbucha, a delicious salad, somewhere between a dip and a spread for bread. I peeled and seeded the tomatoes, and cooked them down with lots of garlic and cumin, and …
I had always wanted a Bundt pan. Finally, I ordered one and it arrived in time for me to try out a new cake recipe I’d seen for a Honey Beer Bundt Cake. The problem was that when I took the pan out of the box, it sure looked awful small. My fears were realized …