My thoughts on Jewish food.
Roasted garlic is a delicious accompaniment to challah. After roasting, the garlic cloves become soft and spreadable with a buttery taste. You scoop out the cloves, spread them on your challah, and sprinkle the top with salt. YUM! When I’m getting ready to roast garlic, I drag out my old muffin tins, individual aluminum cups …
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 …
Deviled eggs are an old-fashioned dish—the kind you shouldn’t mess with. Don’t try to innovate or add unusual (read “weird”) ingredients. Just stick to the tried and true: eggs, mayo, grated onion, Tabasco, and some good Dijon mustard. Maybe just a touch of salt. Sprinkle the top with sweet paprika and Bob’s your uncle, as …
During the 9 Days before Tisha B’Av, we refrain from eating meat. After a day or so, we get sick of fish, and are hardpressed to come up with meals that supply sufficient protein and still satisfy our carnivorous druthers. This white bean dip with roasted garlic and gremolata, an Italian term for a mix …
Maybe it’s because our parents or grandparents lived through the Great Depression, but some of us find any kind of waste a bit hard to bear. Take dryer lint, for example. It always seems like there should be something to do with it. Insulation?? Art? Something. So it is with watermelon rind, something you know …
I used to make tapenade all the time. The family loved it on challoh, and it was easy to prepare. It hit me a couple of weeks ago that I’d forgotten about it, and that it would make a nice addition to our Shabbos table. But when I looked for recipes, I saw I didn’t …
This is a beautiful salad to look at and its fresh flavors wake up the palate for the rest of the meal to come, especially as the weather warms up. Delicious with crusty bread as part of a trio of salads, for instance, tuna or egg salad, and an avocado salad. It’s a lovely addition …
Sometimes you want a nosh that is a little salty and pungent: something that wakes up the mouth. Marinated spiced olives do exactly that, and they’re keto-friendly, too. Something to keep in mind now that we are past the carb-heavy holiday of Passover! Marinated Spiced Olives Yield: 3 cups Ingredients 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil …
Canny cooks like to incorporate symbolic foods into salads to be served at the beginning of the Rosh Hashanah meal, such as this butternut squash and spinach salad. The symbolic foods have accompanying verses we recite at the table that play on the names of each food. In this recipe, butternut squash stands in for …
We’re always looking for a new salad to add to our repertoire, especially in summer. This cool and creamy broccoli salad, fits the bill with its light tangy dressing, with just a hint of sweetness from the honey and craisins. It holds up well in the fridge for a day or so (see serving note), …