My thoughts on Jewish food.
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 …
Carrots and carrot salad can be so boring. Not anymore with this lemony Moroccan carrot salad, seasoned with cumin and garlic. Make a little or make a lot. Its bright colors and flavors is sure to awaken palates at a Kiddush or at the Shabbat table. This Middle Eastern carrot salad makes a great savory …
Many years ago, I devised this creamy cucumber dressing when I was out of store bought and craving this particular dressing on a tossed salad. I decided to try my hand at making my own, and it was such a success that my family clamors for this tasty salad dressing at the Shabbos table, every …
Tabouli, the famous Middle Eastern bulgur salad, is a great way to get more greens and whole grains into your diet, mostly because it tastes amazing. With warmer weather upon us, tabouli’s cool flavors, packed as it is with mint and parsley, delight the palate after the heavier food of winter. Whether you serve it …
One of the best snack foods in Israel are the Abadi brand bagelehs, firm little bagel-shaped savory biscuits. They are irresistible. To paraphrase an old commercial for potato chips, no one can eat just one Abadi bageleh. Because the cookies are baked dry, and don’t contain any perishable ingredients, they keep crisp and delicious for …
Spring is in the air, and we are craving lemony vegetable dishes. No one knows how to make vegetables delicious like Sephardi Jews. You may want to double the following fried cauliflower with lemon—no one can resist gobbling up the cauliflower florets even coming out hot from the pot of oil! You’ll be lucky if …
Glazed Baby Carrots are a Shabbos staple in our home. You simply sprinkle the frozen carrots with sweet seasonings and let them cook on the hotplate an hour or so before the meal. This easy and delicious side dish is also perfect for Passover with no need for special substitutions. Choose from a variety of …
Chocolate-covered pretzels, combine the best of two worlds: salty and sweet. They also look amazing in a Purim mishloach manot basket, too. Especially when topped off with colorful sprinkles. But there’s another bonus to making these salty-sweet treats. They’re easy to make and your kids will love making them with you. It’s a great way …
A large Bundt cake is a blessing when you have a large number of guests arriving for Shabbos. Bundt cakes are filling and feed a lot of people. They also look great on a platter whether they have a glaze of a dusting of powdered sugar. This easy poppy seed cake tastes and looks terrific …
We know we’re supposed to serve vegetables at every meal, but somehow, we run out of ideas for making them interesting. Our newest vegetable idea is a simple one: spread a variety of vegetables on cookie sheets, sprinkle them with oil, salt, pepper, and garlic, and roast until the edges begin to blacken. These roasted …