My thoughts on Jewish food.
One of our favorite family dishes is fried rice. I know this is supposed to be a way to use up old rice, but we like it so much I found myself cooking rice a day in advance just to make this dish. Lucky for us, I just discovered that fried rice comes out even …
Cabbage is a humble vegetable. It’s cheap and filling, and when over the hill has an unpleasant taste and smell. But a good cook can do magic with even a poor man’s vegetable. In fact, one of my go-to Shabbos side dishes is shredded cabbage cooked in goose schmaltz and seasoned with lots of salt, …
I am always on the lookout for a fresh new ways to prepare vegetables for a Sabbath meal. This simple preparation elevates the humble sweet potato to new heights of elegant deliciousness. The secret? A hint of bourbon. Sweet potatoes glazed with a mixture of brown sugar and bourbon. Use corn oil, schmaltz, or duck …
Frozen cauliflower presents a problem on a Friday when you haven’t thought things out—or even when you have. Despite the “best laid plans of mice and men” sometimes we are caught unawares by a sudden Simcha or other event, and simply forgot that bag of cauliflower still in the freezer, waiting to be cooked. Well, …
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 …
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 …
Who doesn’t love a good noodle kugel? The trick is finding one you like that can accompany a meat meal. We spotted this one on a relative’s Facebook page, and immediately requested the recipe. Alan’s Pineapple Upside Down Kugel Yield: 24 squares Ingredients: 10 ounces medium broad noodles 4 tablespoons margarine, melted 7 eggs, beaten …
Mashed potatoes it ain’t, but in a low-carb pinch, this cauliflower purée will do, especially as a bed for gravy with a meat meal. While many such recipes include garlic as a seasoning, I prefer it with sautéed onions, as the garlic seems to take over, while the onion remains a mellow, background accent. If …
I’ve always had a knack for mashed potatoes. My kids say it, my guests say it, I’ve come to accept it as the truth: my mashed potatoes are da bomb. I credit this fact to my dear mother, who taught me all her secrets for perfect mashed potatoes, every time. Here is the step by …
When we serve fried chicken, candied yams are a must-have side dish. The sweetness of the sweet potatoes plays off the saltiness of the crisp chicken, enhancing the flavors of both. If you like salted caramels, you’ll get exactly what I mean. I have tried lots of candied sweet yam recipes, but this one is …