When I buy an ingredient, I try and use it in different ways, and stretch the ingredient over a few meals that week. So with the pine nuts I purchased to make my Pennette Harry’s Bar last night, I wanted to see what I could come up with.
This dish is extremely colorful, healthy, and unique. [...]
Happy New Year! For my first official post of 2010, I wanted to recreate a delicious dish I ate while on vacation in Miami, Florida this past week. Every time I hit up the MIA, I always spend an evening window shopping at the luxurious Shops at Bal Harbour. I ogle at the [...]
Since I boast a specialty in cooking Mediterranean and Israeli food, you are probably wondering why the hell I am writing about burgers! Aren’t they as American as apple pie? YES! I don’t need to talk about the history of the hamburger, but rather, how burgers have become trendy and gourmet over the past years.
For [...]
Recipes and pics to follow, but check out our family’s Thanksgiving menu 2009 (and menu 2008) Cannot wait to cook and eat our hearts out on Thursday…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Starters:
Potato Soup
Grandma’s Stuffed Cabbage
Hummus, Matbucha, Chazilim (Israeli Dips)
Main Course:
Mom’s Turkey & Potatoes
Grandma’s French Roast
Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
Moroccan Couscous + Vegetables
Dessert:
Mom’s Jello Mold (sounds weird but is amazing)
Plum [...]
I have been harassing my grandmother over the years to share her recipe for her amazing stuffed cabbage, that traveled cross-continentally and through the decades, from Sosnowiec, Poland (see this old stuffed cabbage recipe for proof). It finally took over a decade for my sister’s wedding to get the goods. As a gift at my [...]
