Archive for the ‘Meat and Poultry’ Category

Thanksgiving Menu 2009

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 [...]

Authentic Jewish Stuffed Cabbage

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 [...]

Chimichurri Steak

I know that Chimichurri is an Argentinean sauce/marinade. But in Israel, it flows in restaurants like ketchup. The first time I ever tasted it was at a Tel Aviv burger joint. I had a head of parsley in the fridge and a steak in the freezer, and boom. Dinner is served.
The ingredients for Chimichurri [...]

A Weekend of Food Fun, in Pictures

From a crappppppy rain filled Saturday on the Lower East Side’s first International Dumpling Festival, to a gorgeous wedding upstate with perfect weather in 24 hours….below is the proof!!

Chicken & Rice, Two Ways

Hello dear readers, sorry for not posting these past two weeks. I have definitely been cooking, albeit slow on the blogging end. I also have been a carnivore lately. I think the inappropriately cold weather of a New York October has been influencing my cravings. YAY chicken! Yay rice! Yay carbs! I have also been [...]