I became aware of Gil Marks from a Shavuot baking class he gave at the JCC on the Upper West Side. I had been married for a couple months, and was really trying to figure my way into Shabbat and holiday cooking and entertaining. We lived a […]
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I love this dish. I love it so much I made it three times in one weekend. It is adapted from a recipe in Fine Cooking magazine which always has great and do-able recipes. The onions are sweet and slippery and have a slight tanginess to them, which is in pleasing […]
Read more →Using the traditional Thanksgiving dish Green Bean Casserole as an inspiration, my version is parve yet creamy due to the tehina mixed into the green beans, and crunchy-due to the toasted slivered almonds on top. Green Bean-Tehine Casserole (P) 16 oz. green beans; washed, trimmed, and cut into bite-sized […]
Read more →This is good ol’ Bagels, Lox, and Cream Cheese reimagined as a modern composed salad. Flavor and texture abound with every bite. Leave out the pumpernickel croutons if you want to keep it Gluten Free. For the pickled red onions: 1 small red onion (1/2 cup), thinly sliced KindOfLife […]
Read more →6-8 Persian cucumbers, washed, and sliced into 1/4″ rounds 24 hour payday loans las vegas nv 2 teaspoons kosher salt 2 cloves of garlic, minced 2 teaspoons guchugaro powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 cup rice vinegar 2 tablespoons sesame oil toasted sesame seeds, […]
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I maintain that a shmear of tzatziki would even make an old shoe taste amazing….This stuff is so great that I’ve been known to eat spoonfuls of it like yogurt (which is what it is). On crackers, or as a dip for veggies or chips it’s a dreamy snack. Dollop it on grilled fish and […]
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The Moroccan spices and flavors in this healthful and bright salad are pleasingly subtle. If you’re a Moroccan flavor-phile, by all means ramp up the spices in the dressing. And replace a quarter cup of the chopped parsley with chopped mint. Dressing: 1/4 cup fresh lemon […]
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As the name suggests this is a middle eastern take on nachos, based in part on a couple of salads in Claudia Roden’s very awesome cookbook The New Book of Middle Eastern Food. The flavors and textures of this multilayered dip says Salatim to me; the salad and dips part of […]
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Today was a great eating day. The tastes ran from blini, caviar, and smoked fish engagement party finger-food to down-home-and-dirty Superbowl tucker. I have to submit my complete delight for the late- afternoon party I visited. There, a blini bar was found, stocked with bottles of ice cold vodka, coin-sized blini’s, layers of […]
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This is a phenomenal salad with lots of salty-sweet-savory Asian flavor, and a bunch of pleasing textures as well. It’s great for lunch or as a light dinner. Feel free to swap-out the veggies for whatever crispy produce you have in your fridge. Helpful hint for busy balaboosta’s (hosts /hostess with […]
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