Roasted garlic is easy to make and is useful in many recipes. This batch was made for the Roasted Garlic Focaccia , which includes a whole head of roasted garlic pressed into the puffed dough before baking. (It is really good.) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Tear off a piece of aluminum foil about Read More …
Gyoza are Japanese pork and cabbage dumplings which are cooked through a combination of pan frying and steaming, very much like Chinese potstickers. This version is an adaptation of a recipe in Japanese Soul Cooking by Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat. Garlic chives are thicker than standard chives and are available at Asian grocery stores, Read More …
This posting is more about technique than recipe, and is a way to get crispy chicken wings without frying them, and is adapted from an article in bonappetit.com 3 lbs. of chicken wings will make about 4 entrée servings. The resultant wings can be eaten plain (Carol’s preference) or with Buffalo chicken sauce (or some Read More …
I have made this for hummus and for shawarma sandwiches, and it is quick and easy. This recipe is adapted from Israeli Soul by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook. ¼ garlic clove (i.e. very little) Juice of 1 lemon 16 oz. jar tehina 1 Tbs. kosher salt 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 to 1-1/2 cups Read More …
We clipped this recipe out of some cooking magazine 30 or 40 years ago. It is an unusual combination of marinated mushrooms, salami, olives, cheese, capers, and a vinaigrette. In other words, it is all of the flavors of an antipasto platter, mixed together. We served it with a home-made sourdough baguette as part of Read More …
This is a recipe adapted from the New York Times to fill the Bureka Dough in another posting. The whole recipe will fill one batch of the dough, or it can be easily halved and the other half of the dough used for a different filling. 1 medium eggplant (about 1 lb./455 grams) 2 Read More …
This is a recipe adapted from the New York Times to fill the Bureka Dough in another posting. The whole recipe will fill one batch of the dough, or it can be easily halved and the other half of the dough used for a different filling. 1 package (16 oz./455 grams) frozen chopped spinach, Read More …
On November 28, 2018, the New York Times published an article on a group of Jewish women in Atlanta, who make burekas (essentially Middle Eastern empanadas) for an annual synagogue bazaar. One of the things I found charming about the article is that their recipe has evolved over the years to use White Lily flour, Read More …
This is an adaptation of a recipe in the October/November 2018 issue of Cook’s Country. In addition to eating them separately as an appetizer, I think they would be good with mashed potatoes. Meatballs 22 squares of Saltine crackers, crushed 1 cup whole milk 2 lbs. 85/15 ground beef 2 oz. Parmesan cheese, grated Read More …
We are having a Tex-Mex themed dinner tonight for Amanda’s birthday, featuring this salsa, Chile con Queso , Carne Asada , Tex-Mex Flour Tortillas , guacamole, charro beans, and (not really Texan but very Southern) Hummingbird Cake This salsa is adapted from a recipe in Serious Eats and is very simple 1-1/2 lbs. tomatillos Read More …