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Fire Roasted Eggplant Salad

June 12, 2010
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An opaque purple shiny surface is the mark of a young fresh eggplant.  They should be firm to the touch, not spongy or spotted.  Eggplants come in a large variety of shapes and sizes,

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Pastelicos de Carne’

June 6, 2010
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I am planning and preparing for many upcoming summer parties. Summer entertaining calls for easy entertaining with a lot of it outdoors. I grill most of the food, make some appetizers in advance, like these pastelicos, and finish everything with fresh fruit desserts. I posted this recipe last year, but I thought I would bring [...]

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My Best Brisket

December 5, 2009
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Brisket was a dish I became familiar with after I was married.  My Sephardic mother never served this ultimate pot roast when I was growing up.  I loved brisket the first time I tasted it.  The juicy, melt in your mouth, savory-sweet meat is an easy dish to make for everything from Shabbat and holiday [...]

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A Sephardic Rosh Hashanah

September 13, 2009
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Sephardic Tradition for Rosh Hashanah My family has a unique culinary heritage, migrating from the Holy Land to Spain; my ancestors lived and flourished in the Golden Age for centuries.  The Golden Age was a time of religious tolerance in Spain’s history from around 711  to the 13th century, an age of civility, poetry, enlightened medicine, [...]

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