One of my favorite boreka fillings is eggplant and cheese or Handrajo. The smokiness of roasted eggplant combined with sharp cheese makes a sophisticated filling. These borekas are made just like the cheese and potato filled ones with the only difference being the roasted … [Read more...] about Borekas de Handrajo
Blood Orange Cheesecake
Sephardic people for the most part eat salty aged cheese, such as Parmesan, Kashkaval, and Kasseri and savory fresher cheeses like feta. My first encounters with sweet cheese came with cream cheese frosting on carrot cake, cheese cake, cheese Danish, and blintzes on a trip to … [Read more...] about Blood Orange Cheesecake
Chocolate and Coconut Sorbet
In the depths of my freezer in the midst of cleaning out the last of Passover I found two utterly fantastic sorbet flavors I forgot to serve. First I made the Chocolate Sorbet from a recipe in a David Lebovitz book, The Perfect Scoop The chocolate flavor is so intense; … [Read more...] about Chocolate and Coconut Sorbet
Chicken Cutlets
Everyone loves a hot piece of fresh schnitzel. When my boys were little they ate them, when they moved away to school I kept their freezers full. The kids like them served with a plate of spaghetti and meat sauce. It powers them up for big sports events. … [Read more...] about Chicken Cutlets
Grilled Dinner
Isn't it amazing how much longer the days have become these last few weeks? I love May; it gives me time to grill the food for dinner, even for Shabbat dinner on Friday nights. Last week I grilled carne asada and sumac flavored chicken thighs. To compliment the grilled meats … [Read more...] about Grilled Dinner
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