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 … [Read more...] about My Best Brisket
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Garlic Roasted Turkey
Roast Turkey, what could be easier? We all have eaten many a overdone, dried out, and reheated bird. This recipe is extremely simple and it leads to moist flavorful results. To start with, I buy a kosher, no hormone and no antibiotic, free range bird. Kosher turkeys have … [Read more...] about Garlic Roasted Turkey
California Dreaming and Grilled Steak
Nothing is as tranquil as an unoccupied luminescent blue pool in the early morning light. The ambient temperature water envelops my body as I swim, methodically slicing through the placid liquid with the sides of my hands like a hot clean knife through chocolate cake. Classical … [Read more...] about California Dreaming and Grilled Steak
Stuffed Veal Breast
Stuffed veal breast is hard work to make. It is a large unwieldy piece of meat, hard to fill with stuffing, and harder still to carve successfully. Veal breast is my husband’s favorite. I make it every Passover and change out the panko crumbs called for in the recipe with … [Read more...] about Stuffed Veal Breast
Bamya With Beef Stuffed Kooba
My vivacious friend Nina is an Israeli American whose family was originally from Romania. Her husband is originally from Iraq. As a result, Nina knows how to make all of the most amazing Israeli, Iraqi, Romanian, and Sephardic dishes. Nina’s recipes are in her head, from a … [Read more...] about Bamya With Beef Stuffed Kooba
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