Wednesday’s Santa Monica Farmers’ Market had so many treasures on display including huge piles of fresh, puffy, bright green fava beans. Luckily, McGrath's Family Farm stand sells fresh shelled fava beans in ½ pound and 1 pound bags. Fava beans or Ava Frescas, or some call … [Read more...] about Fava Bean Hummus
Side Dish
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
Pissaldiere
This is one of my favorite, comfort foods if you wish. 26 years ago when my oldest son was a baby I used to cart him around in his infant seat during the day and attend cooking class at the now defunct Montana Mercantile store and cooking school in Los Angeles. The cooking … [Read more...] about Pissaldiere
Laffa Bread
Bread the Staff of Life. After the Passover drought of leavened foods, fresh bread fills the nostrils with the earthy aroma of yeast and delights the mouth with a sublime taste that satisfies some imprinted human instinct. I decided to make some Laffa, thick pillows of chewy … [Read more...] about Laffa Bread
Passover Mufleta
As I mentioned in my last post of Individual Meginas, Nina and I had a bit of filling left over. Shall I banish it to the back of the refrigerator in a small plastic container only to be forgotten and re-discovered when it is past its prime? No, let’s complete the circle and use … [Read more...] about Passover Mufleta
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