Rosh Hashanah is around the corner so it is appropriate to make recipes containing ingredients from the Simanim (symbolic New Years foods). Pomegranate molasses is a wonderful concentration … [Read more...] about Pomegranate Chicken
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Hazelnut Biscotti with Dried Cranberries
Biscotti are such a wonderful cookie and very Sephardic in spirit since they are great dunked in Turkish coffee. I baked a new version of hazelnut biscotti the other day, try these. 6 plus 1 cups all purpose unbleached flour … [Read more...] about Hazelnut Biscotti with Dried Cranberries
Boyus With Spinach and Cheese
Boyus or Boyuz or Boyikus are spinach and cheese filled Sephardic pastry. I have tried many recipes and I think at least three are archived on this blog in the recipe index. Last week when I was researching and making strudel I had a thought. Strudel dough is essentially like … [Read more...] about Boyus With Spinach and Cheese
Peach Blackberry Crostata
The markets are full of peaches, nectarines, and something new I noticed a peacharine. I wanted to play with my ice cream maker again and fresh peach ice cream sounded so delightful. I recently purchased David Lebovitz’s book The Perfect Scoop and so far all of the recipes are … [Read more...] about Peach Blackberry Crostata
Caramel Cheesecake With Cashew Brittle
The brown, buttery, maple tinged flavor of caramel is very hard to resist. Experimenting with a basic cheesecake recipe I came up with this cake. The presentation makes a big impression on your guests and the taste is guaranteed to please. Shavuot is such a good excuse; … [Read more...] about Caramel Cheesecake With Cashew Brittle
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