I’ve had the good fortune of living near an ocean all of my life, first the Atlantic and now the Pacific. My parents loved the beach, and growing up in the Bronx we spent every weekend on hot crowded buses just to get to Orchard Beach, a beach populated by immigrants and locals. Once we [...]
Posts Tagged ‘chicken’
Moroccan Hamin
Posted in Chicken, Grain, Shabbat, tagged chicken, garbanzo beans, Hamin, Shabbat, Wheat Berries on February 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It’s been my experience that when my expectations are high, it can sometimes lead to disappointment. How often have you been seduced by that decadent pastry in the display case only to discover that it was tasteless, or had dinner in a restaurant with a great reputation and left wondering why. Thankfully, there is also [...]
Greek Lemon Chicken
Posted in Chicken, Shabbat, tagged chicken, Greek Chicken, Lemon, Oregano, Shabbat on June 3, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I met Maria P. at the Shoah Foundation about 15 years ago, when she was hired to catalogue the testimonies of Greek Jews. A petite woman, with dark, medium length hair and olive skin, my mother would have described her as being made of “fire and flame.” Maria was from Saloniki and had a Mediterranean [...]
Coconut Macaroons and other favorite Passover recipes
Posted in Passover, tagged chicken, Coconut Macaroons, Eggplant, Favorite Passover Recipes, Passover Desserts, Passover recipes, Perisian Haroset on April 12, 2011 | 7 Comments »
It’s a busy time and cooking has taken a back seat, for now, but I am busy planning menus and hope to have some photos and recipes to share soon. As requested, here are some links to my favorite Passover recipes. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments as I always enjoy [...]
Lemon Chicken
Posted in Chicken, tagged chicken, Friendship, Lemon, Sauteed Chicken Breasts on October 14, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Three of us share one office. Granted it is an executive space, with large floor to ceiling windows and a great view of the city. Still, the day I learned that two of my colleagues and I would have to reconfigure this space to accommodate all of us, I was filled with trepidation. Our jobs [...]
Chicken Fajitas
Posted in Chicken, tagged chicken, fajitas, main course, peppers on June 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Anytime I served my mother any kind of ethnic food, her standard response, in Yiddish, was, “we never ate this in Mogielnice.” I was raised on a strict diet of Eastern European Jewish fare: good, solid, hearty meals. My mother never made Pad Thai or tacos or stir fry, and just trying to conjure [...]
Tabit (Iraqi Chicken and Rice)
Posted in Grain, Shabbat, tagged chicken, garbanzo beans, rice, Shabbat, Stew on April 11, 2010 | 6 Comments »
It is Sunday morning and Norm is making bagels in the kitchen and my daughter Shira is on her way to the Bronx Zoo, both part of the Sunday rituals that I grew up with. Plus it is my sister’s birthday. Happy Birthday Anita! Last week I went to synagogue to say Yizkor, the prayer [...]
Garlic Chicken
Posted in Chicken, tagged chicken, Garlic, recipe, roasted chicken on March 20, 2010 | 4 Comments »
My mother made garlic chicken every Friday night for as long as I can remember. She used the same rub on turkey, duck and Cornish hens, the only variation being the bigger the bird, the more garlic. Bake the chicken in a large enough pan to hold quartered potatoes and baste chicken and potatoes with [...]
Oven-Fried Chicken Wings
Posted in Chicken, tagged chicken, oven-baked, Project Chicken Soup, recipe, wings on March 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
My friend Fredda and I wrote this several years ago for a synagogue newsletter. We had decided to watch the Oscars together and serve this particular chicken. Well the Oscars are on Sunday so I thought it would be fun to revive the article and the recipe. Project Chicken Soup is a wonderful organization. To learn more [...]
