This is a post from last Thanksgiving but some of you are new to Bamitbach and I wanted to introduce you to my standard dessert for the holiday. I have been in NYC for the last five days and have had many wonderful experiences, meals, and moments. I am thankful that I was able to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Kosher’
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Posted in Breads, Dessert, Parve (non-dairy), tagged bread, immigrants, Kosher, Pumkin Bread Recipe, pumpkin, recipe, Sweet quick bread, Thanksgiving, The Bronx on November 21, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Succotash
Posted in Parve (non-dairy), Side Dish, Vegetable, tagged 1960s, Fresh Corn, Kosher, Mexican Squash, Pareve, recipe, Red Peppers, Thanksgiving side dish, The Bronx, Vegetarian on July 21, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Here are some of my memories of the 1960s. Standing on a line that curved around the block as I waited to see West Side Story. Watching American Bandstand on T.V. and then looking on as my sister practiced the dance steps using the refrigerator handle as her dance partner. Seeing the Beatles for the first [...]
Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges with Black Sesame Seeds
Posted in Side Dish, Vegetable, tagged Houston, Kosher, recipe, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Sesame Seeds, Side Dish, Sweet Potatoes, Texas, Thanksgiving, The Bronx on February 4, 2011 | 6 Comments »
When I was growing up, the sense of community among apartment dwellers was clear. The building that I lived in on the Grand Concourse functioned as a vertical village, with neighbors pitching in and helping one another. People watched over each other’s children, helped out with errands, and some even divided their poultry order, as my mother and her closest friend Fanny [...]
Turkey Potpie
Posted in Chicken, Turkey, Vegetable, tagged immigrant experience, Kosher, potpie, Puff Pastry, recipe, Thanksgiving leftovers, The Bronx, turkey on November 27, 2010 | 14 Comments »
Thanksgiving is over. In the past three days I have served a total of 41 guests at various times. Now, my husband is on the way to the airport with two of my children who are heading back East, where they live. My future daughter-in-law will be leaving tomorrow and I am already experiencing the [...]
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Posted in Breads, Dessert, tagged bread, immigrants, Kosher, Pumkin Bread Recipe, pumpkin, recipe, Sweet quick bread, Thanksgiving, The Bronx on November 17, 2010 | 12 Comments »
My sister recalls that I came home from Kindergarten and told my mother that I wanted to celebrate Thanksgiving. At that point my parents and sister would have been living in the United States for about seven years, and were open to the idea of celebrating this “American” holiday. That was the beginning of a [...]
Faux Crab Cakes
Posted in Appetizer, Fish, tagged Faux Crab, fish cakes, Kosher, Kosher Crab, New York, Parve, Thanksgiving, The Bronx on July 29, 2010 | 6 Comments »
The 182-183 Street station of the D train that travelled from The Bronx to Manhattan was directly under the apartment building where I grew up. Going “downtown” was a big deal, not in terms of distance but in almost every other way. You didn’t throw on a pair of jeans and go downtown, you dressed [...]
