I have always loved books. When I was growing up in the Bronx, buying books was a luxury we could not afford so my sister, Anita, took me to the local public library every week. Anita is eight years older than me and as a child I loved going everywhere with her, but our visits [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Pareve (non-dairy)’
Sally’s Cabbage Salad
Posted in Parve (non-dairy), Vegetable, tagged cabbage, cilantro, cole slaw, Pareve (non-dairy), Vegetarian on April 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Quinoa
Posted in Grain, Parve (non-dairy), tagged beets, cabbage, Pareve (non-dairy), Quinoa, Vegan on March 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Shabbat tea worked out perfectly. We had fresh fruit, a Greek salad and the fallen sponge cake topped with fresh strawberries. Nobody seemed to mind that the cake had fallen, and we finished the whole thing. Another cake is in the oven and I am planning on letting it cool in the pan for about two [...]
Roasted Asparagus
Posted in Side Dish, Vegetable, tagged asparagus, Pareve (non-dairy), Vegan on March 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Each year we get so caught up in the newest Passover products on the market that it is easy to forget that we can enjoy the holiday without sacrificing our health. We are just a few days into Spring and here in Los Angeles the farmers’ markets are filled with all of the wonderful produce [...]
Marinated Eggplant
Posted in Appetizer, Side Dish, Vegetable, tagged appetizer, Eggplant, marinated eggplant, Pareve (non-dairy), Passover on March 18, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Many years ago I was a volunteer on Kibbutz Usha in Northern Israel. I asked to be assigned to the dairy and was given the morning shift, working side by side with an Arab named Hasan, a kind and willing teacher. It was quite an experience for a girl from New York. For me, the [...]
Imberlach
Posted in Dessert, Passover, tagged candy, Ginger, Honey, Matzoh Farfel, Nuts, Pareve (non-dairy), Passover on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is a Saiger family recipe for a Passover confection called Imberlach. The recipe was handed down to my mother-in-law from her mother-in-law, Manya Saiger, my children’s great-grandmother. My mother-in-law once described Imberlach for a Passover cookbook “watch your cavities or fillings, the imberlach are jawbreakers, but oh so good.” Imberlach 1 1/2 lbs. honey 1/2 cup sugar [...]
Mushroom Kugel
Posted in Passover, Side Dish, Vegetable, tagged Kugel, Mushrooms, Pareve (non-dairy), Passover, Thanksgiving on March 16, 2010 | 6 Comments »
My mother would saute mushrooms, onions, celery and carrots and either mix them with challah for her Thanksgiving stuffing or with matzot during Passover. It is a very simple combination but if the onions are caramelized to the perfect stage and the mushrooms are flavorful, you end up with a really good kugel. Manya’s Mushroom Kugel 1 [...]
Persian Charoset
Posted in Passover, tagged charoset, Dates, Nuts, Pareve (non-dairy), Passover, Persian on March 15, 2010 | 4 Comments »
For the next fourteen days I will be devoting my post to one Passover recipe a day. Who has time for stories? Hope you try them and enjoy them. This recipe for Persian Charoset was given to me by a friend many years ago. One of the wonderful culinary influences in Los Angeles is that [...]
Brownie Meringues
Posted in Dessert, Passover, tagged chocolate, Dessert, Flourless Dessert, Pareve (non-dairy), Passover on March 11, 2010 | 7 Comments »
We are now three weeks away from Passover. This is the first time in about twenty years that we will be conducting the Seder in the dining room primarily because twelve of us can fit there. No need to empty out the living room, order extra tables, rent cloths and napkins. Yet instead of being happy about [...]
Kasha Stuffed Peppers
Posted in Grain, Side Dish, Vegetable, tagged chiles, Kasha, Mexican Jewish, Pareve (non-dairy), Poblano on February 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
One of the things I enjoy is seeing how recipes change after arriving on foreign shores, much like the people who carry those family treasures with them. Several weeks ago our friends Susan and Isaac stopped by on a Saturday afternoon. Although our friends were born in Mexico, their parents were immigrants who hailed from [...]
