My sister remembered this story from her childhood and e-mailed it to me. “I had a job after school helping an elderly man with his errands. I would take his laundry to the cleaners on the corner. I bought him the evening paper and sometimes I would pick up two slices of pizza for his [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Shavuot’
Marizon’s Steamed Persimmon Pudding
Posted in Dessert, Eggs, Parve (non-dairy), Shavuot, tagged Dessert, Egg (food), Persimmon, Pudding, Shavuot on April 24, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Judy’s Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce
Posted in Dairy, Fish, Passover, Shavuot, tagged Butter, Dairy, Dill, Mayonnaise, Passover, Passover Fish Recipe, Salmon, Shavuot on April 10, 2012 | 12 Comments »
I had forgotten how beautiful Spring is on the East Coast. Tulips and Daffodils are everywhere, poking their heads through even the most unwelcoming strips of land, and Golden Forsythia, White Dogwood, and Pink Redbud are all in full bloom. After having spent hours in the kitchen preparing for Seder, the next day was sunny [...]
Brie en Croute
Posted in Appetizer, Dairy, Shavuot, tagged appetizer, bread, Brie, Brie in Bread, Cheese, Dairy, Father's Day, Melted Brie, Shavuot on June 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
When I was growing up, Sunday was my father’s day to cook. The menu never varied, it was always broiled steaks and lamb chops, a salad, and home-made french fries. My father prided himself on knowing his way around a kitchen. He would peel and cut the fries in a particular way, preferring a thick [...]
Baked Ricotta Pie
Posted in Dairy, Eggs, Shavuot, tagged Dairy Recipe, Mascarpone, Ricotta pie, Shavuot on June 6, 2011 | 4 Comments »
How do you keep traditions alive, and at the same time stay creative and flexible? Every year, during Passover, our family talks about incorporating Kitniyot into our diet. My reaction is always the same, how will future generations know about our family’s Ashkenazi traditions, if we all end up eating rice and legumes. Without preserving [...]
Rena’s Cheesecake
Posted in Dairy, Dessert, Shavuot, tagged cake, cheesecake, cream cheese, Dessert, Flourless Dessert, Shavuot on May 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Shavuot is approaching and the tradition is to serve dairy meals, stemming from a description of Israel as “a land flowing with milk and honey.” What a wonderful opportunity to create meals with ingredients that I love. Sweet butter, heavy cream, farmer cheese, cream cheese and sour cream will be transformed into vichyssoise, blintzes, cheesecake, and [...]
Schav Borscht (Sorrel Soup)
Posted in Dairy, Shavuot, Soup, tagged Dairy, Mothers, recipe, Shavuot, sorrel, Soup on May 7, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Mother’s Day may feel like a Hallmark holiday but it does force us to stop whatever we are doing for a minute, an hour, or a day, and think about our mothers or our role as mothers. My mother was a petite, olive-skinned woman with medium brown hair and the deepest set blue-grey eyes I [...]
