Rice was a staple in my mother’s kitchen. Always prepared in the most basic way, it was never the centerpiece of the meal but occupied the role of ” the starchy” side dish. My mother bought Uncle Ben’s and cooked it in salted boiling water. Period. There were two ways that it was served, with hot milk and sugar [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Side Dish’
Persian Rice with Tadig
Posted in Grain, Parve (non-dairy), Shabbat, Side Dish, tagged Basmati, Pareve, rice, Side Dish, Tadig, Turmeric on September 20, 2011 | 12 Comments »
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 [...]
Rachel’s Eggplant Salad
Posted in Appetizer, Salad, tagged Eggplant, Israeli eggplant dish, salad, Sephardic food, Side Dish, Tomatoes on September 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Growing up, all of my parents’ friends were Polish Jews. As immigrants, they wanted to surround themselves with people who had similar experiences and backgrounds, people who shared common customs, language, and food. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I met Jews who looked different, spoke Hebrew or Ladino (as opposed to Yiddish), [...]
