A commenter asked me for an oil-based hamantashen recipe. Any kind of cooky-cutter dough can can work well for hamantashen. This one is from Marcy Goldman's Jewish Holiday Baking, p. 249. Virtually all of the pareve recipes in this book are oil-based.Bubbie's Orange-and-Oil Hamantashen1 cup sugar1 … [Read more...]
The Wonders of Cholent
December 1, 2006 by
I observe the yahrzeit (anniversary of death) for my mother of blessed memory next Friday. So when Batya of Me-ander suggested I write about leftovers, I thought this post would be a fitting tribute. I hope to write more about my mother's legacy to me in the coming week. My mother never wasted … [Read more...]
Redeeming my culinary honor: Mushroom-barley soup and pizza
November 11, 2006 by
Well!! One of the commenters thought my recipe for fake lasagna was "unappetizing." So I'm hoping to redeem myself with this mushroom-barley soup seasoned with rosemary and parsley and spinach-tomato pizza with mushrooms, onions, olives, peppers, cheese and fresh tomatoes.The picture is before … [Read more...]
Fake lasagna, spilled drinks and more
November 6, 2006 by
Warning: Don't read this if you thought my diaper advice was unhygenic.I would say this afternoon was typical for our house if you could apply such a word to anything in our family. . . At about five o'clock I told the kids they could make smoothies with the bananas that had been sitting in the … [Read more...]
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