Two Friday nights ago my husband and I were in Rancho Mirage for Shabbat. After making that new cauliflower plantain dish to serve with Desert Chicken, fruit crisp sounded like a compatible dessert. … [Read more...] about Passover Fruit Crisp
Roasted Cauliflower with Plantains
On the occasion of a birthday party for one of my Tuesday night movie friends, this particular dish we tasted at one of Los Angeles’s top restaurants, Hatfield's, was most memorable. The dish impressed me so much that I came home determined to make it. One of the key … [Read more...] about Roasted Cauliflower with Plantains
Short Rib Tagine
The other day while on the subject of short ribs, short rib tagine sounded very tasty so here is what I made. Oh, before you look at the recipe, the trick to making short ribs a bit healthier, as well as buying well trimmed short ribs, make the dish in the morning, … [Read more...] about Short Rib Tagine
Avicas con Carne
White Beans with Short ribs For some strange reason the weather has turned unseasonably cold again in Los Angeles. Although many would laugh at our (Los Angelinos) notion of ‘cold’, I don’t recall many times in the last 35 years when it has rained in Los Angeles in March. … [Read more...] about Avicas con Carne
Masapan
Memories of a confection so pure and ethereal are amongst the fondest of my childhood. Great Auntie Touriel made the ultimate delicately formed, feathery textured masapan. Masapan has always been reserved for life’s most important occasions such as weddings,engagements, and … [Read more...] about Masapan
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