OK, I confess I have help in my home with all the house work and especially before a party. A wonderful women originally from El Salvador and her younger sister are my sous chefs and clean up crew. Lucy has worked with me for more than fifteen years and her sister Letti started … [Read more...] about Lucy’s Picadillo Soup
Seven Spice Turkey Chili
In January, beautiful, warm, blue skied days give way to chilly crisp nights in Southern California. One may think that this is not much of a winter, but it is enough to kindle the appetite for warm filling meals. Turkey chili is not only rib sticking, spicy, and … [Read more...] about Seven Spice Turkey Chili
Happy New Year
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010 I sincerely hope you all have a successful, productive, healthy, and happy new year 2010. Start the year off right with this great breakfast. This meal has lots of flavor but fewer calories. Breakfast potatoes sautéed in olive oil Egg white … [Read more...] about Happy New Year
Biscotios de Huevo, Sephardic Tea Biscuit
The first generation of my family to come from Turkey, my grandmothers and my aunties, used to sit and rest a bit in the afternoon. After preparing dinner and finishing their housework, they traded bits of gossip about the community and themselves (char lashon) with a cup of … [Read more...] about Biscotios de Huevo, Sephardic Tea Biscuit
Pink Lady Apple Pie
Soft delicately spiced pieces of apple, packed together in a tiny bit of loose clear pink jelly, encased in crisp, flaky pie crust is the way I like apple pie. Over the years, I have used many varieties of apples and I prefer the Pink Lady variety. Pink Ladies cook quickly, … [Read more...] about Pink Lady Apple Pie
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