The brown, buttery, maple tinged flavor of caramel is very hard to resist. Experimenting with a basic cheesecake recipe I came up with this cake. The presentation makes a big impression on your guests and the taste is guaranteed to please. Shavuot is such a good excuse; … [Read more...] about Caramel Cheesecake With Cashew Brittle
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Kezadas
Last week my sister Barbara was visiting from the East Coast, with her daughter and granddaughter. Along with Nona that made 4 generations all together. We had a lot of fun reminiscing and talking about passing the culinary torch down to generation number three. One of the … [Read more...] about Kezadas
Borekas de Handrajo
One of my favorite boreka fillings is eggplant and cheese or Handrajo. The smokiness of roasted eggplant combined with sharp cheese makes a sophisticated filling. These borekas are made just like the cheese and potato filled ones with the only difference being the roasted … [Read more...] about Borekas de Handrajo
Carrot Layer Cake with Caramel
For Mother’s day this year I made this wonderful cake. I am using up raw carrots that are in my hydrator drawer in the refrigerator and extra cream cheese I bought during Passover. They have the best butter and cream cheese for Passover, I always buy extra. Mother’s day … [Read more...] about Carrot Layer Cake with Caramel
Pissaldiere
This is one of my favorite, comfort foods if you wish. 26 years ago when my oldest son was a baby I used to cart him around in his infant seat during the day and attend cooking class at the now defunct Montana Mercantile store and cooking school in Los Angeles. The cooking … [Read more...] about Pissaldiere
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