This week has been incredibly rainy and gloomy. With a low cloud deck overhead I listened to my own rhythmic breathing and focused my attention on all the thoughts buzzing around in my head, my inner monologue. I decided on Monday that it was a week for thanksgiving and I would … [Read more...] about Mid Winter Family Shabbat Dinner
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Ghormeh Sabzi Soup, Persian Green Herb Soup
Living in Beverly Hills affords me the opportunity to be up close and personal with many Iranians. There is a very large Persian population in Beverly Hills and the Westside of Los Angeles. The majority fled tyranny after the demise of the Shah. Beverly Hills is so ethnic that … [Read more...] about Ghormeh Sabzi Soup, Persian Green Herb Soup
Lucy’s Picadillo Soup
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
White Beans, Kuftes, and Rice Thursday Night Dinner
If you speak with anyone from the Sephardic community in Seattle, Washington, you will find that virtually everyone, me included, ate avicas con arroz or beans and rice on Thursday nights for dinner. Usually this dinner also included some kuftes (beef meatballs with parsley, on … [Read more...] about White Beans, Kuftes, and Rice Thursday Night Dinner
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