Some years ago I had the pleasure of eating at a local restaurant here in Los Angeles called Table 8. Although Table 8 has unfortunately since closed, Chef Govind Armstrong continues with a new restaurant. One salad I enjoyed was with butter lettuce and persimmons. … [Read more...] about Persimmon Salad With Butter Lettuce
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Pumpkin Pie With Ginger Cookie Crust
Two days to go before Thanksgiving and the old familiar dilemma pops up. Do I make the traditional dishes that everyone loves or is there room for any innovation? … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Pie With Ginger Cookie Crust
Honey Crisp Apple and Blackberry Pie
Pie reigns supreme as the best Thanksgiving dessert. In our home we like pumpkin, pecan, lemon meringue, and apple. I always make one or two new things, just to try them, but we have pie for sure. Several years ago a new variety of apple showed up in local markets here. … [Read more...] about Honey Crisp Apple and Blackberry Pie
Yam Challah
The inevitable leftovers happen after Thanksgiving or even before. If you make a recipe that calls for an exact measurement of a natural food that comes in its natural form of an inexact measurement like Garnet yams you may even have leftovers before Thanksgiving. … [Read more...] about Yam Challah
Dairy Free Caramel Apple Cake
Yom Kippur breakfast at my sister-in-law’s is always a dairy meal, so I first made a version of this cake with real butter and cream. Now for other holidays and especially dinners where some kind of meat or turkey is served I need a dairy-free version of this cake. … [Read more...] about Dairy Free Caramel Apple Cake
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