Food in Hawaii is a flavorful, and I do mean full of flavor, mélange of many cuisines. Food heavily influenced with Japanese sensibilities, indigenous or local ingredients, Thai and Chinese flavorings and lots of fresh fruit and charcoal grills is wonderfully appealing. … [Read more...] about Papaya and Asian Beef Salad
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Greek Salad
Growing up in a family with 21 first cousins and all but 5 of them within a 3 year age range made family my best friends, more like sisters. We ate a lot of meals together. … [Read more...] about Greek Salad
Sephardic Turkish Salad
Matbucha or Turkish Salad Did you ever notice a deep red, spread consistency, rich flavored dish served on most Mezze platters or displays? Commonly known in Israel as Turkish salad, or Matbucha, it may be Moroccan in origin … [Read more...] about Sephardic Turkish Salad
Classic Moroccan Carrot Salad
Electric orange rounds of slightly sweet carrot marry perfectly with cumin, lemon juice, and garlic. Visually appetizing on a buffet of Sephardic mezze, great with summer barbecues, Moroccan carrot salad is versatile and easy to prepare. Many times, … [Read more...] about Classic Moroccan Carrot Salad
Black Bean and Fresh Corn Salad
This time of year, farm markets have the new ears of corn fresh cut from the stocks, sometimes still warm from the sun. Encased in their crisp green husks with translucent thick strands of corn silk dangling out, I buy as many ears as we can eat in just a couple of days. Not … [Read more...] about Black Bean and Fresh Corn Salad
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