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
Pescado Frito
A crisp golden outside leads to moist, flaky, white fish on the inside. Fried fish is one of my favorite dishes for a weeknight dinner or a traditional Turkish Sephardic Shabbat or holiday lunch. For dinner, all you need to add is a crisp Greek salad, mashed potatoes or ‘macaron … [Read more...] about Pescado Frito
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
Boyos de Spinaca
Boyos de Spinaca y Cheso Last week on my recipe experiment day, I finally tried something I have been thinking about for years. My mother, Nona always speaks of how her mother could open up the Masa, or dough for boyos until it was transparent and paper thin. Once the dough … [Read more...] about Boyos de Spinaca
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