Passover Cooking Day With Nina Yesterday was a day well spent. As always, when my friend Nina comes over to cook, her creativity and knowledge never cease to amaze me. Nina said she would teach me to make filled individual rolls, like egg rolls with a meat filling. The idea … [Read more...] about Passover Individual Rolled Megina
Side Dish
Roasted Cauliflower with Plantains
On the occasion of a birthday party for one of my Tuesday night movie friends, this particular dish we tasted at one of Los Angeles’s top restaurants, Hatfield's, was most memorable. The dish impressed me so much that I came home determined to make it. One of the key … [Read more...] about Roasted Cauliflower with Plantains
Easy, Fresh Shabbat Dinner
After our visits to the kosher shops on Pico Boulevard and the Santa Monica Farmer's Market, we drove out to the Desert and area of small towns about 2 hours (if no traffic) east of Los Angeles on Friday morning to spend Shabbat relaxing in the sun. The Desert includes, Palm … [Read more...] about Easy, Fresh Shabbat Dinner
Cucumber Tomato Salad
Another crunchy wonderful salad for a side dish, this version of the classic Israeli salad is great with Lamb, beef, chicken, or fish. This night I was thinking light since I want to fit in a certain dress soon. I made the salad and a piece of succulent Chilean Sea Bass, pan … [Read more...] about Cucumber Tomato Salad
Veal Chops With Chanterelle
Wednesday’s Santa Monica Farm Market yielded some fantastic surprises to get my culinary juices flowing. My finds included, rose fleshed, creamy textured, fingerling potatoes; large sweet grape tomatoes, juicy limes, and best of all chanterelle mushrooms. The chanterelles only … [Read more...] about Veal Chops With Chanterelle
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