Bulemas or Boyus, depending on what town your grandparents came from, are spirals of stuffed dough, baked in the oven until crisp. Spinach and cheese filling is my favorite. Yeast dough is stretched until, it is a long rectangle, then filled, rolled into a cylinder, sealed at … [Read more...] about Bulemas
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Leek Kufte
Kufte de Prassa, Leek and Ground Beef Patties Somewhere between a meatball and patty is a kufte. Made with ground beef, they are light and fluffy with a delicate crisp exterior, and redolent with the taste of autumn leeks. Serve this recipe as one of the starters, Simanim, … [Read more...] about Leek Kufte
Stuffed Veal Breast
Stuffed veal breast is hard work to make. It is a large unwieldy piece of meat, hard to fill with stuffing, and harder still to carve successfully. Veal breast is my husband’s favorite. I make it every Passover and change out the panko crumbs called for in the recipe with … [Read more...] about Stuffed Veal Breast
Pastelicos (meat and rice borekas)
Pastelicos are triangular borekas with a savory meat and rice filling. As with other Sephardic pastry, you can find versions in different shapes, with different dough and different spice blends. This is the recipe my mother always made, but with the addition of the cinnamon and … [Read more...] about Pastelicos (meat and rice borekas)
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