Sephardic people for the most part eat salty aged cheese, such as Parmesan, Kashkaval, and Kasseri and savory fresher cheeses like feta. My first encounters with sweet cheese came with cream cheese frosting on carrot cake, cheese cake, cheese Danish, and blintzes on a trip to … [Read more...] about Blood Orange Cheesecake
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Chicken Cutlets
Everyone loves a hot piece of fresh schnitzel. When my boys were little they ate them, when they moved away to school I kept their freezers full. The kids like them served with a plate of spaghetti and meat sauce. It powers them up for big sports events. … [Read more...] about Chicken Cutlets
Beef Kufte, Grilled
Last week when I made the Laffa bread I made these Kufte as well. My kitchen is still full of food that I compulsively overpurchase for the Passover Holiday. I took a three pound package of ground chuck meat out of the freezer … [Read more...] about Beef Kufte, Grilled
Pissaldiere
This is one of my favorite, comfort foods if you wish. 26 years ago when my oldest son was a baby I used to cart him around in his infant seat during the day and attend cooking class at the now defunct Montana Mercantile store and cooking school in Los Angeles. The cooking … [Read more...] about Pissaldiere
Laffa Bread
Bread the Staff of Life. After the Passover drought of leavened foods, fresh bread fills the nostrils with the earthy aroma of yeast and delights the mouth with a sublime taste that satisfies some imprinted human instinct. I decided to make some Laffa, thick pillows of chewy … [Read more...] about Laffa Bread
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