Last week while I was doing my early Wednesday morning walk through the famed Santa Monica Farmers Market, I spotted something new for sale. On several vendors’ tables, there were mounds of large, … [Read more...] about Fava Beans with Artichokes or Ava Frescas con Anjinaras
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Weekday Lentil Soup
Lentils are one of the most nutritious foods on the planet used as part of a complete protein in vegetarian diets or used as a low calorie, vitamin and fibre rich part of any diet. There are many different colors … [Read more...] about Weekday Lentil Soup
Green Bean and Tomato Stew (Fasoulia con Tomat y Carne)
Sometimes everyone in my household is running in a different direction. I have girls’ night out, Michael goes to yoga, and boys are busy with school… I refuse to succumb to fast food fare. Therefore, this is a dish that you can make in the morning or even the night before and … [Read more...] about Green Bean and Tomato Stew (Fasoulia con Tomat y Carne)
Biscotios de Huevo, Sephardic Tea Biscuit
The first generation of my family to come from Turkey, my grandmothers and my aunties, used to sit and rest a bit in the afternoon. After preparing dinner and finishing their housework, they traded bits of gossip about the community and themselves (char lashon) with a cup of … [Read more...] about Biscotios de Huevo, Sephardic Tea Biscuit
White Beans, Kuftes, and Rice Thursday Night Dinner
If you speak with anyone from the Sephardic community in Seattle, Washington, you will find that virtually everyone, me included, ate avicas con arroz or beans and rice on Thursday nights for dinner. Usually this dinner also included some kuftes (beef meatballs with parsley, on … [Read more...] about White Beans, Kuftes, and Rice Thursday Night Dinner
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