A traditional Sephardic Passover meal for the Jews of Turkey and Rhodes contains a lot of stuffed vegetable dishes. … [Read more...] about Passover Stuffed Japanese Eggplants
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Handrajo Borekas for The Sephardic Temple Sisterhood
For several months I have been volunteering to help a group of Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel (Los Angeles) sisterhood members plan a cooking class. Yesterday was the first in what the sisterhood plans to make a series. I taught a boreka class, including potato and cheese … [Read more...] about Handrajo Borekas for The Sephardic Temple Sisterhood
Celery Root Latkes
My friend Sheilah Kaufman asked me the other day if I had a Sephardic latke recipe for Hanukah. … [Read more...] about Celery Root Latkes
Braised Artichoke Hearts
Artichokes are an essential Sephardic vegetable. When I was a child, artichokes were only available in the spring. Basically the California coast harvest period was from April to June, and then, you had to wait until next year. … [Read more...] about Braised Artichoke Hearts
Brown Rice Mejedra
Mejedra, Majadra, or even Enjadra are various spellings for a Middle Eastern, Sephardic comfort food. Warm and earthy, the slightly sweet and toasty flavor of well done caramelized onions with rice containing lentils is very satisfying. It is often eaten plain, as a side dish, … [Read more...] about Brown Rice Mejedra
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