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Peaches and Geranium-Scented Cream
Of the edible geraniums (most aren’t), the rose-scented ones are my favorites. Near my building there’s a large patch of them, which I raid for occasionally for divine recipes like this one. Peaches...
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Khachpuri, Georgian Cheese Bread
I once made friends with three Russian butchers in my neighborhood supermarket. For some reason, they took me to their collective hearts. It amused them, I think, to share their wisdom with this...
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Hanukkah Spinach Patties
Have you done a lot of frying this Hanukkah? Me, I usually adapt fried foods to baked, but on Hanukkah, latkehs have to be fried at least once. So I fried traditional potato latkehs the first night,...
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Condensed Milk, Milk Cookies, Dulce de Leche, and a Ramble
It’s really much cheaper to make your own condensed milk. And you can make quantities of it at one time with almost no effort. But it does require time and patience. It’s something to stir while doing...
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Parmesan Spinach Fritters In Fresh Tomato Sauce: Starting the Shavuot Cookathon
The way I see it, Shavuot menus are an opportunity to showcase vegetables. Like the rest of Israel, I willingly succumb to cheesecake on Shavuot. Here’s apricot swirl cheesecake, cheesecake with dulce...
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Apricot Ice Cream
I guess I’ll always love Elizabeth David’s cookbooks. Her Summer Cooking has this recipe for apricot ice cream – so simple and delicious, I’m kicking myself for apricot seasons past that I didn’t make...
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Onion Tart
Oooo, I love onions! Caramelized to sweetness, then balanced out with thyme and cheese: onions, onions, onions. When the summer onions come in, all firm and beautiful, it’s only natural to cook...
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Whipped Cheese Mousse, A Shavuot Recipe
Rich, yet light, with just the right touch of fruit to make a festive Shavuot dessert. Even after a rich dairy meal, the gang wants a dairy dessert. And who am I to say nay? I’m a sucker for anything...
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Spaghetti with Walnuts and Herbed Crumbs
Light lunches are the way to go on Succot. At least, in my kitchen. One reason is, the family can’t sustain a rich festive meal followed by just such another in this year’s holiday-followed-by-Shabbat...
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Roasted Vegetables on Polenta
The radio was burbling a nice mix of easy-going blues and jazz. The DJ introduced “Stormy Weather” and right before the song started, I was startled to hear him murmur, “Just let the rain come,...
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