For nearly 50 years, I never cooked sweet potato soup or even heard of a recipe for it. But I ate the soup a few weeks ago at a restaurant; and decided to prepare it at home, since I loved its creamy texture with hints of tang and sweetness. The taste of sweet potatoes registers…
Category: RECIPES
Glazed Lemon Pound Cake – a sweet dessert with pucker power
At the beginning of my fora into cooking and baking, which started fifty years ago, I never thought of using real lemons. Unknowingly I bought those plastic bright-yellow lemon containers. Naturally there was lemon juice in them, but who knows what else? It took me many years to discover fresh lemons, and their many benefits…
Stuffed Cabbage revisited – a Tangy Sauerkraut-Tomato Sauce
I love experimenting with different versions of recipes–and stuffed cabbage offers many alternatives, especially with the internet input. I even found a Kosher site which presented unique points of view, such as adding additional cabbage in the form of sauerkraut in the sauce! What a surprise when I saw the Yamaka-wearing man toss half a…
Pastry returns for Hanukkah – flaky cookie-like confections with cream cheese, butter, nuts and sweets: Rugelach
I never saw my mother or father cook or bake in the kitchen, ever. Lucky for them, (and us too) my parents were affluent and hired a housekeeper/maid to do all of our cooking. And too, since my father was a baker and owned six bakeries, that enabled us (my three younger siblings and…
(Latkes) Potato Pancakes – A Hanukkah Tradition
The warm crispy potatoes, with its soft center, tasted delicious when dipped in the cool cream…
American Goulash: My Version of a Hamburger Classic
I’m a fan of ground beef. I like it simply prepared as a hamburger, or added in stir fries, mixed in casseroles, and added to so many main dishes. Hamburger meat often comes to the table with assorted ingredients like tomatoes, onion, celery, beans, cheese, plus many vegetable choices. Sauces too are a popular ingredient…
Food Art: A Shortbread Cookie Decorated with Sweet and Salty Treats
This new idea came to me as I was about to bake. At the grocery store earlier I had purchased several bag of mini candies for just this purpose, but at the time I had not realized the extent of the possibilities…
