Kugel is the Yiddish word for pudding. In Jewish cooking it generally refers to a sweet or savory baked pudding or casserole made of noodles or potatoes. Although originating from central Europe 800 years ago, today it has become a delicious traditional side dish served on Jewish holidays or on the Sabbath in the…
Greek Chicken and Potatoes (revisited)
This is one of my all time favorite recipes for roast chicken and potatoes! I recently made it again and decided it was worthy of posting some of the pics I couldn’t resist taking. After all, isn’t a picture worth a thousand words? Seriously, this dish is not only bursting with flavor from the familiar…
Colorful Stuffed Peppers
These Colorful Stuffed Peppers are wonderful to serve when there is a chill in the air like we’ve been having this winter here in sunny San Luis Obispo. When we lived in Chicago and Maryland one of the things I looked forward to most was cooking the many warming comfort foods we craved in the…
Appetizer Demo Class
This past week I held my third class as part of an annual series of cooking demos our synagogue began offering three years ago. The first one I did was on How to Prepare a Cheese and Fruit Board. Last year the topic was Passover Desserts (so good you can eat them any time of year)! This…
Over-the-Top Pigs in Blankets
These Over-the-Top Pigs in Blankets are one of the appetizers I demonstrated for my recent Appetizer class. This recipe is a twist on a previous one I posted called “Pigs in a Blanket with Black Pepper Pastry”. You can check it out here. Over-the-Top Pigs in Blankets (adapted from Food and Wine online) Ingredients One-14-ounce…
Caesar Salad
Caesar Salad is one of my favorite salads! If it is on the menu at a good restaurant 8 out of 10 times I will order it. When I decided to add a salad to my already plentiful brunch menu for New Year’s Day I chose to make this recipe from Epicurious online. I will definitely…
Bacon-and-Leek Quiche
I promised to share this luscious quiche recipe I served at a recent New Year’s Day brunch with you so here it is. I actually hadn’t made a quiche in many years, and for some reason I had been thinking lately a lot about how delicious a bacon/leek combination would be. In the past I have…
Brown Beef Stock
I have made Julia Child’s French Onion Soup Gratineed four times so far and it is just amazing! I made it again recently for our friends because it is one of their favorites. They both agreed it is over the top delicious! You can, of course, make this soup using packaged good quality beef…
Brunch Buffet for New Year’s Day…Hello 2020!
We invited our neighbors to join us yesterday for a NewYear’s Day brunch! We all moved into our homes here in Slo a little more than six years ago, and became a close knit group fairly quickly. We have formed our own little family in many ways, looking out for each other when one of…
Happy Hanukkah 2019!
“GATHER ROUND THE TABLE, WE’LL GIVE YOU A TREAT…DREIDELS TO PLAY WITH AND LATKES TO EAT…” Here is my favorite latke recipe… https://dinneratsheilas.com/post/181005226052/a-hanukkah-dinner-for-2018 and my favorite sugar cookie recipe… https://dinneratsheilas.com/post/2130058310/rich-roll-cookies