In Joan Nathan’s cookbook, King Soloman’s Table (A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking From Around The World), you will find this recipe for Tabbouleh with Apples, Walnuts, and Pomegranate, adpated from Chef Michael Solomonov. Tabbouleh, derived from the Arabic word, taabil, meaning “seasoning”, is traditionally made in the mountains of Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Syria…
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Almond and Plum Snack Cake
This beautiful Almond and Plum Snack Cake appears in the current issue of Food and Wine magazine. This recipe is just one of thousands of desserts prepared by professional pastry chefs in Manhattan for what has become a baked good-fueled fundraiser. Begun by pastry chef Natasha Pickowicz, who directs the pastry program at Altro Paradiso…
Poached Pears in Chocolate Cups with Raspberry Sauce
I made these Poached Pears in Chocolate Cups with Raspberry Sauce for dessert after our brisket dinner last weekend. Poaching is gentle, stove-top cooking, and pears are an ideal fruit for this cooking method. The best pear for poaching in my opinion is the Bosc. I prefer Bosc for a few reasons. There is a…
Summer Fruit Bowl
With summer fruit at its peak why not consider filling a trifle bowl with colorful melon balls, pineapple, kiwi, berries, grapes or whatever combinations you prefer? Agreed it is a bit time consuming to use the melon baller instead of simply cutting up a melon (which you could also do and still arrange it in…
Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake
I first saw this recipe for the Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake above in the New York Times Online Cooking Column. I served it this morning when a friend came over for coffee. We both agreed it’s a keeper! The recipe comes from Yotam Ottolenghi, a well known Israeli-British chef, restaurant owner, and food writer. With…
Cheese and Fruit Board Demo
Recently I held a class in my home through a program our synagogue created featuring a series of cooking demos. The subject was the presentation of a cheese and fruit board for entertaining. It was a lot of fun, and everyone went away having learned something, me included! A few have already put their…
Tomato-Peach Salad with Fresh Basil and White Balsamic Vinaigrette
Summer and salads! They go hand in hand! At this time of year when the peaches are at their best I love to add them to salads. This salad I prepared recently with red ripe tomatoes and juicy fresh peaches from the Farmers market. You want somewhat firm but ripe peaches, not too…
Peach Tart
With peaches at their peak a couple of weeks ago this fresh Peach Tart from the Food 52 website was the perfect ending to the meal I prepared for our friends from Maryland on the first evening of their arrival. Not only is it delicious it is so simple to prepare. Here is what Amanda…
Grilled Herb-Marinated Pork Loin
Here is the recipe for the Grilled Herb-Marinated Pork Loin which I mentioned in my previous post. I had a request from a faithful fan for it, so here we go… It is a recipe from Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, but she does it with pork tenderloin, which I have done in the past…
Farmers Markets For All Seasons
On a recent Saturday morning I looked out the window of our hotel room to see that much of the parking lot had been converted to a large bustling farmers market, one of the many weekly markets in and around San Luis Obispo. After breakfast I headed out to see what they had to offer….