Florentine Steak
Tanya
Folks don’t usually associate steak with Italian food until they get to Florence. My restaurant order is usually fish, so...
Buckwheat Crêpes
Crepes have a fascinating history. They came from a little area in France. And although crepes, pancakes or blini became...
Soup in a pot
All of us had to deal with the leftovers from a Thanksgiving roasted turkey, 4th of July barbecue, or lamb after...
Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff is a Russian dish of sautéed pieces of tender beef served in a sour cream sauce. The dish...
The Art of the Dill
What is your favorite topping for soups and salads? My answer would be “Dill”. During my childhood and adult years...
Bell peppers are my best friends
Did you know that different colors of bell peppers taste differently? Green is the least ripe and the bitterest. The...
As sweet as mangoes
When raw, I am sour, when ripe, I am sweet. My morning is defined by the quality of mango I...
Honey, I baked a honey cake for you!
I rarely bake cakes these days because of bad sugar publicity and everybody’s weight-loss obsession. However, my husband insists that...
Forshmak: A Love Story
The most authentic Ashkenazi Jewish recipe of the Old World is probably forshmak. Forshmak is an Yiddish word meaning “foretaste”,...
Beyond Blintzes
Chag Sameach and Happy Shavuot to you all! Time flies really fast. On the fiftieth day after Passover, Jews celebrate...
Ubiquitous meatballs
What could be more world-wide popular than meatballs? Cosmopolitan meatballs live under different names and have some variations, but essentially,...
Kasha
There is nothing more popular in my house than buckwheat kasha. Buckwheat with butter, buckwheat with milk, buckwheat with chicken...