Tonight I made myself a very simple, and surprisingly wonderful dinner: roasted potatoes with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, chives and parsley in a lemon olive-oil vinaigrette. It was so simple, so fast – and the contrast of the warm, creamy potatoes with the crisp cucumber and acidic tomatoes was perfect for a summer evening. I finished…
Little known fact: I was actually on the Food Network once. The show was an Al Roker on the Road special about food clubs, and I was featured in a segment about a group called Girl Friday in Iowa City. Unfortunately, the episode aired on the first night of Pesach in 2004, so I’ve never…
When I have people over for Shabbat dinner during the winter I always make some kind of kugel as a side dish. But in the summer, nobody wants a warm kugel, so I have to come up with a nice rotation of cold salads that don’t bore me to death. This one I got from…
From the Associated Press: For years, horseradish has enjoyed a place of privilege at the seder, the carb- and symbolism-heavy meal that celebrates Passover. Along with its counterparts on the Passover plate, horseradish helps tell the story of the Jews’ liberation from Egyptian slavery and exodus into the desert: Unleavened, cracker-like matzoh recalls the bread…
Roasted Strawberry Salad with Goat Cheese Croutons Serves 4 2 cups of strawberries cut in half, stemmed 4 ounces of goat cheese 1/3 cup of bread crumbs (use Panko, if available) 2 T. fresh flat leaf parsley-chopped finely 1 T. fresh thyme-chopped finelyFlour for dipping the cheese 1 egg-beaten 4 cups baby greens such as…
Serves 6 2 bunch watercress 2 heads frisee (French curly endive) 1 Belgian endive cored and sliced 1 green apple, cut into julienne, or very thinly sliced 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon honey 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 9 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper 1) In a large bowl whisk the…
The tension between bitter and sweet is most clearly tasted when we eat charoset, which represents the mortar used during our bitter servitude, yet is most likely the sweetest thing at your seder table. Here’s a wonderful salad that Ellie created which plays off this tension in new and unexpected ways: 4 navel oranges 1/2…
1 bunch arugula olive oil 1 leek, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced 1 apple, cored and sliced (these first three ingredients all came from my box) balsamic or cider vinegar walnut oil handful of walnuts, toasted cheese optional 1) Wash and dry the arugula. Put it into a salad bowl. 2) Heat…
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