One of the great things about Passover in Ukraine is that many of the dishes we normally eat are naturally kosher for Pesach. A prime example is borsht, perhaps the most well-known and beloved example of Ukrainian cuisine. Every Ukrainian woman has her own version and so I present to you my very own, one…
Well, let me rephrase that…we’ve been forced into eating them since for past few months they’ve arrived on our doorstep every Wednesday evening. We try very very hard not to waste the leafy green veggies in our CSA for a few reasons though neither my boyfriend nor I would purchase them voluntarily. Many of the…
February 23, Defender of the Fatherland Day, is a former Soviet memorial holiday celebrating those soldiers who fell defending red Russia in the Russian Civil War from 1918-1921. Today it has become a sort of Men’s Day (to compliment Women’s Day, which takes place on March 8). Although many Ukrainians don’t celebrate this holiday, our…
“Local? No, no. None of this here is local,” said the sour-faced woman wrapped in blankets next to her table of produce. “But at least I’m honest. You see that guy over there? He’s selling strawberries as ‘home grown.’” The woman scoffed and shook her head. “Home grown! In February!” I knew better than to…
I know you know how it is. You look in the fridge and see half a cauliflower here, half a bunch of kale there, maybe a few lonely carrots or turnips hiding beneath the kale at the bottom of the drawer. And a new CSA box is due in a day or two. Times like…
Delicious on almost anything – pasta, roasted vegetables, chicken, bread, drizzled in soups …. Yield: 1 ½ cups Ingredients: 4 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves, washed ( about 1 large bunch or 2 small bunches) 1-3 cloves garlic ¼ – ½ cup toasted pumpkinseeds 1 cup extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper to…
This is a really satisfying (and healthy) dip. When you taste it, you wont believe that it is made with yogurt! they key is to taste as you go – and keep adjusting the seasoning until it tastes just right (after all some garlic cloves are HUGE other are tiny, some are extremely potent others…
Curried Sweet Potato Latke from Joan Nathan’s Jewish Cooking in America 1 lb sweet potatoes, peeled ½ cup all-purpose flour 2 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. brown sugar 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp cayenne pepper 2 tsp curry powder 1 tsp cumin Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 2 large eggs, beaten ½ cup…
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