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Almond Cake in Orange Syrup
Get Ready for Passover Claudia Roden has written numerous cookbooks on Middle Eastern food. She was born in 1936 in Cairo, Egypt. She lives in North London – apparently BLOCKS from our old flat! If I had only known, I would have stalked her! This recipe is from The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from […]
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A Traditional Pennsylvania Dutch Dish I grew up eating pickled beets and eggs. I LOVE them and even eat them for breakfast. It is a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dish. I guess I should book weekend at Schrute Farms. “Schrute Farms is the number one beet-related agrotourism destination in Northeastern Pennsylvania. We offer the finest accommodations […]
Continue ReadingRaspberry BellaVitano from Sartori
I happen to love cheese. Yes, it’s one of my many downfalls. A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit Wallace: Gromit, that’s it! Cheese! We’ll go somewhere where there’s cheese! [Looks at “Cheese Holidays” magazine, then out window] Wallace: Everybody knows the moon is made of cheese… [a machine malfunctions] Wallace: Well, what’s wrong […]
Continue ReadingCorned Beef & Cabbage Pizza
Erin Go Bragh We already had our Corned Beef and Cabbage on Sunday. I know this is a ridiculous idea, but I find the following recipe appealing. I think if you drink enough green beer, it just might work. Corned Beef & Cabbage Pizza Makes 2 medium (14-inch) pies For the dough 2 tsp sugar […]
Continue ReadingEarthquake Cake
I’m All Shoke Up We woke up this morning at 4:04am to an earthquake. Not a big one – 4.4, but the epicenter was quite close. It certainly got one’s attention. So, here I am with a splitting headache, nursing a cup of coffee and trying to figure out what on earth to write about […]
Continue ReadingChicken Tikka Masala
I really fancy an Indian (Need a curry fix) My cousin, Marissa, asked me to post a Chicken Tikka Masala recipe. I love getting suggestions from people. It’s not easy to wake up every morning with a new culinary idea! Thanks Marissa! I have been cooking Indian food for 25 years. It is my desert […]
Continue ReadingOmelette Molière
An Omelette and a Glass of Wine One of my favorite culinary books, is An Omelette and a Glass of Wine by Elizabeth David. Sadly, she passed away in 1992. The book is a series of short pieces on food and wine. She is described as the woman who became Britain’s greatest 20th-century cookery writer. The BBC […]
Continue ReadingSausage & Potato Coddle
A Traditional Irish Coddle St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner, and what a better way to celebrate than with traditional Dublin Coddle? Irish coddle is a hearty dish that involves layering meat and vegetables and “coddling” or cooking just below the boiling point. In the days when Catholics were not supposed to eat meat […]
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The original Irish coffee was invented by Joseph Sheridan, a head chef at Foynes, County Limerick but originally from Castlederg, County Tyrone. Foynes’ port was the precursor to Shannon International Airport in the west of Ireland; the coffee was conceived after a group of American passengers disembarked from a Pan Am flying boat on a […]
Continue ReadingCouscous with Melted Scallions
Another Simple Side This is another dish I made from a random cookbook, which I adapted. Couscous is a coarsely ground semolina pasta that is a dietary staple in North African countries. It is also widely used in Middle Eastern countries and has become popular in American dishes. It is made of semolina, flour, salt, […]
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