Ham Salad
This Ham Salad recipe is an old family favorite. I always make this with leftover ham. You can have your butcher (if you have a butcher!) grind ham for you, or grind it in a food processor or grinding attachment.
- Yields: Makes about 3¾ cups, enough for 6 sandwiches
Chicken Sopa Seca de Fideo
Chicken Sopa Seca de Fideo is a dry soup made with thin pasta that is sautéd and browned and combined with tomatoes, onions and garlic and cooked in a broth.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Oranges, Kiwi, Candied Ginger & Grand Marnier
This refreshing and beautiful fruit plate of Oranges, Kiwi, Candied Ginger & Grand Marnier couldn't be easier. This is a great dessert to serve after a big meal.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Crispy Beef & Pickle Tacos
These Crispy Beef & Pickle Tacos were created by Steve Arroyo, when he owned a restaurant called Malo in Los Angeles, CA. He opened up Escuela Taqueria in Pasadena, where I was first introduced to these absolutely delicious tacos, that are stuffed with crispy fried beef, cheddar cheese and dill pickle chips. It's like a burger in a taco shell!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Lamby Cake
One day, I was leafing through my mother’s Joy of Cooking and - low and behold – the instructions to bake this exact lamb cake is right in the book! This cake is a family tradition.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: 8 - 10 Servings
Green Chili Macaroni & Cheese
This Green Chili Macaroni & Cheese is one of our family favorite recipes. We call it Grandma's macaroni. My mother-in-law gave me this recipe years ago. I make this when I'm tired. I usually have all the ingredients in the pantry.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Spinach Noodle Kugel for Passover
Spinach Noodle Kugel is a great recipe that can be made for Passover. Passover and Easter usually fall around the same time of year, and this kugel recipe is a traditional Jewish dish with kosher-for-Passover noodles, or for the rest of the year, using regular noodles.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Smashed Tiny Potatoes
Smashed Tiny Potatoes are roasted, smashed, and fried to crispy perfection!
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Dill Pickle Soup
You've got to try this unusual Dill Pickle Soup, which is popular in Poland. It's creamy and delicious.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 3 - 4 Servings
Lemon Cake
This Lemon Cake is lemony, moist and delicious.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Yields: 16 servings











