What happens when you take four American foodies and send them to Paris in December?
Eating. And lots of it.
Ron and I just returned from a week in Paris with friends, chock full of epicurean delights.
Winter in Paris means thick hot chocolate, roasted chestnuts, steaming meat stews, and mulled wine. (Oh yeah, we saw [...]
Ingredients
1 large butternut squash (4-5 lbs.), peeled and cut into large chunks
1 large apple, peeled, cored and quartered
1 large onion, chopped
curry powder
salt
vegetable oil
butter (optional)
Preparation
Sauté the onion in oil (and butter, if using butter) with curry powder and salt. Once onion is cooked (translucent), add the apple and continue to sauté for a few moments.
Add [...]
Ingredients
2/3 cup Graham cracker crumbs
2 tbs. butter, melted
8oz. cream cheese (1 small package)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
a miniature muffin tin and mini muffin tin liners
Preparation
Crust: combine crumbs and butter, and press into miniature muffin tins.
Filling: Beat cream cheese, vanilla, egg and sugar. Pour batter into muffin tins.
Assemble: Pour batter into muffin tins.
Bake [...]
Ingredients
4 eggs, separated
¾ cup sugar (¼ cup + ½ cup)
1 tube (7+ oz.) almond paste, chilled
1¼ cups melted butter, warm
1 tsp. almond extract
2 cups flour
¼ tsp. salt
Preparation
*** PREHEAT OVEN to 350° ***
Preheat oven to 350°.
Grate the chilled almond paste into a bowl.
Pour the warm melted butter over the almond paste. Mix with a fork [...]
The best apple pie. Ever. (Don’t try to argue; you will lose.)
Ingredients
Crust:
2 cups flour
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup butter (1 stick)
1 cup sugar
4 egg yolks (+ 1 egg yolk (optional) for coating top crust)
Filling:
2 or 3 large Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples, cored, peeled and sliced
¼ cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Preparation
*** PREHEAT OVEN [...]
This recipe came from my creative mother-in-law, who has a a knack for creating quick and satisfying meals. The carrots provide a nice sweetness that balances the lentils well. Try mixing in some spinach, swiss chard or some home-made croutons for a nice addition.
Ingredients
2 cups lentils
1 head of garlic, minced
1 pound carrots, grated
8 cups water [...]
My Conversion Story (Briefly!)
In March of 2004 I took the plunge. Literally.
Actually, the story starts a little earlier–October ‘02 to be exact. I vividly remember walking from the train station to Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple for my appointment with the rabbi. I thought I might want to be Jewish. I was nervous. What would [...]
So, I was at the supermarket (Shop Rite) today, and I overheard a pair of young (teenage) employees trying to fill a “shop-at-home” order. Their conversation went something like this:
Girl Employee: Let’s see, we need to get some radishes. Which ones are the radishes? Oh, here they are. [Picks up a [...]
