Perfect for picnics, parties, or family suppers, this tasty quiche celebrates a timeless combination: cheese, smoked trout, and mushrooms. The ingredients in this light but richly flavored quiche perfectly…
Cakes, Tarts/ Other Desserts
Crêpes Gâteau with Plum Jam and Chocolate Meringue Cream – Happy Mother’s Day!
I love making crêpes and waffles for my family. My children help to prepare the batter and join in with the cooking. Today you can make crêpes from different…
Inspired by a recipe from Pasta Sfoglia, a cookbook by Ron Suhanosky and Colleen Marnell-Suhanosky. You have no idea how good it is ! -)))…
A roosted chicken, hot or cold, is a most delicious meal. Stuff it or not, and serve it with tiny roast potatoes and broccoli with drawn butter. In summer,…
Last Friday after a long walk in the park, I arrived home to a lovely package on my porch. The package was to me from Bob’s Red Mill-)) I received…
When you are not sure what to serve, this cabbage salad provides the perfect solution, suitable for an informal meal with your family, working lunch with colleagues where a…
Appetizers/ Meat & Poultry/ Poultry, Game
Onion Marmalade with Fig Balsamic Vinegar served over Chicken Liver Pâté
ONION “Rose Among Roots” from The Spice Cookbook, 1964 Had Robert Louis Stevenson been a modern advertising man, and been offered a fee to glorify the onions, he couldn’t…
Breakfast/ Soups/ Vegetable and Grain Soups
Four Grains Soup and Potato Stuffed Flatbread (Aloo Paratha) and Mint, Yogurt Dressing
“He who controls the spice controls the universe. Such were the words uttered by the main character of the movie Dune based on the Frank Herbert science fiction epic…
FENNEL – Venerable Panacea from The Spice Cookbook, 1964This aromatic herb, whose smell is very much like that anise, was believed by ancient scholars to be among the nine…
Forgive me for posting a winter dessert today. I was looking for quinces all winter, unable to find them; a couple of days ago finally I got lucky, and…
The Art of Pastry Making from best-ever Pastry cookbook “There’s a lot of truth in the old adage – as easy as pie. Making pastry isn’t difficult if you…
Usually, I don’t buy ready-to-use bread mix, I cook everything from scratch. But, the first time for everything. I got this bread mix from Bob’s Red Mill company and actually,…
There is nothing more delightful than a complete luncheon of hors-d’oeuvres, especially on a hot day in summer. The color and variety of the various dishes, particularly when accompanied…
A few days ago, I’ve got beautiful homegrown, range-free organic eggs as a present from our dear neighbors, and I decided to make an Egg Sandwich. I truly love…
Chilled Summer Soups/ Other Desserts/ Soups
Papaya-Lime Soup with Strawberries – simply prepared but satisfying end to any meal
Papaya is at its best uncooked, so it typically makes its way into recipes like fruit salad and sorbet. But this soup is a more elegant venue for the…
Different variations of bouillabaisse abound along the Mediterranean coast – every village seems to have its own version – and almost any combination of fish and shellfish can be…