Local asparagus is in!!! To me, this is the real sign that spring is here. We will be obsessively eating asparagus for the next few weeks, it’s one of our traditions… “When they pick it, we will eat it” We also still have some matzoh left over, so I decided to make the romesco sauce…
Month: April 2017
Brussel Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes and Eggs with Pomegranate Molasses
Can you believe I STILL have sweet potatoes from my garden?! Whether it really was a good harvest or just the fact that I took 8 weeks off from cooking during my campaign, I am not sure. But here is what part of the harvest looked like. We got some nice brussels sprouts this week,…
Southern Sweet Challah (Doris Koplin)
Practically perfect…that is the only way to describe this challah. I can say that because this is not my recipe, it is actually a recipe from Doris Koplin of Atlanta that I got from Maggie Glazer’s book A Blessing of Bread. But truly, this was as amazing challah. With the icing and raisins it was like…
Escalivada (Catalan Roast Vegetables)
I am in love! I want to put these vegetables on everything! And yes, we were continuing our Spanish theme from Passover. It was so simple. Rub on some oil, sprinkle with salt, wrap in aluminum foil, then bake. Unwrap, peel, chop and sprinkle with olive oil, salt and sherry vinegar. And, ta da! A…
Quajado
Our Spanish Passover continues… Lauren is home, so we needed a vegetarian dinner option and opted for a Quajado, an egg, cheese and vegetable dish. For tonight, we used zucchini, feta and cheddar. The combination was simply delicious. Salty, rich and slightly sweet. To complete the dinner we added a Spanish spinach dish with pine…
Our Spanish Seder
I decided to make an all-Spanish food Seder this year. It started with a Spanish Sephardic Charoset with hazelnuts, pistachios, marcona almonds, walnuts, dates, pears, figs and apples. This made a fabulous Hillel sandwich with my home-made maror (horseradish) The serious eating started with saffron sofrito matzoh ball soup. This was so good, it will likely become…
Butternut Squash – Potato Bundles
Latkes are not just for Hanukkah! I am not sure if these are really latkes since there is no egg in them. THey are really kind of a cross between , latkes, hash browns and shoestring french fries. The combination of butternut squash and potato was fantastic. Just a touch of sweetness. It was also really…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 