What better way to celebrate autumn and Shabbat during Sukkot than with a pumpkin challah? It gets its beautiful yellow-orange color from this pretty combination that gets mixed into the dough. It was great, just enough pumpkin pie flavor to make it interesting, but not so much that it distracted from dinner. But…we can’t wait…
Category: Jewish Holiday
A Tale of Two Kugels
Sweet or Savory? Which kugel should rule? This holiday I made a savory kugel for Rosh Hashanah and my mother’s sweet pareve kugel for Yom Kippur.The reviews are in… The savory Salt and Pepper Kugel was a great side dish. It stood up well to foods with bold flavors and sauces. And the paprika on top…
Chicken with Parsnips and Leeks
I have debated posting this dish, but in the end taste has won out over looks. This is an ugly, boring-looking dish. That almost makes the fact of how flavorful it is even more surprising and enjoyable. Each time I would take a taste while I was cooking it, I was always caught off guard…
Stuffed Cabbage
I hate to say it, but my mother was not such a great cook. But there were a few dishes that she made that were outstanding – sweet and sour meatballs, noodle kugel (when she remembered all the ingredients), chicken fricasse, and stuffed cabbage. Sadly, her stuffed cabbage recipe has been lost. But I have found…
Apple-Cinnamon Challah
Apples and Honey – the traditional foods to eat together to express our hopes for a sweet year to come. So, why not combine the two in one challah? I used the dough recipe from the date challah, since it was so delicious. And this challah was just as delicious, it was a hit with…
Creamed Spinach Matzo Brei with Fried Onions
A couple of years ago, I found a recipe for Matzo Brei with Creamed Spinach and Crispy Onions on Food.Com. I made it and was wowed by it. It has become a necessary part of our Passover meal plan ever since! The only change I have made to the recipe is to use fresh spinach…
Raisin Farfel Kugel
Although I am now in Israel celebrating Passover with my daughter in the Negev, I wanted to leave you with a few recipes for the holiday. This first one is a traditional raisin farfel kugel by Chef Ceasar. I was drawn to it because it reminded me very much of my mothers noodle kugel. I…
Roasted Chicken with Jerusalem Artichokes and Lemon
Spring has sprung here in Dover! We even have enough daffodils blooming that I can start having fresh flowers in the house again. I went out to Farmer Kim to pick up some freshly dug Jerusalem artichokes. Getting fresh veggies again is making me so happy! I have been waiting all winter for the Jerusalem…
Rose’s Pickled Red Peppers
I always liked my mother’s friend Rose. They were friends in Kindergarten (in 1932), then ended up reconnecting when, as young mothers in the late 1940’s, their apartments were right by each other. They remained friends ever since. It was always a treat for me when Rose and her husband, Jack, would come to visit….
Salmon “Hamentaschen”
Happy Purim! I saw the recipe for these savory hamentaschen and I could not resist trying them! Honestly, I was not expecting much, it was ust the novelty that I was going for, but to my great surprise, they were really, really good! The only change I made was to make the cucumber-dill sauce as…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 