Monthly Archives: November 2009
Latkes, In ‘n’ Out style
Do you live in California, Nevada, Arizona or Utah? Do you know how to get a double-double animal style? If not, you might want to check out this regional fast food. Now, what would happen if the good folks at … Continue reading
Israeli Couscous… Thanksgiving Style
What more can I say about couscous other than it is delicious and hearty. It is available in both large and small grains; even though both are available here in Israel, in the US “Israeli Couscous” refers to dishes using … Continue reading
Filed under Fruit and Vegtables, Israeli, Jewish, Pasta and Grains
Pumpkin Kugel
How does one combine traditional Thanksgiving flavors with a Jewish food flare? Pumpkin Kugel. I was lucky enough to cook this week with my brother and mom, and even more lucky to use all of my parent’s fancy cooking accessories … Continue reading
Filed under Fruit and Vegtables, Holidays, Jewish
Carrot Cake
Once again I am asking the question “is this Jewish?” I don’t know. Carrot Cake recipes appear in a number of my Jewish cookbook, but not one of them indicates why its Jewish. A google search on the origins of … Continue reading
Filed under Deli, Dessert, Fruit and Vegtables, Rosh Hashana
Bourekas ver 1.0
Remember that show, the one about nothing? Well it was very flattered in Israel by a knock-off version whose name I cannot recall and is presently eluding my web searches. In it the Kramer character goes to a new bourekas … Continue reading
“chello” and challah french toast
as amiee put it, i am also quite *delighted* to join the heathen-jewish-foodie-blogging team! ah, cooking. as dafna can attest, cooking and i have not always been the best of friends–i.e. trips to the supermarket spent wandering for far too … Continue reading
My Mamma’s Lentil Soup
So it’s starting to get a little chilly in Tel Aviv and the fact that I’ll be celebrating my first Thanksgiving away from home is sinking in so I figured it was necessary to make something homey. So I decided … Continue reading
Filed under Fruit and Vegtables, Israeli, Jewish, Parve
Delightful
This is the one word I could come up with to sum up the latest (and most likely last) Heathen to join our little clan. Ariel S. will be delighting us with her wonderful baked goods and recipes, some of … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Kreplach
The weather in Nor Cal has turned chilly and I have been nursing a cold for the past few days, which has been making me crave soup. My mother used to make giant vats of vegetable soup on Sundays and … Continue reading
Filed under Ashkenazi, Jewish, Meat, Pasta and Grains, Purim, Soup, Yom Kippur
