
Cornmeal-Crusted Tilapia Fillets with Cocktail Sauce Recipe
Tilapia might suffer from mild neglect in the States.
It is so underrated! I suspect one of the reasons is because tilapia raised in China gets a reputation for being farmed quite recklessly, and in less than sanitary conditions.…

Noodle Kugel with Apples Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Noodle Kugel
This is one huge favorite in Eastern European Jewish Cooking. This Moroccan Cook has adopted it wholeheartedly.
Alas, it can often err on the rich and eggy side, and so we tend to recoil from it except for a splurge. I have…

Meatless Dinners. Nine Days. Four Wonderful Complete Menus
Meatless Dinners
Meatless Dinners present no challenge whatsoever to me, if only because this is the way we eat at home most weekdays. Fish, salad, soup, vegan high protein pasta, veggie burgers, dairy-free desserts? Yes, gimme!
At…

Sesame Cookies Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Sesame Cookies
Here’s a great Sephardi cookie favorite for you! It’s the perfect Moroccan, and in general Sephardi, flavor trio: chickpeas, sesame and anise. Check out their equally delicious cousins, Sesame Tehina Cookies
These…

Apple Crumb Pie Recipe. Berry and Stone Fruit Variation.
Apple Crumb Pie
Here’s is the all-time American favorite! No crust, all fruit and crumb, oozing with juicy and tart deliciousness! It is as easy to make as the proverbial.... apple crumb pie! One of my favorite comfort foods. And all…

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Recipe. All Variations
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries is hardly a recipe: Just a wonderful gift from yourself to yourself and a few dear friends, deliverable at the drop of a hat. Super exciting party conversation piece too!
Luxurious,…

Chocolate Truffles Recipe. All Variations
Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate Truffles. The name alone makes my tongue smile. They are nothing but troublesome have around (of course you already knew that!) but they are a snap to make. Plus vegan, luxurious, luscious.
I am including…

Cholent Jazzed up: Chestnut Mushroom Soup Recipe
Chestnut Mushroom Soup sounds a lot more refined than cholent, doesn't it?
And yet, that's pretty much all it is!
This shabbos looked like it was going to be another unseasonably chilly day, soup weather. And I had several non-meat eaters…

Zuppa Inglese Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Zuppa Inglese is not a soup at all
Rather, it is an affectionate take on what Italians see as a favorite British dessert, closely related to trifle.
The traditional Zuppa Inglese uses cream and eggs.
As always with desserts known as containing…

Fish in Tehina Sauce Recipe
This fish in tehina sauce is a delicious and ridiculously easy
It is a very good illustration of everything I promise in the Pantry Chapter of my new cookbook, The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen. Glorious Meals Pure and Simple:
A Good Pantry:…

Fig Tart Goat Cheese Recipe
Fig Tart with goat cheese!
Add to this winning pairing rosemary and honey! Rustic, funky and unpretentious elegance.
My Fig tart is easy to make the gluten-free way too:
You could use any flour you like!
No cooking wine or cooking sherry…

Almond Macarons Recipe. All Variations
Much ado about Macarons!
You will never think of macarons as institutional fare after you taste these elegant and easy treats, close cousins of the amaretto cookies, and distinct from the often institutional coconut-based macaroons.
Gluten-free…
