Ghormeh Sabzi

 

"Can you cook Persian food?” a friend asked me not so long ago. “A little bit,” I answered. “Can you cook Ghormeh sabzi?” she continued “Not really, I’ve never tried”. “Can you try? I’d like to surprise my husband, this is his favorite dish ever, and me, I can't cook it for my life”

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Challah

 

When I was a young kid we had 3 types of bread. On weekdays we had white bread and black bread, on shabbat we had challah. Nutritionally, the difference between white bread and black was minimal, the black bread got its name because it was darker than the white bread and was a little bit healthier.

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Chicken Paprikash

 

"Why don’t you finish your plate?” asked Batia reproachfully, “Don’t you like it?” She added in a heavy Hungarian accent. “I love it Batia, but I’m full,” I answered. “Eat up, you always must finish your plate”.
One of the first apartments that I lived in when I was a student was in a neighborhood filled with brick and mortar stores.

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Rugelach

It doesn’t matter if its summer or winter, a holiday or just another work day, and even if you don’t cherish the english tradition, freshly baked Rugelach are best for 5 o’clock tea.

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Veggie Loaf

 

In the past few years, my family has had a tradition of Meatless Mondays. We try not to eat meat more than a couple of times a week, but on Mondays we eat only vegetarian dishes, meaning no meat, chicken or fish. Since I do not eat carbs either, Meatless Monday is a bit of a challenge.

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Rifaat – Moroccan Tea Biscuits

 

A few months ago, we had some friends visiting and I suddenly fell into a baking mood. This is not my typical state of mind. I do cook, and some people may say that I cook well but baking is another story. However, friends were coming over and my mother always said that you just can’t have tea without cookies.

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Classic Mac & Cheese

 

There are some dishes that I got to know only after we moved to the United States. Mac & cheese is one of them. For me, this dish is so American that it even feels weird to translate its name to my native tongue. While in Hebrew the name is not really appetizing, the words Mac & cheese, on the other hand, immediately make my taste buds run.

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