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Chestnut Stuffing

Wednesday 24 Nov 2010 | 1 Comment
Filed under: Entrees, Holidays, Main course, Side Dishes Tags: carrots, celery, garlic, sage, stuffing, thanksgiving

By: Deanna Linder From the time you are in preschool in America, children are taught about the holiday of Thanksgiving. We were explained the story of the pilgrims, who came from England on their ships, who happened to meet the friendly "Indians" upon their arrival to America. The two foreign groups then decided to have a feast to celebrate the pilgrims’ arrival and the Indian's making of new friends. This large feast included the eating of turkey, yams, cranberries and other such native items to the East Coast. Ironically, as you get older, you find out that absolutely none of this is true. A. the Indians weren't in fact Indians, but the indigenous people to America, also known as Native Americans. B. The pilgrims did not make friends with the Indians, instead slaughtering them in an attempt to civilize and claim stake to the occupied land. C. One can easily concur that given A and B, that there was no such feast with turkey and the likes. So once you figure this out, you are left with...
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Chocolate Banana Cake

Wednesday 17 Nov 2010 | 2 Comments
Filed under: Sweets Tags: banana, chocolate

By: Danya Weiner I have a fetish for sweets- this is a definite inheritance from my mother who would always have a secret stash of chocolate next to her bedside, for when she would wake up from a nap and need a sweet fix. Like my mother, I love to bake and always like to have something sweet in the house. There is something about a full cookie jar that warms my heart. I remember a certain night when I baked granola cookies and then went out to a yoga class and for the duration of the class I kept thinking that the smell of fresh baked granola cookies was simply exuding from me. I came home and told Oded that I hope Eviatar remembers me as "the mom who always smelled like fresh baked cookies". I have several staple baking recipes that I always use, but I'm always looking for some new ones to try. A few weeks ago I came across a post on a blog called 80 breakfasts, with a recipe for a chocolate banana cake that looked rich and moist. I tried it and it was in need of a slight makeover- so...
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Fresh Tarts

Wednesday 10 Nov 2010 | No Comments
Filed under: Entrees, Salads, Side Dishes Tags: balsamic vinegar, beets, blue cheese, feta, mint, pumpkin, ricotta, sage, tart, zucchini

By: Deanna Linder For an American, Israel to me appears to be a tribal society. Tribal not in any violent sense, but meaning "societies organized largely on the basis of kinship" as defined by many anthropologists. It was this kinship, mostly between friends, of no familial relation, that ignited my initial love for the country and its culture. For me, this has translated for a fabulous group of friends who have come as close as possible to the family I miss so dearly. In practical terms, this has translated in many group gatherings-our group rolls 18 deep-where undoubtedly food, and lots of it, is served. When it comes the time to divide the culinary duties, somehow, each time, I am asked to make a "peshtida", the Hebrew term for quiche. In the beginning I found it a bit offensive- the only girl in the group with professional culinary training- is being asked to throw a bunch of ingredients together and throw them in the oven. Then I simply realized that at these group gatherings, peshtida's...
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Eyal Shani Cooks on the Beach

Sunday 7 Nov 2010 | 1 Comment
Filed under: General

By: Danya Weiner Last week a friend of mine invited me to photograph an event which Eyal Shani was catering. It was a beach event. I had to remind myself every so often to take pictures of the guests, and not just of the incredible culinary spectacle. I will let the pictures speak for themselves. Enjoy. Continue reading →

Olive Oil and Balsamic Roasted Eggplants

Wednesday 3 Nov 2010 | 1 Comment
Filed under: Side Dishes Tags: balsamic vinegar, eggplants, olive oil

You know when you have a recipe that follows you for so long that you have no idea where it originated from? That’s this recipe. This eggplant dish is almost always on the menu when I have friends over for Saturday lunch, and they work great next to another one of my recipe staples, the grape leaf bake, as an antipasti or as a brushetta, like we photographed (and ate). I like recipes that aren't too inventive- I like the ones that take a recipe that everyone knows (and can make) that have a little twist, either in ingredients or preparation, which makes them stand out, and then I add them to my recipe arsenal. The unique ingredient here is the balsamic vinegar. I mix olive oil and balsamic vinegar (as much as the two can be mixed), and then using a kitchen brush, I brush the slices of eggplants on both sides and then roast in the oven. The sugar from the balsamic caramelizes during baking, leaving the eggplants slightly sweet and very golden. I love the eat this dish right out of the...
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