Until I began this blog I had no idea that the dish I am about to describe was poached chicken. My mother called this dish “chicken bottom, “ cooked on the gas as opposed to baking, boiling or frying. Poaching was for French restaurants , which during my growing up years were all treyf and … Continue reading
After my last post, I didn’t believe that I’d be making stuffed cabbage this Sukkos which made me maudlin. After all women in my family, probably in lots of families have been stuffing them for years, even centuries, I’m sure for a perfectly good reason, though no one seems to remember what that reason is. Ididn’t want to … Continue reading
When I sat down to write about stuffed cabbage I imagined the paean I’d compose to this East European Jewish classic. First I would explain the deep mystical meaning behind this delicacy alternatively known as holopches, galupches, tutued kaposta or kruv memuleh depending on where in the Ashkenazi Jewish world one traces one’s roots. After … Continue reading
More than the Jewish answer to wontons, kreplach are a kabalistic food, A krepl (singular for kreplach which is plural) is an edible soft sculpture expressing the nature of Divine judgment. The dough represents Divine mercy (Midas Harahamin) while the meat filling stands for Divine justice (Midas Hadin). Traditionally we float kreplach in the chicken … Continue reading
