My mother always served Intagashlinganah Borsht at lunch on the second day of Pesach but I never knew why. It certainly wasn’t to please me. I mean which kid, especially a non Russian one likes borsht? Even my husband who is a blessedly non picky eater still complains about how his parents served it at his … Continue reading
It wasn’t until I read this week’s Torah reading that I finally figured out what the lentil soup incident was all about. Call me dense, but although I’d first heard the story too many decades ago to count, the meaning didn’t click until just now. Although this is a recipe column the story isn’t really … Continue reading
It’s the Nine Days, when cooking options are severely curtailed and I’ve been craving cabbage noodles. That’s the name my mother uses for the archetypical European dish alternatively known as káposztás tészta, Kraut Lukshen, or Kraut Pletzlach. It’s perfect for this week because it is pareve and filling. Thought cabbage noodles was a mostly because it’s … Continue reading
