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Jewish Holiday’s Part IV
This will conclude my series on the Jewish Holiday’s. I made my chopped liver which I finally finished up last night. I also made gefilte fish. I took out the liquid added sugar and black pepper and brought it to a boil. I then added the fish into the liquid ... more
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Mandel Bread. I got this recipe many years ago from my friend. It is a foul proof recipe that I have tweaked. I make it every year. I change up batters and I change up the candies. This year I used fresh blueberries in a batch with yogurt covered raisins. ... more
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Yesterday I made my Grandma Hilda’s stuffed cabbage. It came out delicious. Just making that recipe brings me back to my childhood in Boro Park. It is so wonderful that I was cooking my stuffed cabbage my memories went back to dinners at my grandmothers where we all ate in ... more
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Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Jewish New Year. It is the holiday of food, feasts and fasts ending with Yom Kipper. The first night of the holiday I cook. I mainly do it for my mom. Yesterday I made my mother’s brisket. I also started on m grandmother’s ... more
Read moreChicken Salad with Grapes and Scallions
I have been eating my Costco chicken for days with the kale salad. I love it, but I needed a change. I decided to make chicken salad. I had grapes and beautiful scallions that I purchased from Fairway. I tried making the dressing for the salad similar to ones that ... more
Read moreItalian Chicken Tenders
It was hot yesterday, and I had a long day. I also needed to make Mr. Max his chicken liver. I marinated chicken tenders in Wishbone Italian salad dressing. Wishbone Italian dressing is the only bottled dressing I use to marinate my chicken.I put my chicken into a ziploc plastic ... more
Read moreIndian Summer
It is the day after Labor Day. It is 90° F. I am also again cooking for one. Well it is really two, counting cooking for Mr. Max. I make Mr. Max beef liver or chicken liver every day. Cooking for Mr. Max is easy, it is cooking just for ... more
Read moreA wonderful new salad
I love salad, If the salad is extraodinary, I can eat it every day. I first saw this salad on an episode of Barefoot Contessa. Ina called it a winter salad. It includes kale, brussel sprouts, radicchio, and dried cranberries. The first thing I thought was I am going to ... more
Read moreChicken Sausage and Peppers made very very easy
I made a very very easy chicken sausage and peppers last night. I purchased frozen peppers and onions already prepped from Trader Joe’s. I took a sheet tray and placed the peppers and onions in the bottom. I cut the already cooked chicken sausage and sliced it up. I added ... more
Read moreFast Food III
Yesterday I took my daughter shopping. By 6:00 we were ready for dinner. I asked what she wanted and the answer was KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken). I really did not want it because of the fat and salt content. Against my better judgement I gave in. I ordered the chicken ... more
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