Vegetable Kugel with Matzah
When I think of Passover I think of two things: my stepmother’s guest list and vegetable kugel with matzah. For years my stepmother has been channeling her mother (Grandma Shirley) who was notorious for opening…
Marinara Sauce with Heirloom Tomatoes
How this kid fell in love with tomatoes Growing up I felt the same way about raw tomatoes as every other kid—yuck! I slid them out the back of my Burger King Whoppers, and ripped…
Collard greens, lima beans, crispy sage & spiced croutons
Ingredients: 1.5 cups of lima beans (if dried, follow directions for cooking before starting this recipe…or just use them from a can) 10 fresh sage leaves (more or less if you’d like) ¼ tsp of…
Tzatziki Sauce | Cucumber Mint Yogurt Sauce
There are so many ways to use a good yogurt dip or “Tzatziki Sauce.” It’s great on potato latkes, can be served alongside some roasted Chinook salmon, or be a dip for a roasted leg…
Friday Night Decompression
It was amazing just lying there on the chaise; a piece of furniture Jonathan I practically gave birth to considering the nine months of arguing in public we endured before it arrived. There are at…
“Jew eat?…No. Jew?”
Part 2 of 4 Part 1: Motion Sickness Part 2: “Jew eat?…No. Jew?” Part 3: So Gay Sorbet with Grandma Shirley Part 4: Adulthood Begins: The UCLA Dorms My father ended up purchasing the silver…
Leeks and Love – A Romance Begins
Part 1 of 3 This is the first part of a three part series on how I fell in love in San Francisco. To skip ahead read Part 2, or Part 3. It all started back…
Lucy’s From El Salvador
The movie Clueless is one of my all-time favorites! Not only does it speak to me, because I was a prepubescent teen in the 90s, the decade it masterfully satirizes, but it also speaks to…