Category Archives: Recipes / Recetas
Vişinată – Sour Cherry Drink
Hello Janet, I was wondering if you had a recipe for a drink my grandma used to make, it was, I think, called visnada or visnata and basically a sour cherry syrup with the fruits it. It was reduce and … Continue reading
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Oops! A few quick remarks about Pandespanya
Pandespanya (sponge cake) can be made at Passover substituting matza cake meal for flour. At other times of year, I love the texture obtained making it with regular flour; however, if you want a superfine texture, use cake flour instead. It’s pretty amazing.
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Matza Meal vs. Flour: To substitute, or not to substitute?
Thank you so much for the recipes. I read them thru and wanted to do a cooking/baking marathon so I could have them all on my table at once. Question: do you have a formula for making some of the desserts … Continue reading
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In a Sephardic Kitchen, Tradition Is Where You Make It – and Keep It (Pandespanya)
Note (3/19/2010): I discovered that the original page this article was posted on was corruped, making it impossible to read! Here it is, all cleaned up and ready to go again. The original post begins with the note just below. It’s … Continue reading
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Why buy the whole cow…
Wow. No sooner did I announce online that I’m selling a Passover cookbook than someone wrote to ask why they should pay for my recipes when there are so many available for free on the web. So, here’s why…
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I never forget there are mysterious forces at work
I’m just back from 24 hours without heat, light or (gasp!) phone service. Me and 249,999 other homes on the Costa Brava, and all because of a freaky, freaky snow storm. So much for life in a temperate zone! Blinding, … Continue reading
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Ajada (Q & A and a recipe)
Hi Janet, My mother used to make what we called Ajada. It was made with soaked bread, eggs, fresh garlic and lemon juice. It was mixed and mashed together and we used it as a dip for meat. What is … Continue reading
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Cooking classes are back! / Vuelven los talleres de cocina sefardi
It’s been quite a while, so I’m very pleased to announce that Sephardic cooking classes are set to resume. In mid-January 2010, I will be offering classes near Barcelona in Pineda de Mar, Spain, at my restaurant. They will be taught in English and/or Spanish, depending … Continue reading
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