Bottle of D'Alessandro white truffle oil.
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Truffle Oil: The Dark Side of Labeling

This bottle of "Truffle Oil" was part of a gorgeous Mishloach Manot/birthday present basket I received from my daughter Bella. Reading the ingredient list created an uproar among my guests. Not a single drop of truffle oil. Intrigued, I looked…
Person cutting squash on wooden board.

Kitchen Hammer…

Kitchen Hammer   If I had a kitchen hammer, I would eat my Veggies More Often! In answer to the very frequent question: "how did you get the idea to use a hammer in the kitchen?" You may find the use of a hammer in the kitchen…
A woman and child sitting on the floor.

Learning to Cook with a Sephardi Mother

My Sephardi Mother is the original master. I am always asked whether I have received formal cooking training, and the answer – Machane Imma: I learned mostly from my mother - at first seems somewhat ambiguous, until I introduce her in earnest:…
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Kitchen Talk With Chef Lévana Kirschenbaum

Great story about my demos by Elizabeth Alpern in the Jew and the Carrot “If I catch one of you putting garlic powder in your soup…oy va voy…I’ll sue you”. On a recent Monday evening, Moroccan born Chef Lévana Kirschenbaum…