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…
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…
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:…
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…