Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: A La Francaise

Due to the overwhelming response we had for this menu, we are repeating it all over again, so those of you who couldn’t register to our sold-out demo get another chance! Stay home with some French Classics, a good bottle of wine and some baguette: What could possibly beat this treat? I am including my [...]

Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday November 7th: Secrets of Gluten-Free Baking

Although the number of gluten-free commercial offerings is expanding daily, I am sorry to say they are quite often loaded with trashy worthless ingredients, and not terribly tasty, which makes gluten-free eating an unhealthy and uninspiring experience, defeating the whole purpose. You would be amazed how resourceful you can get with gluten-free baking right in [...]

Pardes Tasting Menu: A Multi-Dish Multi-Level Feast

Chef Moshe Wendel of Pardes Restaurant looks, sounds and cooks like a force of nature. I was there last Sunday with my friends Larisa and Gene, and their precious daughter Chasya, and rather than order specific dishes, we willingly submitted to Chef Moshe’s magic and ordered a complete tasting menu, confident we were in expert [...]

Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday October 24th: Italian Feast

Italian flavors at their best! Each dish is a meal in its own right. Except for the dessert, all dishes are gluten-free I have a pretty fantastic egg-free take on the delicious but prohibitively egg yolk-rich classic zabaglione. I’ll be demonstrating: Chicken cacciatore Herb Italian bean soup Panzanella with mock shrimp Mille-feuille with zabaglione and [...]

Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday September 19th: Opening Act Sephardi Style

You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and you will hardly ever get a chance to start on a higher note than when offering one of the following sumptuous Sephardi first courses. Don’t worry, I am making sure you get dessert too, as long as we are working with all the [...]

Yemenite Meat Halbah Soup Recipe

A meal onto itself, a wonderful comfort food.  All you need to round it out is some good bread and salad. All of you avoiding red meat, use a turkey thigh. A word about Halbah, which is the trademark ingredient of Yemenite cooking, and which gives the soup its name: If you believe that unappealing [...]

Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday August 15th. Dining à la Française

Stay home with some French Classics, a good bottle of wine and some baguette: What could possibly beat this treat? I am including my award-winning Bourguignon! I’ll be demonstrating: Cream of Asparagus Boeuf Bourguignon Herb-roasted potatoes Bibb lettuce and shallot salad Coffee macarons with chocolate filling Click here to register!

Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday May 23rd: Shavouot

My – usually virtuous enough – students have asked me specifically to go all out for this rare dairy demo: “With Cheese!!!”, one of them emailed me in bold print: You asked for the splurge! I’ll be demonstrating: Cream of watercress Mushroom-stuffed tilapia rolls Polenta casserole au gratin Endive, walnut and apple salad Tiramisu Please click [...]

My Favorite Pizza: Basil!

Every time I go to Basil, I -not so- discreetly eye what everyone seated next to me  – and even a little further: Foodies, what do you expect?- is having. Yesterday it was those luscious poached eggs on toast with saute spinach and home fries, which two young men were eating with great relish, dunking [...]

Minted Cucumber Raita

Think of Raita not only as a cool and delicious way to put out the fire of curries, but even on its own: mint, cucumber, yogurt: What could be more fun and more yum? Ingredients: 3 cups plain low-fat yogurt (soy or coconut yogurt for non-dairy) Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon cumin Red [...]