This soup was one of my Mother and Grandmother’s regular soups. There is a debate as to whether Cabbage Borscht is Borscht or if Beet Borscht is the only real Borscht. Both are staples in many Jewish households. My mother tended to make the cabbage version more often. She used a soup bone and soupContinue reading “Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Soup Weather: Sweet and Sour Cabbage Borscht (Soup)Vegetarian Version”
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Recipes for a Cultural Experience-Soup Weather: Almost a Failure- Broccoli, Vegetable, Cheddar Chowder
Not everything comes out as planned, but I’m not one to give up on a potentially good dish. With some tweaks, this came out quite well. See-Results below for the tweaks I did. This soup came about from an abundance of broccoli. I had ordered groceries pre-Thanksgiving and asked for a large bag of broccoliContinue reading “Recipes for a Cultural Experience-Soup Weather: Almost a Failure- Broccoli, Vegetable, Cheddar Chowder”
Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Soup Weather: Split Pea Soup
This week the weather turned cold. It’s a dreary, rainy day here. It’s clear that winter is on the way. With all the talk of snow and cold weather around the country, soup can really cut the chill. Split Pea Soup is a hearty, warming soup. It can be made with or without sausage orContinue reading “Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Soup Weather: Split Pea Soup”
Thanksgiving Traditions -Side Dishes: Wild Rice Casserole
Growing up all the holidays were a chance to have all of the family and relatives together. Thanksgiving was a joyous occasion. As I mentioned in previous posts I was the youngest in my family and all the cousins. Relatives would come up from the Twin Cities to join us. Traditional Foods Aside from theContinue reading “Thanksgiving Traditions -Side Dishes: Wild Rice Casserole”
Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Holiday Dinners: Stuffed Rolled Turkey Breast
The Iron Range in Northern Minnesota where I’m from was a real melting pot of nationalities. There were many people with Italian, Scandinavian, Slavic as well as Eastern European and other backgrounds. Many came to work in the mines. Growing up, my father was a grocer and a butcher. We learned a lot from theContinue reading “Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Holiday Dinners: Stuffed Rolled Turkey Breast”
Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Easy Dinners: Balsamic Glazed Chicken and Vegetables with Feta and Pomegranate Sheet Pan Dinner
Sheet Pan dinners are quick and easy. There are so many different combinations you can try. This is a combination of a couple of different recipes. It has Mediterranean flavors with the mellow feta cheese and balsamic glaze. The pomegranate seeds give it a sweet/tart tang. When the feta bakes, it mellows out the flavor.Continue reading “Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Easy Dinners: Balsamic Glazed Chicken and Vegetables with Feta and Pomegranate Sheet Pan Dinner”
Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Easy Dinners: Pulled Spicy BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Traveling through parts of the Southern East Coast, we encountered some interesting cuisines. One sandwich stood out for its simplicity and flavor. The pulled pork or chicken sandwich. It’s an interesting combination of bbq flavor and cool, crisp coleslaw. Tangy and crunchy. My version is a slightly spicy version made with chicken breast. It’s anContinue reading “Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Easy Dinners: Pulled Spicy BBQ Chicken Sandwich”
Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Soup Weather: Wild Rice, Corn Chowder
Growing up in Northern Minnesota, wild rice is a part of our culture. It is used in many soup, stew and casserole dishes. “Wild rice (Zizania aquatica or Zizania palustris), called manoomin in the Ojibwe language, has been a staple food for Minnesota’s Indians for centuries. It was adopted as the official state grain inContinue reading “Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Soup Weather: Wild Rice, Corn Chowder”
Recipes for a Cultural Experience-Soup Weather: Vegetarian Vegetable, Barley, Lima Bean Soup
Vegetable, Barley, Lima Bean Soup One of my Mother’s standard soups was a Beef Mushroom Barley soup. It’s a traditional Eastern European Jewish soup dating back many, many generations. My Mother used to make it with a soup bone and beef, loaded with mushrooms and carrots. On a cold Minnesota day it would be aContinue reading “Recipes for a Cultural Experience-Soup Weather: Vegetarian Vegetable, Barley, Lima Bean Soup”
Traveling for a Cultural Experience
Mexican Flamingos One of my favorite experiences I had was on a trip to Mexico’s Yucatán Coast a couple of years ago. It was in January so a great getaway from the cold east coast winter. We stayed in Cancun for most of the trip, enjoyed the beach and pools, but also did some dayContinue reading “Traveling for a Cultural Experience”
Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Soup Weather
As the weather turns colder, I love to make a pot of soup for the week. It can warm you and envelop you with flavors from various cultures. Great anytime of the day. Black Bean Soup This recipe is a combination of a Cuban Black Bean Soup and a Mexican Black Bean Soup. The flavorsContinue reading “Recipes for a Cultural Experience—Soup Weather”
Noodle Kugel (Luchen Kugel)
Noodle Kugel (Luchen Kugel) is one of the standard traditional recipes in Jewish cooking. It is typically served on holidays or for the Sabbath. It is a dairy recipe so if you keep Kosher, you would have it on a milchik (dairy) night. I make it with just the dairy ingredients. Some people prefer itContinue reading “Noodle Kugel (Luchen Kugel)”
Cooking
Recipes for a Cultural Experience Jewish Holiday Recipes Growing up in a small town in Northern Minnesota, maintaining a Jewish heritage was a challenge. Food was always the connection that brought us together. My Father had two brothers and all the families as well as my Grandmother were always together for the major holidays. MyContinue reading “Cooking”