The mushrooms can be fried ahead of time and then reheated for about 10 minutes in a very hot oven, but the crusts will lose just a bit of their crispy pizzazz that way. Serves 6 • 1½ lbs. fresh, firm mushrooms • 1 cup dry bread or cracker crumbs • ⅓ cup minced fresh...
A kugel is a puddinglike dish, best eaten hot or warm. Potato Kugel is generally a side dish, but it could be used as the basis of a light meal, with the addition of a soup or salad and some fruit. Serves 6 to 8 • 4 medium-sized potatoes (about 2 lbs.) • 1 large...
Serves 6 to 8 • 2 lbs. red cabbage, cored and shredded • 1 medium-sized yellow onion, chopped • 1½ lbs. tart green apples (about 3 large), peeled, cored, quartered, and sliced • ½ cup butter • 1 tsp. salt • 2 Tbs. brown sugar • 2 Tbs. cider vinegar • ¼ tsp. ground...
Serves 5 to 6 • 2 large eggplants • olive oil to taste • salt to taste • 2 large onions • 3 cloves garlic, minced • ⅓ cup olive oil • 3 large tomatoes • 1 cup cooked, chopped spinach • ¼ cup chopped chives • ½ cup chopped celery leaves • 1½ tsp. oregano • plenty of...
Serves 6 to 10 as a salad • 2½ cups hearts of palm, cut in ¼-inch slices • ¼ cup fruity olive oil • 3 Tbs. white wine vinegar • fresh-ground black pepper to taste • ⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley • salt to taste • 10 medium-sized tomatoes 1. Drain and rinse the hearts of...
Serves 6 • 1 lb. fresh white mushrooms • 1½ cups water • 1½ cups cider or white vinegar • 1 Tbs. pickling spice, or: • 4 cloves, 4 peppercorns, ¼ tsp. mustard seeds, ½-inch stick cinnamon, pinch of dried rosemary, and 1 bay leaf • 2½ Tbs. olive oil • ¼ tsp. basil,...
Serves 6 to 8 • 3½ lbs. cucumbers • 1 tbsp. salt, and more to taste • ½ cup sour cream • 2 Tbs. lemon juice • 1 tsp. sugar 1. Peel the cucumbers, cut them in half lengthwise, remove any large seeds, and slice the cucumbers as thinly as possible. Toss the slices with...
Serves 4 to 6 • 1 lb. fresh zucchini • 1 small yellow onion • 5 Tbs. butter • ¾ tsp. salt, and more to taste • ¼ to ½ tsp. dried basil, crushed • fresh-ground black pepper to taste • 3 Tbs. flour • 1⅓ cups warm milk • 6 egg yolks • 2 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese • 7...
Serves 5 to 6 • 4 Tbs. butter • 4 Tbs. flour • 1½ cups hot milk • 5 egg yolks • 1½ cups chopped cooked broccoli • ½ cup finely chopped or sliced walnuts • 3 Tbs. minced onion • 2 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese • ½ tsp. salt • fresh-ground pepper to taste • 7 egg whites •...
It makes about 1½ cups. Don’t make this dressing more than a couple of hours in advance, and use it on a fairly simple tossed green salad: for instance, romaine and butter lettuce with some thin-sliced bell pepper and a bit of sliced red onion. • 1 medium-sized ripe...
