An ode to rice noodles! Today I had fun exploring the international grocery stores in Rochester. Rice and Spice, an Indian place, is great and I got excellent service there. The shopkeeper helped me find everything on my list and even gave me some recipes. The Asian Food Store was really seedy and kind of […]
Author: Lillian Magidow
Pesto and Sausage Desperation Deliciousness
I came up with this recipe at The Byway, when my roomies and I were famished and didn’t have much in the house except some iffy potatoes, some freezer-burned sausage, and some fabulous pesto given to us by a friend. The whole turned out to be far greater than the sum of its parts and […]
Crockpot Chicken Tajine-like thing
Well, I have actually NO idea how to cook a proper tajine, and in fact I’ve only eaten them a couple times. However, I was trying to get rid of ingredients, and this is sort of what resulted. When my friend gets back from Morocco, I will be sure to force her to teach me […]
Kunafa
Someone just asked me for this recipe, so I figured I’d put it online as well: Kunaafa كنافة Main dessert:• Cheese- I recommend something fairly flavorless- either get special cheese at the Arab market, or mozzarella (without salt is probably best)- As much as you want.• Shredded Filo dough(probably one package is good)• 2 sticks […]
Making Pelmeni, Basic Pasta Dough
For mom’s birthday I decided to make her some pelmeni (Russian dumplings) with my awesome new pelmeni-maker. I learned about this clever device when we had crazy Russian neighbors on Jackson Street, and the babushka of the house invited us over and made a batch of pelmeni. I hadn’t come across the mold in any […]
Fettuccine alla Carbonara
This might just be the perfect weeknight meal. Have you ever thought to yourself, “wouldn’t it be awesome if there was a combination of scrambled eggs and macaroni and cheese that also contained ham and only took about half an hour to make?” Then this is the recipe for you! It’s incredibly simple and deeply […]
Okra Jalapeno Stew
I made this dish up a couple years back. It’s really easy, but tasty as well. Large quantity okra, rinsed, then chopped. Or from a freezer bag.Jalapeno(s), diced (to taste!)Large quantity(3-6 cloves, depending on size) garlicOnion, dicedTomatoes, dicedBoneless skinless chicken, in chunksChicken broth (preferably real, but you can get away with cubes. Just not as […]
Baby Lima Bean Soup with Sausage
I made this a while back and forgot to post the recipe. Hopefully I’m remembering it right. It was my first time using dried baby lima beans and it turns out they have a nice buttery texture, just right for soup. The only sausage I had on hand was bratwurst and it actually came out […]
Grilled or Roasted Cauliflower (plus proof that Lillian is only a pie-goddess-in-training)
Hooray! We finally got a grill and we put it to use immediately. Crisp, succulent cauliflower seems to be in season around here so we threw some on the grill. I make this in the winter too, using the oven. Simply cut up a cauliflower into fairly large chunks, brush with oil, and sprinkle with […]
Simple Light White Wine Gravy
There’s not actually that much wine in this, but that’s really the predominant flavor. It’s really a light tasting (not ‘lite’ calorie-wise) gravy, not too overpowering. Produced originally by randomly throwing stuff together: 2-3 Tbs butter3-4 Tbs flour3-4 cloves garlic, minced2-3 shallots, minced1/4 (or so) cup milk1/2-3/4 c. beef stockcouple dashes white winesaltpepper Melt the […]