So the other day, while playing cards at my friend Rim’s house, we got to talking about cooking, and I mentioned that I really don’t know how to cook any Syrian food. She offered to show me how to cook some upcoming Friday(her day off). We ended up deciding to make it an iftaar, since […]
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Squash and Buttermilk Soup
Tonight we had a lovely gathering at the Byway with a few friends, which we’d coordinated at our volleyball game on Tuesday. We had a couple of soups, buttermilk biscuits, and many desserts. My contribution was a vegetarian squash soup (to go with Manny’s meaty vegetable soup). There are as many ways to make squash […]
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Chana Dal and Amaranth Leaves
Doing some research for the weed science class I’m TA-ing, I stumbled across a wonderful food blog (Mahanandi) of the cuisine of southern India, specifically a recipe that uses amaranth leaves (right here). Amaranth is considered a weed in the US, but the grains and greens are used worldwide in cooking. The recipe is for […]
Spicy chicken stew
On a recent cold rainy fall day, I had something of an epiphany for how to use a whole chicken I had that was about 45 seconds away from starting to turn. I was tired of soup, but I wanted sauce, spice, and flavor. Solution: Stew. I also forgot pictures because I was too cold, […]
A Yankee Meal: Navy Bean Soup, Parker House Rolls, and Concord Grape Pie
Tonight we have the first frost advisory of the year here in Ithaca, so it’s a good night to stay home and have a comforting meal. Also, I didn’t feel like doing my homework, so I basically got food (at the farm and farm-stand) and cooked the whole day. I even took pictures this time! […]
Stuffed Fried Eggplant
Here is a recipe from Alex: Stuffed Fried Eggplant This is actually something I made up, though I based it on something Iate in Turkey(this is actually much better). It may actually beidentical to the dish “Imam Bayaldi,” but it looks like there are manyvariations on that dish anyway. I only made one eggplant, since […]
Sweet Kugel, Peppery Pork Roast, and Braised Greens
Considering it was the ‘day of rest’, we at the Byway did anything but. We got up, made a big breakfast (french toast, bacon, and fruit salad), and then set to cleaning the basement. It looks SOOO much better now! The shale foundation still seeps water when it rains (as it is currently doing), but […]
Kasha Varnishkes
Here is a fantastic side-dish that has the added benefit (?) of smelling like every Jewish home I visited as a kid. It also uses buckwheat groats (when cooked, called kasha), which is a nutritional and agricultural powerhouse. Like quinoa, buckwheat is a seed rather than a grain, and contains tons of high-quality protein and […]
Eggplant Salad (aka Baba Ghanoush) – Zamos style
This recipe has countless variations, so I present the version that mom taught me. Some people add tahini, but I think that ruins it–I like the zingy flavor this version has. This recipe is best made in late summer, when you have the grill going. 2 or more pounds eggplant, preferably small tender ones 3 […]