Our whole family loves this recipe, partly because we had grown tired of making spaghetti squash as a vehicle for Italian pasta sauce. Which is perfectly good – we just got stuck in a rut. You can find the original recipe on food.com, thanks to contributor Taylor’s Mommy. Mine only differs in using plain yogurt… Continue reading Spaghetti Squash Au Gratin (food.com)
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Macaroni Salad with Green Beans and Spinach
(Goes great with Pulled Pork and Peaches) 8 ounces elbow macaroni (2 cups)½ pound green beans, trimmed and cut in 1 inch lengths (2 cups)¼ cup lemon juice1 tablespoon Dijon style mustard1 teaspoon kosher salt¼ teaspoon ground black pepper1/3 cup olive oil1/3 cup plain yogurt1 ¼ cups shredded cheddar cheese1 cups fresh spinach leaves1 large… Continue reading Macaroni Salad with Green Beans and Spinach
Vallot’s Yogurt Orange Cake
I found this one in the Letters section in a long-ago Gourmet Magazine. Letter-writers would often share recipes that they collected (as this linked recipe was) from cooks, chefs, and hoteliers while traveling. The story behind the recipe is that vacationers asked owners of a small French hotel, M. and Mme. Vallot, for their cake… Continue reading Vallot’s Yogurt Orange Cake
Irish Brown Soda Bread
Notice how, that with soda bread, kneading the dough takes almost no time at all? The fact is, you don’t want to develop too much gluten, which would make the end result tough rather than tender. That’s because each loaf of Irish soda bread is nothing more than a giant buttermilk biscuit! 1 ¼ cups… Continue reading Irish Brown Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread (The Vegetarian Epicure)
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus additional for sprinkling1 cup whole-wheat flour½ cup sugar2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon salt¼ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into bits1 cup raisins2 teaspoons caraway seeds1 ½ cups buttermilk or plain yogurtmilk for brushing the bread before baking Preheat oven to 350° and butter a 1 ½ quart round baking… Continue reading Irish Soda Bread (The Vegetarian Epicure)
Corn Pone Topping (“Laurel’s Kitchen”)
Topping for what, you ask? Maybe topping for about 4 cups of chili or well-seasoned cooked beans. 2 cups cornmeal 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 quart cultured buttermilk or 16 ounces plain yogurt mixed with 16 ounces water 2 eggs, slightly beaten ¼ cup margarine, melted 4 cups chili or seasoned beans,… Continue reading Corn Pone Topping (“Laurel’s Kitchen”)
Drained Yogurt
Line a strainer with a large round coffee filter. Place 2 cups plain (not Greek-style) yogurt in filter. Set the strainer over a bowl, deep enough to allow the liquid (whey) to drain. Keep in fridge overnight. You will wind up with yogurt having almost the consistency of cream cheese. Have some in a bowl… Continue reading Drained Yogurt
Tunisian Carrot and Pumpkin Appetizer
I wish I could tell you that I’ve ever tried this recipe. However that may be, it looks very simple. Personally, I find all the ingredients appetizing. In my house, though, I could not sell them on the idea – or pay them enough – of eating cilantro or caraway seeds. When we make this,… Continue reading Tunisian Carrot and Pumpkin Appetizer
Kasha Paprikash and My Certificate in Yiddishkeit
If you don’t know what kasha is, it is buckwheat kernels roasted to a rich dark brown. People eat it for breakfast, cooked like oatmeal, or for dinner, cooked into something like pilaf. My mom learned to cook it from one of her best friends and made it for us every once in a while.… Continue reading Kasha Paprikash and My Certificate in Yiddishkeit
Recipes out of the Blond Box 