Roasted Eggplant Salad

Sundays with Marlena Spieler
This was a relaxing weekend for us. We spent time with friends and family and today we get to relax and start the week ahead. We did not cook much at home, but definitely ate a lot of food. We wanted something light today and this recipe came in handy. Our nephew [...]

Matzo Ball Soup

Sundays with Marlena Spieler
When we started on this culinary journey, We knew we had Marlena Spieler’s blessings, but did not imagine her aunt to also be a part of this wonderful project. Estelle Opper is a fun lady to hang out with. What was going to be a day with Estelle, ended up being a [...]

Egg Salad

Sundays with Marlena Spieler
Although Egg salads are a part of deli style menu, chopped egg and onions is one of the oldest dishes in Jewish history according to Marlena Spieler. Some even say that it goes back to the Egyptian times and it is also considered an Ashkenazi  dish. (The Jews descended from the medieval [...]

Root Vegetable Soup

Sundays with Marlena Spieler
We love to have hearty soups in winter and when we chose to cook this recipe, it was wonderful because were truly playing with vegetables we haven’t usually even glanced at- Turnip, Parsnip & Rutabaga. The title of the recipe in the book is Russian spinach & Root Vegetable soup with Dill- [...]

Tomato Soup

Sundays with Marlena Spieler
This  soup was a part of our meal along with  latkes & Apple Cranberry Chutney. When we cook, we tend to compare to something familiar maybe? To us the flavors just felt like rasam, a go to soup that one is given in South India when we have a cold or fever.
Olive [...]

Spicy Corn Soup with Jalapenos & Roasted Bell Pepper

When the weather is stormy, winds blowing and leaves are strewn all over the place., the only type of food that beckons me is soup and mind you, it should be spicy and hot. Soup has the tendency to warm your heart and soul. I am trying to empty my refrigerator before I buy [...]

Curried Chicken Salad

The first time I had this kind of a salad was when my friend, Cyndi made this for July 4th block party. R & I both loved it and as always, I asked for her the recipe. She gave it to me, I made it a couple of times and then lost the recipe. [...]

Jicama,Cucumber, Watermelon and Orange Salad

The temperatures have been soaring here ( we are talking triple digits here) and I have no inclination to stand in front of the stove. We try to cook early in the morning and if we miss that, then we make do with salads, sandwiches, fruit juices etc.
We love the crispness of Jicama, but [...]

Wild Rice Salad

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Wild rice – 1 cup
Vegetable Stock – 2 ¼ cups
Olive Oil – 2 T
Garlic – 1 clove, minced
Shallots – ½ cup, chopped
Red Bell Pepper – 1 cup, diced
Cumin Powder – ½ tsp
Candied Pecan – ½ cup
Carrot – 1 cup, grated
Dried [...]

Tom Khaa Kai

We invariably order this soup every time we are in a Thai restaurant. I have done various versions of this recipe and they were made guessing what the ingredients might be. While I was pretty close to what was in the soup, the one ingredient that was missing all this while was the fish sauce. [...]

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