Cold Italian Pasta

Sunday with Marlena Spieler
We would like to call this lazy man’s pasta. It is quick, easy and delicious too if you are looking for something light for dinner after a heavy lunch or brunch. The ingredients are really things you will most definitely have in your pantry, at least ours did. This is served cold [...]

Candied Lemon Peel

Sunday With Marlena Spieler
Citrus and sugar, what can go wrong. Our friends Dennis &  Mary shared with us their  bounty of Meyer lemons from their garden. There is nothing quite like using produce so fresh and well cared for. We made ginger lemon concentrate with the juice and the peel was used to make Marlena’s [...]

Vegetable Kugel

Sunday with Marlena Spieler
Kugel is a Jewish casserole normally made with egg noodles or potatoes. Marlena introduces us to this this is a surprisingly light and quite healthy vegetable kugel. Vegetable kugel is a dish you can easily make on a weekday. It is brown and  crispy on the top and really tender inside. Try [...]

Falafel

Sunday with Marlena Speiler
After you have tried this at home, We have a feeling that you will not like the store bought ones. This is a recipe that we will not try changing and tweaking and our quest for the best falafel recipe ends right here. Try it and be assured that you will be [...]

Sephardi Spicy Cabbage

Sunday with Marlena Spieler
We bought a cabbage wanting to make this dish and then forgot all about it when we were in a hurry to cook something real quick to carry with us for our lunches. There was a lit bit of  bell pepper and carrots, so we decided to throw that in as well.  [...]

Hummus- Three Ways!

Sundays with Marlena Spieler
We had a great time this week..the three of us were on TV for a cooking segment on Latkes. We celebrated a Birthday and an Anniversary. After having festive spreads almost everyday, we wanted something simple and Hummus seemed the right choice.
When we started making Hummus, we couldn’t stop with just one [...]

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 [...]

Mandelbrot

Sundays with Marlena Spieler
Mandelbrot means Mandel (almond) brot (bread). It tasted just like biscotti and the recipe is also very similar. They are both baked twice and use eggs, but no butter and is considered “parve“, which means it does not have any dairy or meat product.
Let us warn you before you read any further, these [...]