Food

In the Song of Songs, an allegory of the love between God and Israel, King Solomon extols the fruit of the land — apples,...

Passover is one of the most cherished dates of the Jewish calendar. It is a celebration of our redemption from slavery in Egypt to freedom...

This year for Passover, I’m thrilled to share some traditional recipes from an Israeli friend, Hedva Amrani, which we’ll include at our seder. Amrani is...

Cauliflower is having a moment. The cruciferous darling of the culinary scene is starring on restaurant menus all over the world — and Israeli chefs...

Many years ago, there was an authentic Yemenite restaurant on Pico Boulevard. At the Magic Carpet, you could order the crispiest malawach, the freshest salads...

For our grandmothers, Purim didn’t mean matching mishloach manot to the theme of the family Purim costumes. Or a basket filled with Israeli wafers,...

In the five years that SEC FOOD (a project of the Sephardic Educational Center) has been featured on Facebook, our posts on Moroccan Dafina...

There’s no substitute for homemade chicken soup at any time but particularly when sick. This is the soup I make when I’m under the weather....

I had just arrived at my friend’s house in Sonoma when she ran inside carrying a huge jar of milk and a carton filled...

Although there are no specific dishes that have traditionally been prepared for Tu B’Shevat, the custom of serving dishes that contain fruits and nuts...

My students timed how long it took me to make this hummus (while explaining the procedure) and it was close to 3 1/2 minutes....

Ragù, in Italian, means meat sauce. When I was a kid, my family made ragù by dumping a jar of Ragú spaghetti sauce into...

In Italy, eggs aren’t considered breakfast fare. Most Italians wake up to espresso and a pastry. Frittatas are for dinner. There are two types of...

The first time I went to Italy, I road-tripped in with some Italians I’d met while backpacking around Europe. We crossed over from the French...

It’s hard for me to accept that some people just can’t stomach radicchio because I love it so much that I stock my fridge...

As someone who has catered many Hollywood parties in Southern California, I know what people will and won’t eat. It’s important that people enjoy...

There are those who like their latkes with applesauce and those who serve them with sour cream. Molly Yeh of Food Network’s “Girl Meets...

Hanukkah has always been our favorite Jewish holiday. It’s a time when the entire family gets together to celebrate by lighting candles, singing songs,...

The word on the street is that polenta must be stirred constantly while it cooks, similar to risotto. There are even automatic polenta stirrers...

Pumpkin pie is so good that I can’t believe people have it only for Thanksgiving. For calorie counters, pumpkin pie is the most low-calorie...

Every year for Thanksgiving, I teach a very full and merrily hectic class called “Everything But The Turkey.” It’s the same menu every year....

One night, after returning from an art opening, I had a chance to tell a couple of Italian friends what I was preparing for...

Jews have a long history in Italy. In fact, Rome has Europe’s oldest Jewish community. When the Roman Empire conquered Jerusalem 2,000 years ago,...

To be honest, this is more pumpkin bread than pumpkin cake. Yet because I don’t make cakes to have on hand for fear that...

In Italian, biscotti means cookies — any type of cookies, not only the oblong, crunchy ones that we consider “biscotti” in America. If you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrN38SlMIbU&feature=youtu.be Pumpkin Mushroom Bisque This recipe can be doubled. 1/2 cup chopped brown onion 2 tablespoons olive oil 8 ounces sliced mushrooms (white, cremini, baby portobellos and shiitakes are...

For me, Tuscany is a place where time slows down and afternoons stretch out like golden pathways leading toward long, soul-nourishing meals. In the...

The citywide monthlong current: LA Food triennial is here, with more than 75 free events and 15 commissioned installations in public parks in 15...

I first learned about the sweet little breads of Yom Kippur from “Sephardic Holiday Cooking” by Gilda Angel. This book puts each food in its cultural...

In terms of fresh produce, there are few things as sacrilegious to most Middle Easterners than eating those bulky, tasteless, American slicing cucumbers. They’re unnecessarily...