Weeknight Meals
Spaghetti with Shrimp and Arugula
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Linguine with Sardines and Parsley
A quick version of the traditional Sicilian dish pasta con le sarde. Accompany it with herbed focaccia topped with goat cheese, as well as a salad of roasted red bell peppers. Finish the meal with a fresh fruit tart.
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Potato Salad with Smoked Trout and Fresh Herbs
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Herb Mayonnaise
If you don't have fresh salmon, canned salmon is a perfectly fine stand-in.
Angel Hair Frittata
An Italian dish that's great with brunch, or as a light lunch or appetizer on its own.
Chicken Pouqui
An easy herbed cream sauce accents sautéed chicken breasts.
Jumbo Shrimp with Chive Butter
Made in minutes and very festive. Pour a chilled dry white wine.
Sauteed Cod Steaks and Tomatoes with Green Sauce
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Turkey Cutlets with Pan Salsa
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Glazed Sea Scallops with Wilted Napa Cabbage Slaw
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Cream of Red Bell Pepper Soup
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Wild Mushroom and Orzo "Risotto"
Orzo—rice shaped pasta—is easier to find than Arborio rice (the traditional ingredient in risotto) and makes a delicious risotto-style side dish.
Kugel Yerushalmi
(Hasidic Caramelized Noodle Pudding)
The Chmielnicki massacres in Poland in 1648, the apostasy of the false messiah Shabbetai Tzvi in 1666, the subsequent partition of Poland, and other problems shook the Jewish communities of eastern Europe. Some Jews found an answer in the freedom offered by the Enlightenment (Haskala in Yiddish). Others turned to Kabbalistic healers and miracle workers. One of these holy men was Israel ben Eliezer, commonly called the Ba'al Shem Tov (Master of the Good Name). By the time of his death in 1760, he had created a full-fledged religious movement known as Hasidism and, within a generation, the bulk of the Jews in central Poland, Galicia, and the Ukraine were Hasidim.
Beginning in the late 1700s, groups of Hasidim began moving to the Holy Land in order to live a more fully religious life. They brought with them the traditions of eastern Europe, including their manner of dress and foods. It was among the Hasidim of Jerusalem that this distinctive noodle kugel, which features a tantalizing contrast of pepper and caramelized sugar, was popularized.