Recipe by Registered Dietician Megan Wolf RD This dish incorporates purple [blue] potatoes, red beets and white goat cheese. Purple potatoes are rich in the same antioxidants found in blueberries and pomegranate seeds. Red beets are rich in fiber, vitamins A, B and C, and folic acid. Goat cheese is a good source of protein…
Vanilla frosting provides a delicious addition to these chocolate cupcakes with golf-themed decorations – a perfect dessert to be served on Father’s Day. Recipe courtesy Betty Crocker Kitchens. INGREDIENTS Chocolate Cupcakes 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup hot water 2/3 cup unsweetened baking…
Pantry shelves are stockpiled with cans of beans but while these will last a long time it can be hard to get creative with recipe ideas for beans, beans the magical fruit. After you have made chili, tacos and topped some salads with them, they just aren’t that magical anymore. Chef Oren Zroya, a private…
We understand that you wonderful cooks out there may not be in the mood to cook a full-on Passover Seder meal. If you are anything like me, I find it very hard to cook for just a few people during the holidays. It almost seems to go against the Jewish DNA. There are also those…
By Estee Raviv, Photo by Cheryl Juetton If you are obsessed with cauliflower as much as I am, you will LOVE this dish! It is perfectly spiced, perfectly roasted and perfectly seasoned. The creaminess of the tahini and the crunchiness of the cauliflower create a fantastic balanced texture. Ingredients: 1 head of cauliflower, divided into…
ISRAEL21c’s Tayim cooking series shows you how to put a Middle Eastern taste on your table with a cool bulgur-and-herb salad, no cooking required. Tabbouleh is a classic Mideast salad based on bulgur wheat, parsley and mint. Here we show you how to whip up this refreshing and satisfying dish for your summer table with…
Even though Thanksgiving isn’t a religious holiday, foodies like me think it is pretty close. I look forward to coming up with the menu for our Thanksgiving feast every year. As soon as the leaves begin to turn, I start poring through articles and recipes, trying to put a new spin on this holiday’s meal….
Our son Laz recently turned 12, and that means that very soon I will need to plan for his bar mitzvah celebration. It’s a big job making sure he’s on top of his Hebrew studies and laying the groundwork for his much-anticipated party to commemorate his becoming a bar mitzvah. He has been studying Hebrew…
by Lisa Glickman As the High Holidays get closer, I know summer soon will be over and it’s time to reflect and celebrate the Jewish New Year. Here in Oregon, there’s usually plenty of warmth still in the air as we make our way to Rosh Hashanah services. But by Yom Kippur, just the following…
Rose Schnitzer Manor at Cedar Sinai Park will present “Epicurean Delights,” a series of lectures exploring the guilty pleasures of some of our favorite foods and beverages. All lectures are at 6:45 pm Tuesdays in Zidell Hall, 6140 SW Boundary St., Portland. Tastings will follow each lecture on the terrace. A goal of this program…
