Archive For The “Main Dishes” Category

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Peas & shells alfredo

By | March 5, 2013

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This is the first in a series of recipes that I’ll be testing and sharing from Deb Perelman’s The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook. Deb’s ridiculously popular blog gets millions of page views every month (10 million in November!), so if you somehow haven’t yet seen it…you should probably take a peek. — I’m kind of exploding with [...]

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Penne a la vodka

By | February 19, 2013

This recipe and story first appeared in the Feb. 18, 2013 edition of “From Tali’s Kitchen,” my biweekly cooking column in Binah magazine. On newsstands now! Purim cooking tends to be all about the hamentaschen, but I think it’s more interesting to find ways to incorporate alcohol into cooking and baking. I’m not a drinker (as [...]

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Savory tuna crepes with mushrooms & mozzarella

By | January 3, 2013

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This recipe first appeared in the Aug. 27, 2012 edition of “From Tali’s Kitchen,” my biweekly cooking column in Binah magazine. I shouldn’t say this, but I’m going to say it anyway: These crepes are one of the best things I’ve ever made. I shouldn’t say it because it sounds so cliche. Also because it’s not the first time [...]

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Homemade falafel

By | January 1, 2013

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Disclaimer: No, I have not been frying falafel balls during my newborn’s naps. But that’s one of the things I was doing during my ninth month as I tried to prepare a couple of recipes for you in advance. And now we can all reap the benefits… Anyone feeling nostalgic for Chanukah? So much that [...]

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