Although ready-made matzo ball mixes (such as the one made by the Israeli company “Yehuda”) can be used as shortcuts that result in perfect balls every time—IF all instructions on the box are followed to … Read More
Chicken Soup for the Sneezer’s Soul (Hot)
(Use organic ingredients where possible) 1 chicken (5 pounds) cut into pieces 2 whole yellow onions, peeled 3 to 4 quarts of spring water ½ pound of carrots 6 celery stalks cut into 2-inch chunks … Read More
Ode To Paul Newman and His Food Philanthropy
By Catharine L. Kaufman—a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink Of his multiple and much celebrated metamorphoses, from stage actor to Hollywood icon, racecar driver and philanthropist, it is the last one that best defines the empathetic heart … Read More
Wild Mushroom Barley Soup (Hot)
7 cups of vegetable or chicken broth 1/2 cup of pearled barley 1/2 onion, minced 2 celery stalks, diced 2 carrots, diced 1 broccoli stalk, chopped 1/2 red pepper, diced 8 ounces of wild mushrooms, … Read More
Stirring the Pot With Vice Presidential Cuisines
By Catharine L. Kaufman — a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink Due to the vastly entertaining vice presidential candidates, who have regaled us with more surprises and dramatic tension than the gentlemen at the top of their … Read More
Delaware Crab Cakes
3 tablespoons of olive oil 1 pound of jumbo lump crab meat, picked over ½ small red pepper, diced ½ small yellow pepper, diced 1/4 cup of mayonnaise 1 egg 1 ounce of brown mustard … Read More
Citrus Pecan Cranberry Relish
6 cups of fresh cranberries ½ cup of golden raisins 2 oranges, zest grated and sectioned 2 lemons, zest grated and sectioned 1 apple peeled, chopped coarsely 2 cups of firmly packed brown sugar (adjust … Read More
“The Color of Money” Spinach Salad
(Use organic ingredients when available) 1 package (7 ounces) of fresh baby spinach 3 ounces of pignolia (pine nuts) or slivered almonds 1/3 cup of “Newman’s Own” Olive Oil and Balsamic Dressing 1 small red … Read More
Kid-Friendly Pizza Salad
(preferably with organic ingredients) 1 Romaine heart, torn in bite-size pieces 1 Roma tomato, diced Handful of black olives, pitted and sliced Garlic whole-wheat croutons 2 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese 1 Italian sausage (chicken), … Read More
Beef Industry Exposée: Slaughterhouse Blues
By Dina Eliash Robinson Scary Video —- Earlier this year, an undercover video shot by members of the Humane Society of the United States revealed that Hallmark/Westland Meat Co. of Chino, California—a major meat processor—was … Read More