Poussins Stuffed With Rice and Pine Nuts

A poussin is nothing more than a baby chicken, under a month old and hardly bigger than a man’s fist. Each one makes a serving. They’re very good grilled or stuffed and roasted quickly.
This Shabbat is also Shmini Atzeret, the last day of the Sukkot week. The Little One is spending the weekend with her [...]

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Peperonata

This is such an easy dish. You don’t need to make a lot, just choose two or three colors of ripe bell peppers. Have ready a handful of basil leaves, olive oil, 1 clove of garlic per pepper, salt and black pepper. If basil isn’t in season,  a dusting of oregano does very well instead.
Rinse [...]

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Basil Bread

The recipe intrigued me when I saw it on Baroness Tapuzina’s blog. Garlic bread, onion bread, rosemary bread – OK – but I’d never had basil bread. It called for 1/2 cup of basil leaves, chopped or pureed. I had to make it.
The first time, I made it according to the recipe except that I [...]

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Windowsill Herbs

When I moved to my present apartment, I gave up a thriving garden. The moving van was actually at my door but I was outside, frantically digging up and potting plants to bring here. Most of them didn’t survive indoors; well, so I learned something. The young olive tree died, that had given me seven [...]

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