Fish Eyes

My son Eliezer was about nine years old and heavily into grossing his sisters out.
“I’ll eat anything,” he boasted. “Even fish eyes.”
Eeeww. When had I ever served him fish eyes? But it caught his imagination. He strutted around talking about fish eyes, knowing he was safe. Who would ever test him on it? His friends [...]

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Trout Baked with Pickled Lemons

The Book of Jewish Food by Claudia Roden is becoming my kitchen Bible for this holiday. In the post below, I show how I made lamb from it, and now I’ll show you the holiday fish.
It’s worth putting up a batch of pickled lemons – around now in September the lemons are great. Such a [...]

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Sauteed Fish in Dry Sauce

So what’s a dry sauce? I think I made it up, but it could be my unconscious plagiarizing some cookbook I’ve read. But it’s a sauce that’s moist rather than thick and liquid.  We’re eating lots of fish these meatless days. This is what I made for lunch on Friday.
Sauteed Fish in Dry Sauce
Serves 4 [...]

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What Are You Eating This Shabbat?

What do Israelis cook for Shabbat? The vendors at the shuk tell Mimi.

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Fish in Coconut Milk

This recipe is loosely based on memories of fish dishes I cooked when I lived in Brazil. I serve it with rice perfumed with saffron or turmeric, and a green vegetable. I think any firm white fish will do, although salmon makes a richer, more festive dish. I happened to have some Nile Perch in [...]

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Fish Soup for Winter Dinners

Fish grilled, fish baked, fish fried… my husband is complaining already. So I said I’d bring meat back to the table. Then I saw frozen pink tuna on sale at the supermarket. The only frozen fish worth buying here are salmon and Nile perch, but I looked at the package and imagined rich, aromatic fish [...]

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