at the intersection of Jewish and Italian food and life
At Hanukkah, what comes before the frying? The oil, the very precious olive oil. I set out to learn more about olive oil and its connection to holiday, history, and heritage—and celebrate the flavor of the oil in a delicious Italian recipe, Spaghetti Aglio e Olio. Besides sporting simply beautiful flavors of oil and garlic, this dish comes together in less than 30 minutes—making it both holiday- and everyday-worthy. Read my post and recipe on the Jewish Food Experience Web site.
If you've got fresh summer fruit and pound cake on hand, you've got dessert in a snap. This pound cake comes together easily, and is, just as you would hope, moist and buttery flavored. I used it with my Spiked Peaches with Grilled Pound Cake recipe (here: meatballsandmatzahballs.com/blog/2017/08/02/spiked-peaches-with-grilled-pound-cake/#.WZIntq2ZOqk ), but it's just fine on its own, too.
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The pound cake arose, sometime in the 18th century, as a cake of simplicity—originally one pound of each ingredient, flour, butter, sugar, and eggs. As recipes do, of course this one evolved, using ...
Josie ManiI can personally vouch that this cake is mouth-wateringly good!!! And LOVE it with the peaches and a bit of ice cream!! 😍
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