Pilaf with Almonds

Pilaf is typically a rice dish – sometimes made with wheat in place of rice – typified by cooking the rice with herbs in broth. Sometimes it has meat in it, sometimes it’s just the side dish. It is known for having grains that don’t really stick together and are light and fluffy. In America, … Continue reading

Chinese Rice

To me this looks like basic fried rice, but it was considered “Chinese” rice by the original owner of this card. I can think of many ways I would change this, including adding sesame oil, chopped carrot and sesame seeds. There’s no oven temp here, so I’d guess at 325 and check it after 10 … Continue reading

Special Herb Rice

Today’s recipe comes from Martha Randall, a Home Economist for the Ralph’s grocery store chain in California during the 60s and 70s. Ms Randall wrote some cookbooks while employed by Ralph’s and you can find some of them on eBay. Of course in this recipe it specifically calls for Ralph’s branded items and while the … Continue reading

Potato Kugelettes

This old newspaper clipping for a dish called Potato Kugelettes is a smaller portion than the last kugel recipe, and also utilizes a muffin tin to make mini kugel – maybe individual portions would be nice for a dinner party? They sound delicious! Potato Kugelettes 2 cups potatoes, grated and drained 2 eggs 1 onion … Continue reading

Potato Kugel

Proceeding with another Jewish recipe, today we have Potato Kugel. This kugel appears to be a savory casserole type, rather than the more sweet kugel posted a few days ago. Potato Kugel – 350 1 hour Process in food processor: 4 medium potatoes 1-2 carrots 2 stalks celery 1 onion Line colander with cheese cloth, … Continue reading