Monthly Archives: December 2012

There’s too much food in my house…

Posted on December 31, 2012 by floricooks

Years back, when I lived in West Hollywood and my friend Serry wasn’t going out one New Years Eve she invited me to stop by. I found a buffet spread (beautifully) crammed with every extravagance imaginable – oysters, Serrano ham, … Continue reading →

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Dessert First!

Posted on December 28, 2012 by floricooks

I’ve been less than diligent about posting lately and I have a bit of a back up of material especially in light of the holidays. I’ll try to get caught up this weekend.  Meanwhile here’s a tasty morsel. On Christmas … Continue reading →

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The last latkes

Posted on December 16, 2012 by floricooks

Today (starting at sundown last night) is the last (8th) day of Chanukah. I finally had my first latkes of the year. We  made a mighty batch, but with the help of a neighbor we had just enough for the … Continue reading →

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Childhood Hunger: Taking Action

Posted on December 7, 2012 by floricooks

I am now blogging at a new site connected to my work and will from time to time add posts that I write for that platform to this. I have wanted to link my work in hunger relief and policy … Continue reading →

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Some Jewish cooking going on

Posted on December 1, 2012 by floricooks

In her 40s my mother abandoned that staple of the Jewish kitchen, schmaltz. In my 40s I embraced it. I can’t really fault my mother. In the 1960s there was so much information about just how bad all those bad … Continue reading →

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