The Best ever old-fashioned bread sticks

Onion old-fashioned bread sticks מקלוני לחם עם בצל ופרמזן

Onion and Parmesan
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מקלוני לחם - מתכון בעברית
150ml warm water
1 tsp easy-blend yeast
225g strong white flour
3 tbsp (about 50g) unsalted butter - I use only 40g
1 medium-sized onion, very finely chopped
2 tsp mustard powder- I use 4 heaped tsp grated Parmesan instead
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 tsp fine salt - only 1.25 tsH O W :
Mix the water with the yeast and 100g of the flour from the total amount in a warm bowl. Stir it until most of the lumps have gone then leave for 1 hour (2 Hours) or until it triples in volume, though it's fine to leave it up to 3 - 4 hours if you need to.

Meanwhile cook the onion in the butter until soft and transparent and then leave to cool so that it doesn't scorch the yeast mixture. Toss the mustard powder, pepper and salt with the remaining 125g flour in a separate bowl. Next beat the buttery onion into the yeast mixture until combined then add the remaining dry ingredients and work this into a soft sticky dough. Scrape and remaining dough from the spoon and your fingers, then cover and leave for 45 minutes.

Sweet Potato Tipsy בטטה שיכורה

Sweet Potato Tipsy - It's SO good !!!

Sweet Potato Tipsy
בטטה שיכורה - מתכון בעברית 8 medium sweet potatoes -I use only 4
2 pinches of salt
7 tbsp. butter
1⁄2 cup half and half - I use double cream
1⁄4 cup dry sherry - I use Brandy
3 tbsp. brown sugar - I use only 1 TBH O W :
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Put 8 (4) medium sweet potatoes into a large pot, cover with cold water, and add 2 generous pinches of salt.
Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium, and cook until soft when pierce, 30-40 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool.

2. Peel potatoes and transfer to a large bowl. Coarsely mash potatoes with the tines of a fork, then add 5 tbsp. softened butter, 1⁄2 cup half-and-half, 1⁄4 cup dry sherry (Brandy) , and 3 (1) tbsp. brown sugar.
Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed (by hand without my mixer ) until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

Tomato Rice Soup מרק עגבניות עם אורז

Tomato Rice Soup -The Best ever - מרק עגבניות עם אורז

Tomato soup with rice reminds many Israeli people their childhood.
This soup is easy to cook , my mother use to cook it regularly during the winter for years. I hope you'll like it as we do ! .

Tomato Rice Soup מרק עגבניות מתכון בעברית 
1 Medium onion, finely chopped
3 TB rice
1.25 liters boiling water
600 gr ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped = 5 medium-sized
2-3 TB olive oil
1 TB sugar
1 ts. coarse salt
1/2 ts . sweet paprika
1 Bay leaf
black pepper
Tabasco--
H O W :
In a 4 lt pot fry the onion in the oil until golden and soft .
Add the rice , 5 cups of boiling water and tomatoes and mix .
Bring the soup to a boil and cook (covered) for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally .
Now, add seasoning and continue cooking 15 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
If your soup is too thick , toward the end of cooking add half cup of boiling water .
You can grate Parmesan cheese over the hot soup, just before serving .

Romanian Bean Spread ממרח שעועית רומני

My Mom's Romanian Bean Spread - The Romanian 'Hummus'

Romanian Bean Spread- My way - The Romanian 'Hummus' ממרח שעועית רומני- המתכון בעברית

1 1/2 cups Borlotti Beans (dry)
salt
black pepper ground
4-6 TB Canola oil
1 - 2 medium size onions chopped or sliced thin
H O W :A night before:
Soak the beans in tap water for 12-24 hours (change water every few hours).
The next day :cook the beans in a lot of water. Cooking time : about an hour or until beans are very soft. (Remove the foam at the beginning of cooking). Add salt only at the end of the cooking.
Transfer the warm beans into a Blender with a little cooking water and mash until you got a smooth spread .
While the Blender is working add few tablespoons of canola oil, black pepper and coarse salt to your taste.

Twice-Baked Potatoes תפוחי אדמה אפויים

Twice Baked Potatoes - A super-easy and tasty recipe !
Best eaten hot..

Twice-Baked Potatoes my Way/based on kraftfoods.com with my changes תפוחי אדמה אפויים - מתכון בעברית

3 large baking potatoes (2-1/4 lb.) - I use 6 smaller =1 kg potatoes
2-3 TB boiling water +1/4 ts salt
1 cup (= 100 gr ) Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1/3 cup thin green onion slices - green part only
1/2 cup Sour Cream - I use 15% sour cream
1 tsp. Dijon Mustard
1/4 tsp. paprika

H O W :Heat oven to 400ºF.
Pierce potatoes in several places with tip of sharp knife.
Bake 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until tender. Immediately cut potatoes lengthwise in half; scoop out centers, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells.
Beat potato pulp, water , salt , 1/2 cup cheese, onions, sour cream and mustard until well blended.

Dad's Bean and Cabanossi Soup מרק השעועית של אבא

Bean and Pepperoni Cabanossi Soup מרק השעועית של אבא
 

It's a post about the soup my father loved So much .
Bean soup with Cabanossi and lot of garlic. Mom used to prepare this soup for years only in winter. I asked my mother today if this soup was born in my grandmother home (my father's mother) or her home, the answer is uncertain (yet)... This week as I sat with mom talking I've asked her to tell me all the secrets of this comforting soup. and she told me ..

My mom's tips were very helpful couse I've never cooked this soup before.
Today in our small kitchen ,after a while I could smell that familiar smell ..spreading all over the house.. I knew I did it ! that's our family favorite winter soup . Like My Dad use to eat for many years.Thank you mom :-)

Bean and Pepperoni Cabanossi Soup מרק שעועית - המתכון בעברית

Pasta Stuffed Peppers

Pasta Stuffed Peppers פלפלים ממולאים בפסטה

Stuffed Peppers
/ Italian food forever
פלפלים ממולאים -מתכון בעברית

4-5 Large Bell Peppers (of any other Color)
1 Cup Uncooked Small Pasta= 90gr
6 TB Olive Oil
16 Ripe Cherry Tomatoes Quartered
2 Garlic Cloves, Peeled and Minced
1/4 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 Cup Small Diced Mozzarella Cheese
1/4 Cup Fresh Basil Finely Chopped- i use less
Salt ; Pepper
Red Pepper Flakes H o w :