Author Archives: dianegreen50

In the late nineteenth century, the city of Czernowitz, known as the Vienna of Eastern Europe, was famous throughout Austria-Hungary for its tolerance, civic beauty, culture, and learning. Frequently renationalized over the last millennium, Czernowitz has passed through Romanian, Ottoman, … Continue reading →

1/4 cup butter 1/3 cup low-fat cream cheese 1 cup plus 2 TBLE sugar 2 egg yolks 3/4 tea vanilla 3/4 tea mint extract 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup cocoa 3/4 tea baking soda 1/2 tea salt 1 package … Continue reading →

12 TBLE (1 1/2 sticks) sweet butter 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 2 TBLE water 1 tea vanilla 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 tea cinnamon 1/2 tea salt 1/2 baking soda 3 cups quick oats … Continue reading →

1/2 pound soba, or whole-wheat linguine or spaghetti 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or sherry vinegar 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil One 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated 1 large clove garlic, grated … Continue reading →

1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup old-fashioned oats 1 cup raw pistachios ¾ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature ⅓ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup powdered sugar Makes about 30 Servings … Continue reading →

one chicken cut into 8 pieces (about 3 1/2 pounds) 1/4 cup potato starch if for passover… if not flour is fine too 2 fennel bulbs, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2 ” pieces (if you aren’t a big fan … Continue reading →

1/2 cup cocoa 1/2 cup cake meal 1/2 cup butter or oleo ( Oleo is actually margarine, more than fifty years ago, Oleomargarine is how you would have found this named. This was made from vegetable oil, and used as a more … Continue reading →