Spinach Casserole (for potluck)

Spinach Casserole for Potluck

Submitted by R. Melissa. Sometimes, the best thing from an old boyfriend is the recipe he made with you before your relationship ended. Here is one of those. In the early 90s, I was coming off of being a vegetarian, and so was the young man I was dating. We ate many of these together because it combined my fondness for creamed spinach with his hankering for … Continue reading Spinach Casserole for Potluck

Palak Paneer (Spinach & Cheese Vegetable)

Submitted by Mony from BnB Chrysalis in New Delhi (Bed & Breakfast). I have known the founders of Ancestreats  father for many years. While we have sort of stopped talking business sometime back, I treat him like a friend, with whom I can exchange thoughts and jokes and I realize how fortunate we have been in our own ways. One area in which we have always connected is … Continue reading Palak Paneer (Spinach & Cheese Vegetable)

Classic Latkes with a Denver-twist

Submitted by Batya Stepelman from Sparrows & Spatulas. I grew up thinking that latkes, that traditional Chanukah potato pancake, were a uniquely Jewish dish. But latkes exist in lots of European countries, they just have different names. In Germany the latke is called Kartoffelpuffer or Reibekuchen. In Luxembourg you’d order Gromperekichelcher. Poles slather their placki ziemniaczane in sour cream. Ukrainians, Belarusians and Russians call their potato pancake … Continue reading Classic Latkes with a Denver-twist