Don't throw your watermelon rinds!
Watermelon is both a fruit and a vegetable. It is classified as part of a botanical family of gourds that includes other vegetables like...
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KASHKARIKAS
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sibelpinto
Mar 29, 20232 min read
Spinach and Cheese Mina
This spinach and cheese mina is a layered matzo pie, one of my favorite Sephardic delicacies for Pesah. It is vegetarian, it is...
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sibelpinto
Jan 26, 20231 min read
Banana peel? Waste or treasure?
If you have been peeling your bananas before putting them into your banana bread or banana cake, think again! They are completely edible...
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sibelpinto
Dec 29, 20222 min read
Spinach, beans and 2 recipes
Avikas kon Espinaka means beans with spinach in Ladino/Judeo-Spanish language. A one-pot no-waste meal, you can vary this recipe...
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sibelpinto
Nov 30, 20223 min read
Istanbul Mon Amour
Istanbul is my hometown. It is the city where my ancestors settled down. It is the city where I was born, I grew up, I did my studies, I...
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sibelpinto
Oct 29, 20222 min read
Pumpkins and damsons
For many, this is the time of pumpkins! Yes, they look lovely, the Halloween tradition is fun. Every year millios of pumpkins are bought...
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sibelpinto
Sep 22, 20222 min read
Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana, literally meaning the head of the year, marks the beginning of the yamim noraïm -Days of Awe, a 10-day period of...
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sibelpinto
Aug 24, 20222 min read
August and tomatoes
August is one of the best months to find delicious tomatoes in the farmer's market. The star of the Mediterranean cuisines, tomatoes come...
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sibelpinto
Jul 27, 20223 min read
Apricot Times...
July is the best season for apricots, peaches, nectarines, and plums in the Mediterranean climate. My Grandma Elisa used to prepare a ...
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sibelpinto
Jun 24, 20223 min read
Joyful June & Queen of the Vegetables
I don't know about your part of the world but summer has arrived with full force here in Paris. The blue skies, the sunshine, the summer...
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sibelpinto
May 29, 20222 min read
Savrozika...
My Grandma Elisa used to call me "savrozika". In Ladino/Judeo-Spanish this means sweet/delightful and it originates from the word "savor"...
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sibelpinto
May 3, 20222 min read
Are you in love with STRAWBERRIES?
I sure am! Those red, plump, juicy, heart-shaped 'fruits of love' make us so happy with their extraordinary flavor and fragrance. They...
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sibelpinto
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Orange and Walnut Cake (not only for Passover)
I love my Passover orange&walnut cake. As it is the end of season for oranges here in Europe, this is also a great way to make good use...
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sibelpinto
Apr 10, 20223 min read
Beyond Matzah & Marror...
This year Ramadan, Passover and Easter fall in the same calendar month. I learnt this happens roughly every 30 years! Besides celebrating...
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sibelpinto
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Have you heard of PORTAKALOPITA?
In this citrus based, light and delicious dessert, we use every part of the orange plus any leftover phyllo or Turkish yufka pastry. The...
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sibelpinto
Feb 14, 20222 min read
FROMAGE FORT: The elegant French Cheese Spread
As I am a cheese addict, when I discovered ‘fromage fort’ in France I said ‘Oh girl, this recipe is for you’! Translated as ‘strong...
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sibelpinto
Jan 19, 20222 min read
PASTA WITH MUHAMMARA SAUCE
Muhammara is one of my favorite mezzes. That deep orange/red color, the savory, sweet, smoky and spicy flavor makes it the center piece...
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sibelpinto
Dec 1, 20211 min read
SEPHARDIC STYLE CUCUMBER SOUP TOURETO
Ingredients · 2 medium sized cucumbers, with peels · 4 slices of stale bread · 2 cloves of garlic , minced · 80 gr olive oil · 80 gr...
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sibelpinto
Nov 7, 20211 min read
KASHKARIKAS: ZUCCHINI PEELS IN LEMON SAUCE
Kashkarikas is the emblem dish of the Sephardi cuisine where zucchini/courgette peels are not wasted and they are cooked into a delicious...
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Don't throw your watermelon rinds!
Watermelon is both a fruit and a vegetable. It is classified as part of a botanical family of gourds that includes other vegetables like...
Spinach and Cheese Mina
This spinach and cheese mina is a layered matzo pie, one of my favorite Sephardic delicacies for Pesah. It is vegetarian, it is...
Banana peel? Waste or treasure?
If you have been peeling your bananas before putting them into your banana bread or banana cake, think again! They are completely edible...
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