I love salsa and salsa goes with everything… when I went to the store I saw an older lady picking up what looks like purple tomatoes! My curiosity took over and I asked her “what is that?? What do you make with those?” She answered without lifting her head … “those are tomatillos they are purple not green and I make salsa with it.”
I know I can’t leave the store without them to try to make my own salsa…
How is it made ??? It’s so simple!!
We all end up with few tomatoes in the back of the refrigerator.
We planned to do so many things with them but somehow they end up at the end of the shelf getting older and older… now this dish is for you.
So what is Matbukha? Matbukha is a North African dish it’s a type of cooked salsa or chutney! It’s great to serve in a small dish as an appetizer with hummus and pita!
Dress to impress!!! You know the famous saying .. well this salad is a crowd pleaser and a great way to impress just about everyone while it’s so easy, quick and make ahead dish!!
I have to give the credit to this recipe to my good friend Nandini. Nandini and I meet through our children. When my daughter was about 2 we went to mommy and me classes to what I Nick named “hippy school” there was Nandni with her little boy. Quick hi turn to more deep conversations, to birthday invites to long friendship of few years now.
While our kids little older and moved on to different directions we stayed friends. My connection with Nandni is the kind that we might not see each other for long time but will pick up from were we left. I call her my soul sister.
When her boy was younger we were invited to his birthday and there.. behold I come across the Orzo salad. What I love about the orzo salad is that it’s one-stop Trader Joe! All the ingredients can be found in Trader Joe!.. shall we start?
When Covid started, my search for challah become somewhat frustrating. At one store the bread looked really bad and in the other, they were so good but only available in limited quantities. I decided that I’m putting end to the madness. F*$# looking for challah every Friday and hoping they are not all gone!
I searched high and I searched low … behold I found the recipe and started baking every week. The more I baked the better results I got.
Traditionally in our home egg challah was usually only bought on high holidays and special occasions. It is considered the queen of all bread.
The texture is a little more cake-like because of the eggs! It is amazing to use the next day for French Toast.
Yeast dough requires a little attention but once you start baking with yeast you can’t stop and the possibilities are endless. You can make it sweet or savory.
This recipe was originally given to me by a friend in one of the mommy and me classes that I took with my daughter at the temple. The recipe is very special to me because my daughter and I both learned how to bake it together. So bring your children in and bake a loaf of bread with them and create some fun, and lasting memories!