created 6/4/06 with odds and ends around house.

Tastes great!

Serve with chopped tomatoes, onions, jalapeño peppers, bell peppers, and cilantro.

These fillets marinate in lime juice and tequila – the makings of a margarita. Serve with yellow rice or black beans. Grouper is delicate, so turn the fillets carefully to keep them intact. Save 2 cooked fillets for Fish Tacos.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Supposedly, this originated with Katherine Hepburn. It’s good cold or hot.

This recipe comes from Augusta Stein, my stepson’s grandmother. She was known for her baking, especially this honey cake. The recipe is classic in its use of coffee, citrus zest, and nuts. I have made one change, substituting apple sauce for oil, which makes the cake less sticky. This cake keeps at room temperature for several weeks, so you can always have a homemade treat on hand.
Fast Fact: Buckwheat honey comes from the same plant as the grain also called kasha. It has a unique, robust flavor that is also less sweet than other kinds of honey. Natural food stores like Wild Oats Market are likely to have it.
Quick Tip: If you like, use lemon in place of orange zest, and blanched almonds rather than walnuts.

Kugel (KUH-ghel), a savory baked pudding, is another dish traditional among Jews from Eastern Europe. There are many kinds of kugel, including potato, sweet potato, carrot or noodle. Some are so sweet I would serve them only for dessert. This one includes white and sweet potatoes, carrots, and raisins for a touch of natural sweetness.
Fast Fact: Botanically speaking, most of the tubers we call yams are actually sweet potatoes.
Quick Tip: Soaking the raisins in some extra orange juice brings out their sweetness