Minka Cooks

This recipe is adapted from Mollie Katzen's Moosewood Cookbook using almond milk instead of milk and white rice flour instead of wheat ...

I make  chicken wings . A lot. And I use the same spices when I make baked chicken thighs. Eventually, I realized it would be easier to crea...

Every winter when my grocer sells Meyer lemons, I get a half dozen or so and make a new batch of preserved lemons. Fermentation preserve...

Homemade coconut milk is a great way to avoid the additives often found in commercial coconut milk. Coconut milk makes a nice soup garni...

This is a large recipe and can easily be frozen -- or cut in half. I make my own coconut milk for this recipe. 2 pounds carrots, p...

Oat Groats with Kale and Carrots 1 cup oat groats 3 cups water Put groats and water in a pot and bring to a boil.  Lower heat and ...

Carrot Charoset on Lundberg Thin Stacker I adapted my Sephardic charoset recipe to make it a low-FODMAP recipe. Like it’s predecessor...

See Wing Tips at the end of this recipe for flavor options, and ideas for serving and reheating. I prefer wings cut in half. They see...

Before Roasting This method renders lots of flavor and firm mushroom. No slippery soggy mushrooms for me, thank you very much! In fa...

In 1979 our dear family friend Nell Simala taught me how to make potica (po-teet-sa), a well-known commodity in my hometown, Pueblo Col...

This is my favorite mustard recipe. It's great as a condiment or in salad dressing or sauces. Like the other lacto-fermented recipes,...

I was pleasantly surprised to learn how easy it is to make my own ketchup and mustard. This is another lacto-fermented recipe from ...

  I was never keen on ketchup, until I discovered this recipe in The Heal Your Gut Cookbook .  This is a lacto-fermented ketchup. That...

Sephardic Charoset #2 in a tiny bowl (1.75" diameter) Recipe updated April 2, 2015. Recipes for Sephardic charoset number in the ...

Homemade WW cake meal (left) and WW matzo meal (right) Why Bother? Years ago, I needed just a little more matzo meal for a brownie rec...

Candied nuts are a nice addition to salads. Try them on top of a salad made with greens and beets. They are also great on ice cream or w...

Fish chowder is a simple New England dish -- a cross between a soup and a stew.

Charoset is one of the foods on the Passover sedar plate. This is the simplest form of Sephardic charoset.  It also makes a great spread ...

Since it requires no cooking, gazpacho is perfect for a hot summer day. Chilled gazpacho is refreshing. The complex flavor is a delight....

I would have posted this recipe a few weeks ago when I first made it, but it tasted so good I forgot to take a picture. Last night, I did ...

This recipe comes from The Art of Jewish Cooking by Jennie Grossinger . My mom used to make this salad most every summer. Momma often ...

Hand-chopped baba ghanoush How do you like your baba ghanoush? Pureed or hand-chopped? This recipe has directions for both. Once you r...

Chocolate cake without chips For the last three Passovers, I've adapted a chocolate cake recipe. This year's is the best...

It's pumpkin pie minus the fuss and calories of the crust! This is an amalgam of several recipes. This recipe calls for a can of p...

Chunky pink applesauce My father had a Jonathan apple tree in the backyard.  (See below.) I remember sitting outside with my dad peeling...