Alan Divack's (mostly food) blog

Ok, so if noodles implies egg noodles, this should be called brown pasta instead.  This is like rice-a-roni without the rice.   I find it ...

Last Sukkot our friend Kobi served us pareve (non-dairy) pear and pecan cake that was really good.  Since we are always on the lookout f...

I posted an earlier, somewhat easier version of this recipe here .  Sometimes, though, it you are going to take on a brisket, which can be a...

Successful cooking from the pantry and refrigerator is a function of what you have in them.  A few six packs (which we don't have) and...

Hanukah foods are those fried in oil or cooked with copious amounts of oil, especially olive oil, in memory of the miracle of the Temple lam...

Now that you know how to cook vegetables, you need something to serve with them.  The logical, and one of the cheapest choices, is rice. ...

This cocktail was devised by Maya Divack and Sarah Zarrow on the Cape in August. One of the motivations is that Sarah is allergic to juniper...

You can only imagine how happy I was when Harry said that he wanted some spices to bring back to school, and some quick cooking lessons so...

A smash is a julep-like drink, and this is very much like a mint julep, only tastier.  There is no better libation to use to console yours...

"Dad, where did you get the 'Hall' from, it's just Wilch." So says Harry, who is living this year in Wilch, a res...