Ruth Galai's family recipes
This is the cauliflower of my childhood. This was (other than potatoes), the only cooked vegetable that I ate as a child - and only when prepared in this way, covered with buttered breadcrumbs. I have not changed too much since those days, although I do think that there has been an ever-so-slight improvement in... Continue Reading →
This recipe I found in an old cookbook which belonged to my mother. The name of the book is "The Complete American-Jewish Cookbook". Unfortunately, the first pages are missing, so I don't have the name of the author. When I was young, I always loved these light and creamy desserts - and I still do... Continue Reading →
I used to love these cream puffs when I was a little girl; my mother used to make them on holidays or when company came; Sometimes, on my way home from school, I couldn't resist making a detour, and going into the bakery on Broadway (I think the name was "Florence"s", and it was somewhere on 82nd... Continue Reading →
This is a recipe that I got from my sister, Anna, a few years ago. It is a lovely way to prepare chicken breasts, and we are all thankful to Anna for having shared this recipe with us. Anna and I have lived on different continents for so many years - but thanks to the advent... Continue Reading →
This is the birthday cake that I prepare for all the birthdays in our family. It grew out of the distant memory of the birthday cakes that my mother used to prepare for my birthdays, so long ago. Since my birthday often takes place during the week of Passover, the original cake was made with a Passover sponge cake base. I use a basic torte recipe for... Continue Reading →
This recipe, which is one of our family's favorites - was given to me many years ago by Helen Kadish - Larry and Marian's late mother. I remember meeting Helen for the first time when the Kadish family came for the first time to visit our family on 86th Street for dinner. The year was 1964 or... Continue Reading →
As a young girl, I always loved Shavuot and waited eagerly for the opportunity to eat my mother's delicious cheese blintzes. When I grew up and the time came for me to start making cheese blintzes for my family, I realized that I didn't have my mother's exact recipe for the blintz "leaves". So, I had to experiment and try... Continue Reading →
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