All posts tagged: Jerusalem Cookbook

Elk Kofta B’siniyah with Tahini Sauce

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  If you’ve read my About page, you might remember that I told a little story about eating squirrel. I was born in North Carolina, and though I wouldn’t call my hometown “the country”, my grandmother’s house, where I spent most of my time, butted up against a woodsy area that I don’t think was owned by anyone. It was just “the woods” and it was where I would pick blackberries in the summer and where my teenaged uncle would hunt. On Saturdays he would take his BB gun and venture out to the woods and come back a few hours later with a rabbit or two. My grandmother would clean his catch and cook them up, usually in a simple fricassee. In fact, she actually called it “fricassee” (the first food term I learned) and it must have been her signature dish because it’s the only thing I ever remember her making. The day my uncle brought home the squirrel was forever seared in my memory because I saw it in my grandmother’s 1970s avocado-green sink, skinned and looking very much …

Is that a Zucchini in your pocket…? Mini Turkey-Zucchini Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce

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We unintentionally brought home a human-baby sized zucchini from the Portland Farmer’s Market.  I swear, I had every intention of returning this behemoth to its rightful owners (our friends who purchased it for all of $2) but this zucchini had other plans and instead managed to stow away in my suitcase headed for the bright lights of Las Vegas–sorry Janette!  We spent almost all day Memorial Day making things with this giant zucchini! First I made a casserole with the ingredients you see pictured below.  That was tasty, but not quite tasty enough to share with you yet.  Then we made a zucchini pizza with parmesan, basil pesto and olives.  Now, that was really tasty and I’ll be sharing that one soon.  But this recipe for “Turkey & Zucchini Burgers with Green Onion and Cumin” from the cookbook “Jerusalem” by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi was the clear winner.  Can you believe I was able to get three entire dishes from one giant zucchini? I have had this cookbook for a few months now and so far …