Voted Off the Island: Limmud Atlanta Chanukah Party

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November 04, 2009

Limmud Atlanta Chanukah Party

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Sounds so fun! Nina, it would be a good night to get together a group to come to Limmud NY 2010 - Jan 15-18, 2009 - We'd love have y'all. http://register.limmudny.org

Posted by: Sissy | November 04, 2009 at 07:03 PM

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What I'm Reading

Joseph Skibell: The English Disease
Mordantly funny novel of self loathing, Jewish identity and dare I say "redemption?" Well worth your time.
Joyce Maynard: At Home in the World: A Memoir
I've had mixed feelings about Maynard since her debut at 18, but reading this memoir, compassion and insight bring me to true admiration. If you ever wondered wtf is up with J.D. Salinger, read this!
Kathryn Stockett: The Help
Great read, tender and true. I can see the movie coming!
Saul Bellow: Henderson the Rain King
Reading this for Kathryn Legan's amazing class on Saul Bellow. Did you know it's all about the true self?
Jay Cantor: Great Neck
Big sprawling hot mess of a novel about 5 friends growing up in GN during the 60's. Plot covers coming of age, coming out, the Holocaust, civil rights, black power and the Weather Underground. I'm absolutely loving this panoramic look back that delves so knowingly into the pretensions of the upper middle class Jewish intelligensia. . . of which I'm a card carrying member. :-)
Greg Mortenson: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Just plain fascinating and inspiring.
Jhumpa Lahiri: Unaccustomed Earth: Stories (Vintage Contemporaries)
Melancholy collection of stories about Indian families coping with expectations in America.
Amy Bloom: Away: A Novel
Thank god for this improbable little novel. It kept me from killing someone as I sat on the tarmac in Philly for hours on Sunday. Preposterous plot, great characters and very well written.
Alyse Myers: Who Do You Think You Are?: A Memoir
Spare and moving memoir of a dark, angry mother and her spirited daughter.
Curtis Sittenfeld: American Wife: A Novel
Thinly disguised account that wonders what a Laura Bush-type First Lady is really thinking.

What I'm Cooking

Cheap Ceviche
This is almost a mock ceviche because it's made with junk fish (tilapia) and surimi, the tofu of fish. However, with the right amounts of lime juice, cilantro, onion and hot sauce, even cheap fish makes a fabulous ceviche. I chopped up a 1/2 pound of tilapia and combined it with 2 packages of chunked surimi. Marinate in juice of 5 limes, 1/2 red onion chopped fine, and one head of cilantro chopped fine. Add a healthy squirt of Sriracha sauce and refrigerate.
Collard Greens
My CSA is sending us lots of green love in the form of collard greens. Here's my very delicious veggie-but-smoky recipe. In a large pot add 1 cup vegetable broth, 1 cup water. Nice pinch of salt, and 3/4 tsp. Spanish smoked Paprika. Add your chopped collards and simmer gently for at least 45 minutes.
Tzatziki Sauce
Just outstanding on everything. Take a container of Greek style yogurt (no-fat, low -fat, doesn't matter). Grate 2-3 thin skinned middle eastern cukes on a box grater and squeeze out all the water. Mince 3 cloves of garlic VERY fine. Stir cucumber and garlic into yogurt, add a splash of olive oil and a grind of black pepper. Dunk in vegetable of your choice, slather on spanakopitas, etc.
Polenta
Apparently the par-boiled polenta I'm using is considered ca-ca by serious cooks. I've found it to be utterly delicious, especially smothered with sauteed portobello mushrooms. I will give plain old yellow cornmeal polenta a try after Thanksgiving.
Hangar Steak
Grilled in a cast iron pan in the oven, on broil. Remarkably tender and so quick. Salt, pepper and smoked paprika for seasoning.
Brussels Sprouts + Corn
A smashing combination -- the bitter tang of the Brussels Sprouts with the sweetness of corn. Saute with olive oil, salt and pepper. C'est tout!
Stuffed Cabbage
My favorite recipe From the NY Times Jewish Cookbook, made with fresh cranberries and canned cranberry sauce. Total yum.

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