Inside the Kaganoff Kitchen — a family food blog

Swedish Limpe

March 11, 2012

When I was a child commercial bread never entered the house. My mother baked bread every week. My absolute favorite was Swedish Limpe. It’s a slightly sweet rye bread that is tender to chew because of the addition of gluten flour. When my sister and I went off to college we missed Swedish Limpe so [...]

Buttermilk Almond Chocolate Chip Quick Bread

March 8, 2012

I needed to do a little baking this afternoon so I made two different quick breads. This one has just the right amount of almond flavor from a combination of the almond extract and the almond meal. I know I’ve said this before but swapping in a modest amount of almond meal or oat flour [...]

Slow Cooker Lamb & Lentil Stew

March 5, 2012

I’m particularly fond of using my slow cooker when staying at altitude. We ski in Deer Valley, Utah quite regularly and I find the prospect of putting meals on the table at 8,400 feet quite a challenge. None of my well-honed kitchen skills work quite the way I want them to. My roast chickens take [...]

Leek & Mushroom Pasta

March 2, 2012

I love leeks. I love mushrooms. Therefore, by the transitive property, I love mushrooms and leeks TOGETHER. This is a super yummy way to get more leeks into your life. Leek and Mushroom Pasta (serves 4-6) 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons best quality butter 1 leek, thinly sliced, white part only 1 cup onion, [...]

Slow Cooker Hungarian Goulash

February 28, 2012

This is a modification of my mother’s circa 1960 recipe for Hungarian Goulash that one of her Scottish friends gave to her while my mother was living in Edinburgh. I have no idea whether the friend was Hungarian, probably not. So this is really Scottish Goulash, which I hear is all the rage. We spend [...]

Buttermilk Cranberry Lemon Quick Bread

February 25, 2012

I watched half of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” the other day. For me, half of that movie is more fulfilling than all of many movies. As a baker I’m very partial to the scene in which the WASP parents of the non-Greek boyfriend deliver a Bundt Cake to the Greek family of Toula (Nia [...]

Cheater Risotto Cakes with Smoked Turkey & Mushrooms

February 22, 2012

I love risotto, but truth be told on any given day it takes too long and so even though I love it, I skip making it in favor of something less time consuming. These little risotto-like cakes taste almost exactly like the ones I make with leftover risotto, but the recipe relies on cooked brown [...]

Lemon Spice Cookies

February 19, 2012

These cookies are perfectly chewy and have a hint of spice. They are essentially a sugar cookie, but better (at least according to me and I am the self-appointed lead arbiter of cookie excellence). They are a variation on a holiday spice cookie that my family has been making forever – but with the addition [...]

Calabacitas Fritters

February 16, 2012

I don’t know how I lived so long without Calabacitas in my diet. It’s such a great combination of flavors – squash, corn, onions. Throw in a little cheese, some cilantro, some chilies and man oh man, I am one happy camper. What I like about this particular type of fritter is that it does [...]

Cranberry Eton Mess

February 13, 2012

When we lived in the UK I fell in love with a summer dessert called an Eton Mess. It can be made with any ripe berry. It is a gorgeous combination of berries, whipped cream (or clotted cream) and meringue. I was recently pining for an Eton Mess, but we are no longer in berry [...]

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