Index of Recipes
A
APPETIZERS
Ceviche 269
Chopped Liver (á la Tillie Tooter) 203
Gravlaks a la Scandia 152
Guacamole 81
Potato Latkes Dad’s Way 25
Romanian Eggplant Salad 22
Rumaki Spread 111
Sui Mai 113
Swedish Meatballs, Scandia Style Appetizers 149
B
BARBECUE
Larry’s Original Barbecue Sauce 91
Ribs, Spare/Baby Back/St. Louis 90
Stovetop Barbecue Chicken 92
Basque Chicken 126
BEANS
Barbecue Style 93
Chicken with Black Beans and Rice 189
Southwest Black Beans and Chicken 94
Western Bean Pot 295
BEEF
Beef Burgundy 288
Beef Stew 289
Beef Stroganoff Marsala 230
Beef Tacos 72
Beef with Noodles and Cheese 30
Brisket of Beef, Larry’s Baked 205
Hearty Beef and Vegetable Kettle 291
Meat Loaf, Jennifer’s Best in the World 162
Pot Roast with Vegetables 183
Short Ribs 293
Steak Ranchero 79
Swedish Meatballs, Scandia Style Appetizer 149
BREAKFAST
About Omelets 134
Breakfast Potatoes 139
Chicken Livers and Eggs 231
Eggs Creole 138
Leftover Pork Roast Hash 140
LEO (Lox, Eggs, and Onions) 137
BROOKLYN TRADITIONAL
Kosher Dill Pickles 61
Pushcart Charlotte Russe 60
Soda Fountain Black-and- White 48
Soda Fountain Egg Cream 50
C
Cheese Enchiladas 75
CHICKEN
Barbecue, Stovetop 92
Basque 126
Cacciatore 273
Chop Suey 115
Chow Mein 116
Curried 177
Enchiladas 77
Fricassee 274
Gumbo Soup 270
Herb-Baked 278
In Mushroom Sauce 190
Lemon 279
Oven and Wedge Fries 280
Pita Pockets with Cucumber- Tomato Relish 271
Pot Pie 276
Roast, Chinese Style 108
Soup, Norma Levine’s 12
Tacos 74
Tandoori 281
With Black Beans and Rice 189
With Southwest Black Beans 94
CHICKEN LIVER
Chopped Liver Appetizer (á la Tillie Tooter) 203
Livers and Eggs 231
Rumaki Spread 111
Tillie’s Chicken Livers with Mushrooms, Onions and Sweetbreads 204
CHINESE
Chop Suey, Chicken 115
Chop Suey, Shrimp 115
Chow Mein, Chicken 116
Fried Rice 112
Inspiration Shrimp 117
Roast Chicken 108
Roast Pork Two Ways 109
Rumaki Spread 111
Sui Mai 113
Cioppino 267
D
DESSERTS
Apple Pie, Latticed 251
Biscuit Tortoni 250
Cheesecake 249
Pushcart Charlotte Russe 60
Strawberry Glaze Pie 252
E
EGGS
About Omelets 134
Chicken Livers and Eggs 231
Eggs Creole 138
LEO (Lox, Eggs, and Onions) 137
ENCHILADAS
Cheese Enchiladas 75
Chicken Enchiladas 77
G
GREEK
Lemon Chicken 279
Moussaka 239
GUMBO
Chicken Gumbo Soup 270
Seafood Filé Gumbo 185
Turkey, Leftover Gumbo 286
I
INDIAN
Curried Chicken 177
Lamb Curry 179
Leg of Lamb 168
Shrimp Curry 181
Tandoori Chicken 281
ITALIAN
Biscuit Tortoni 250
Chicken Cacciatore 273
Cioppino 267
Leg of Lamb 168
J
JEWISH
Beef, Barley, and Mushroom Soup, Old-Country 16
Beef, Larry’s Baked Brisket of 205
Cabbage, Stuffed 28
Chicken Soup, Norma Levine’s 12
Dill Pickles, Kosher 61
Gefilte Fish, Norma Levine’s (hand written version) 32
Gefilte Fish, Norma Levine’s (user-friendly translation) 34
Horseradish for Gefilte Fish 36
Lokshen Kugel (Noodle Pie) 27
Lox, Pickled 24
Matzo Balls (Knaidlach) 14
Potato Latkes Dad’s Way 25
L
LAMB
Curry 179
Leg of Lamb French style 168
Indian style 168
Italian style 168
Middle Eastern style 169
Moussaka 239
Shanks 171
Shepherd’s Pie 175
Shoulder Chops 167
Stew, American 173
Stew, Irish 174
M
Matzo Balls (Knaidlach) 14
MEXICAN
Chili con Carne 70
Enchiladas, Cheese 75
Enchiladas, Chicken 77
Guacamole 81
Rice, Spanish 82
Shrimp Ranchero 80
Steak Ranchero 79
Tacos, Beef 72
Tacos, Chicken 74
MIDDLE EASTERN
Chicken Pita Pockets with Cucumber-Tomato Relish 271
Eggplant Salad, Romanian 22
Leg of Lamb 169
Moussaka 239
N
NOODLES
Beef with Noodles and Cheese 30
Lokshen Kugel (Noodle Pie) 27
O
Omelets, About 134
P
PASTA
Grandma Jennifer’s Baked Spaghetti with Garden Sauce 216
Linguine with Shrimp 165
PORK
Chops, Oh, Those Golden 192
Leftover, Roast Hash 140
Ribs, Barbecue 90
Roast, Chinese 109
R
RICE
Chinese Fried 112
Spanish 82
ROMANIAN
Eggplant Salad 22
RUSSIAN
Beef Stroganoff Marsala 230
Cabbage Soup, Sweet-and- Sour Russian 20
Stuffed Cabbage 28
S
SALAD
Eggplant Salad, Romaanian 22
SIDE DISHES
Lokshen Kugel (Noodle Pie) 27
Potato Latkes Dad’s Way 25
SOUP
Beef, Barley, and Mushroom, Old-Country 16
Cabbage, Sweet-and-Sour Russian 20
Chicken Gumbo 270
Chicken, Norma Levine’s 12
Cioppino 267
Gazpacho Like Scandia Used to Make 150
Navy Bean 18
Turkey, Leftover 287
SPANISH
Basque Chicken 126
Gazpacho Like Scandia Used to Make 150
Spanish Rice 82
Think-Thin Paella 187
STEW
Beef Burgundy 288
Beef Stew 289
Hearty Beef and Vegetable Kettle 291
Lamb Stew, American 173
Lamb Stew, Irish 174
STOCKS
The Essential Stocks Beef or Lamb 296
Fish 298
Turkey or Chicken 297
Vegetable 298
SWEDISH
Gravlaks a la Scandia 152
Meatballs Scandia
Style Appetizer 149
T
TURKEY
Gumbo, Leftover 286
Roasted, with Dripping Gravy 282
Soup, Leftover 287
V
VEGETABLES
Potatoes, Breakfast 139
Potato Latkes Dad’s Way 25