First course

Recipes for first course dishes, mostly pasta, rice and soups

Mafrum

Pappa al pomodoro (traditional Tuscan tomato and bread soup)

Esau’s Lentil Soup

Proper Chicken Broth

Persian Jeweled Rice

Vegetarian Lentil Meatballs with Tomatoes

My Aunt’s Fast Semolina Couscous

Nukides for Kippur

Rice Pilaf: simple, useful, and fast