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Itta Werdiger-Rothis a personal chef who operates out of New York City.She is a carnivore with a special interest in vegetarian food and enjoys cooking with locally grown,organic,and fresh ingredients.She is originally from Melbourne,Australia,and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters.

friday night

Roasted Chicken

Itta Werdiger-Roth

In theory we would love to imagine and create new menus with fresh ingredients and ideas every week for Shabbat.But the fact is,it's really not so easy!Shabbat comes around exactly once a week,… never soon enough,but always sooner than expected.This versatile recipe for roast chicken is the sort of meal you can either throw together in a pinch or re-invent with every chicken you make.This version is autumnal,but you can substitute in any vegetables and spices that you like.Zucchini or other summer squash,…>> Read More

Holidays

Tzimmes

Itta Werdiger-Roth

Tzimmes is a hot,sweet carrot dish often served on Rosh Hashanah,for a sweet new year.I'm a traditionalist.If you're going to make tzimmes,I say,do it properly.But not everyone likes the… idea of sugar-soaked carrots roasted slow and low in schmaltz (chicken fat),with plumped prunes and knaidlach (dumplings) stewing their flavor into the broth.That's why I've also included a vegetarian,organic alternative.Below are the two versions of tzimmes.The first is my grandmother's recipe,which dates to her time in the town of…>> Read More

Passover

Gefilte Fish

Itta Werdiger-Roth

Use the freshest fish possible and your gefilte can compete with any Bubbe's.

Generations of Americans have grown up on jarred gefilte fish--and many of them think that dark gray,flattened slices of fish sitting for months in stale jelly is the nastiest thing ever.I have… to agree.There is no way that jarred gefilte fish can possibly compare to the real thing: freshly-ground fish,homemade stock,boiled with love.Sure,it takes a little bit of work.But the end product is well worth the labor…if just to erase the memory of jarred gefilte fish and replace it with a…>> Read More

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