Blogger Spotlight: This American Bite (Yosef Silver)
Yosef Silver is the blogger behind This American Bite, a relatively new blog devoted to healthy seasonal recipes.
Tell us about your blog and how you got started:
I've been blogging since September of last year, and I started to record my own recipes and dishes - more often than not I make it up as I go along and had no record of how to recreate the finished project. I'm not new to blogging, just to food-blogging, so this seemed like a logical next step.
What is your earliest cooking memory?
My whole life has been food-centric. Even being raised by a single parent, my mother would cook for six to eight people every night and people would show up and dine with us! Breaking the fast after Yom Kippur was always a big family event, and even when we moved to a new city, our home was the destination for the break-fast.
What is your favorite kitchen implement / utensil / gadget?
My Le Creuset cookware. No question about the quality and longevity of these cast iron beautys!
What's your favorite kosher dish to cook?
I tend to cook different dishes all the time, one of my go-to chicken dishes for Friday Night would have to be Chicken Marbella. It's possibly the easiest dish I can make and people always enjoy!
Who is your cooking inspiration?
My mother had a straight forward philosophy - if she was going to raise me to grow up and leave home one day, I needed to know how to cook for myself. Food reminds us of our parents, grand parents and for the lucky few of us, great grandparents too - it's our way of connecting the next generation with the people that got us to the point we're at today.
Please share a favorite cooking tip or trick with our readers:
If making chicken soup with wings, wrap them in cheesecloth to ensure a clear broth
Which recipes are you sharing with us today?
Main Image - Tyler Inspired Swedish Style Meatballs
Polenta and Black Bean Tamale Pie
To see more about recipes and articles contributed by Yosef, check out his JoyofKosher.com profile - Yosef Silver.
Author of
, Yosef lives in Overland Park, KS with his wife and son. As passionate cook, card-carrying
foodie
, and an active WeightWatcher, Yosef loves to re-create restaraunt meals in his home kitchen. As a parent, healthy food is a priority and most home-cooked meals from the "American Bite" full of seasonal, local produce. You can follow Yosef on Twitter @ysilver.
