Fried Green Tomatoes

About a year ago, my family and I went to a road trip through The South because my sister was looking at colleges at the time. In Tennessee we went to a barbecue restaurant where we ate the best fried green tomatoes I have ever had! Just the other day as my mom and I were watering my neighbor's garden we noticed that they were growing tomatoes, and some were green (unripe). We had the idea to make fried green tomatoes. They were delicious! The coating was crunchy and stayed intact with the tomato. I hope you enjoy my recipe for fried green tomatoes. 

Ingredients:
4 green tomatoes 
1 cup flour
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 1/3 cup corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika 
1/2 teaspoon pepper
About 1 cup oil


First, cut the tomatoes into 1/2 inch thick slices. 

Then, make an assembly line of flour, buttermilk, and corn meal. To the flour add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon paprika. To the corn meal add 1/2 teaspoon salt. 

Dip tomatoes into flour to coat. Then dip the tomatoes into the buttermilk. Dredge in corn meal to completely coat. In a cast iron skillet heat up about 1 cup of oil, or just under 1/2 inch of oil. Once the oil is hot, add the tomatoes to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. 

Once the tomatoes are done, serve with Sriracha aioli. (the Sriracha aioli is my lemon aioli without the lemon juice, and desired about of Sriracha. Here is the link to the Dijon Aioli recipe)

Enjoy!

Honey Cake

Since it is Yom Kippur Jewish people are making their favorite holiday meals. A classic dish in my household is my mom's Honey Cake. For about 25 years my mom and her friend have both been making this cake at the same time every year. Since my moms friend lives in Israel this dessert is being made in two different countries at the same time. This cake is so sweet and moist that it almost melts in your mouth. I hope you enjoy this recipe for Honey Cake as much as I do!

Ingredients:
5 egg whites
3/4 cup sugar
5 egg yolks
3/4 cup honey
1/2 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Drizzle:
1/2 cup boiling water
4 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

First pre heat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Then whisk the egg whites and the sugar together until stiff peaks are formed.

In a separate bowl mix together the egg yolks, honey, canola oil, cinnamon, salt, flour, and baking powder until thoroughly combined.

 Add the egg whites to the other mixture, fold in the egg whites until the mixture is combined.

Add the batter to a buttered cake pan and cook for 45 minutes to an hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

 While the cake is cooking mix together boiling water, sugar, and lemon juice together until combined. While the cake is hot poke a few holes on the top and pour the drizzle over the cake.

 Once the cake is cool, enjoy!