Omelet with Apples
Mina Pachter
Food Editor's Notes: In anticipation of the upcoming Holocaust Remembrance Day, I highly recommend the book In Memory's Kitchen: A Legacy from the Women of Terezin. This small but powerful volume describes the brutal conditions in Terezin (German name: Theresienstadt), a way station to Auschwitz and other death camps, and presents the recipes that the women of Terezin managed to write down on scraps of paper as they went about their lives as best they could, with memories of cooking for their loved ones and the hope that one day they would be able to do so again. Reading this book was heartbreaking, yet inspired me to attempt some of the recipes, to recreate just a little of what life might have been like for these women before the war and to honor their memories by helping to pass on a piece of their legacy.
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Vanilla Cake
Mina Pachter
Food Editor's Notes: Please read the notes for Omelet with Apples, the other recipe that is published with permission on this web site from In Memory's Kitchen: A Legacy from the Women of Terezin. I would describe this cake as a hazelnut torte. It is light and nutty, delicious plain with a cup of tea or coffee, and a wonderful treat as a full-fledged "company" dessert filled with apricot preserves and topped with whipped cream.
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