At the table: ‘Feel the love’ of homemade shakshuka | Entertainment/Life
Walking into Liza Borenstein's Youngsville home, I noticed she had an assortment of colorful ingredients on her countertop, prepared and waiting to be transformed into something special. The Borensteins moved to Louisiana a year ago from Tel Aviv.We chatted as she provided some background on the origins of shakshuka (pronounced shack-shoo-kuh). What awaited us is a traditional breakfast or brunch in the Middle East, with some influences from the Mediterranean. The literal translation of shakshuka means "all mixed up." The dish is made with poached eggs as the centerpiece but begins with the creation of a delicious sauce of finely diced tomatoes, onions and bel...