It’s work study time again!! That means I get to work in the kitchen with a high school senior and teach her some (hopefully) invaluable cooking and baking tips. I never really think I’m going to enjoy it until we actually get into the kitchen and have such a blast that I come up with […]
Passover Kitchen Sink Cookies
I’m going to keep this super simple…Passover cookies are awesome! Yeah, I said it! All those melt-in-your-mouth store bought cookies are my favorite and I look forward to them every year. I also like to make my own cookies because I love any excuse to bake and this years new recipe is a fun one! […]
Caramel Macchiato Hamantaschen
A hamantaschen that can wake me up in the morning??? Yes please! Sure, you can make these hamantaschen inspired by my favorite coffee drink with decaf instant coffee but why would you go ahead and do a thing like that?!? Instead, turn those beautiful layers of milk, vanilla syrup, espresso and caramel sauce into this glorious […]
Halvah Baklava & Kosher By Design Giveaway
I seriously never thought this time would come and it snuck up way too fast. Susie Fishbein just wrote and published her final cookbook! That’s right, the author of the Kosher By Design series with eight (yup, I said eight!!!!) cookbooks is hanging up her hat with her ninth and final collection of picture-perfect food inspired by her […]
Oatmeal Raisin Hamantaschen
Hamantaschen season is officially here and I am bouncing off the walls! All through the year, I write down new hamantaschen flavors that come to me in my dreams, during conversations with my pastry chef sister and ideas that come from my amazing readers. And then comes the hard part of choosing which ones to […]
Basic Pie Dough
I love making my own pie dough because it’s so darn easy! All you need is one bowl and 5 minutes. This is a no judgment zone so you can always use store bought dough but there is just something special about making it yourself. It always comes out flakier, that’s for sure!