Check out my latest guest blog post on Cook Kosher as I explore some seriously spicy flavors in a few of my favorite desserts. My Jalapeno Double Chocolate Chip Cookies have a mildly spicy jalapeno flavor while the Cayenne-Cinnamon Apple Pie will blow your mind and your taste buds! Here’s a taste of what you’ll see… In […]
Sticky Toffee Pudding
If you’re looking for a special dessert to serve to your guests in honor of Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish holiday celebrating the New Year of the Trees, Sticky Toffee Pudding is your answer! This traditional British recipe consists of a soft sponge cake made from sweet dates and topped with spoonfuls of luscious warm toffee […]
Brussels Sprout and Grape Pot Pie
Lately, I’ve been really trying to eat healthy and stick to Weight Watchers but things don’t always go as planned. The days always start off well with healthy breakfasts and lunches but then the snacking begins…and I seriously love to snack! I try to keep healthful snacks in the house but sometimes I just want […]
Candied Lime Peels
I’m not even sure what to say about this recipe! Lots of peeling. Lots of slicing. And lots of boiling. Was it all worth it? Sure. Would I do it again? Sure…if someone wants to prepare the peels for me! I felt like I was cutting and slicing lime peels forever but I’m happy to […]
Deconstructed Peanut Butter & Jelly Doughnuts
You would think I’d be all fried out by now, considering all of the latkes and sufganiyot I’ve been surrounded with (and eating) this holiday season. Yeah, I baked my own doughnuts but that doesn’t mean everyone else didn’t choose to fry up their own. So when I made another batch of baked doughnuts for […]
Apple Pecan Galette with Salted Peanut Butter Caramel
I’ve been wracking my brain trying to decide what to bake with my beautiful new Mountain Rose Apples from Mikuni Wild Harvest. These extremely rare and limited apples are currently grown in the Mount Hood River Valley of Oregon only once a year and when I found out that they were in short supply, I […]
