I was walking through the completely cleaned-up fruit aisle at Seasons grocery store on Central Avenue (in Long Island, New York) and I found this fruit that I had never seen before. It was spiky and actually hurt to pick up! The sticker on the fruit said that it was a horned melon and I was immediately […]
Casserole Chiles Rellenos
Happy Shavuos to everyone. It’s the Jewish holiday of dairy!!! Or at least that’s how I look at it. Shavuos is really a Jewish holiday commemorating the anniversary of the day Hashem gave the Torah to the entire Jewish nation at Mt. Sinai. There are many reasons why we eat dairy on Shavuot and you […]
Mock Crab Cake Open-Face Sandwiches
I can’t say that I know what crab really tastes like since it isn’t kosher, but I can tell you that these mock crab cakes are amazing! They don’t even need to taste like the real thing, although I hope they do because that would mean real crab is delicious. My sister, Francine (the pastry […]
MozzArepa Express
I hear you asking yourselves “What is a MozzArepa? And why does it look so tasty?” After my sister-in-law, Erica, asked me to make the frickles, she didn’t come to me with any other interesting recipes. She certainly enjoyed the fruits of my labor, but I was waiting for her to come up with another crazy […]
Huevos Rancheros with Homemade Tortillas
Happy Cinco de Mayo! I don’t really celebrate this holiday, but why not use it as an excuse to cook something delicious?!? And I do love Mexican food. So I decided it was time to put together an American variation on huevos rancheros and enjoy this traditional Mexican breakfast dish for dinner with Justin. Instead […]
Veal Minestrone Baby Food
I’m not the kind of person who really makes my own baby food. I would rather just buy it in a jar off the shelf. Between Beech Nut and Earth’s Best, both kosher brands, there are so many fun flavors to chose from and my daughter, Nora, gets a full variety of foods. The one […]
