While shopping at my favorite local kosher grocery store, Seasons of Lawrence, I stopped by the fish counter to say hello to my childhood friend and the manager of Raskins Fresh Fish, Simon Springer. Simon is so welcoming with that bright smile on his face and he always has some great suggestions for what fish I […]
Osso Buco with a Refreshing Chilled Mulled Pomegranate Wine
Okay, so maybe I’m a little drunk. It’s just that this sweet and sour pomegranate wine from Morad Winery contains 13.5% alcohol and that is pretty darn strong! One glass and my voice is getting a bit louder. Two glasses and I am telling it like it is and grabbing some tushes. What? Nothing wrong with grabbing […]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Hi-Hat Cupcakes {Gluten Free}
Um, yeah, I went there. Rich chocolate cupcakes stuffed with peanut butter cups, topped with smooth peanut butter frosting, dipped in bittersweet chocolate and devoured! No gluten in sight but you would never know it!!! Well, your friends will never know it but you probably will since you made the cupcakes and you know the […]
Chocolate Star Surprise Cashew Cheesecake
I’m inspired! Completely inspired! First it was I Am Baker, the author of the Surprise Inside Cakes cookbook and originator of so many incredible surprise cakes, that made me want to bake my very own surprise cake. But when I saw this Rainbow Tie Dye Surprise Cake on one of my favorite websites of all […]
Pistachio Shortbread Cookies with Strawberry Preserves
On Wednesday, April 30th, I got to do something I thought I would never do and it was such an honor! I got to be a ‘participating restaurant’ at a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation called Gourmet Tasting for a Cure. No, I haven’t opened up a restaurant or a bakery (although opening […]
Stuffed Mini Peppers with Artichokes & Spinach Pesto
I’ve been a big fan of stuffing peppers for years but I’ve always worked with large bell peppers. They are great for dinner and always pretty when serving to guests but those peppers are so big that it’s hard to finish one stuffed pepper! There’s always some leftover that go in the garbage. I don’t […]
