I never really thought I would be pickling anything, let alone eggs! But along came an intriguing German-style recipe for pickled eggs from allrecipes.com (one of my favorite recipe sites) as I was searching for deviled egg recipes. They had me at “German”! So I changed directions from deviled to pickled and I’m so glad I did. […]
Savtah’s Famous Beef Tongue
Food memories are a huge part of my life, especially since I spend so much time thinking about food. When I think of my childhood, I think of comfort foods like tuna casserole, meatballs and rice, Wacky Mac, nachos, and homemade overnight potato kugel (thanks Mom). But those are just the memories from my own […]
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 […]
Homemade Vanilla Extract
I use vanilla extract in practically all of my homemade desserts and I have never been particular about the brand. If it’s vanilla, I will buy it. And if I can buy it in bulk, even better. But when I saw this recipe for homemade vanilla extract in the archives of one of my favorite […]
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 […]
Crispy Fluffy Homemade Doughnuts
Happy Mother’s Day! Is there any better way to celebrate than with fresh, homemade doughnuts?!? They are crispy, creamy, fluffy and very hot! I wouldn’t have it any other way. Since Justin and I just purchased patio furniture and a barbecue last week (we moved in to our house eight months ago, at the end of summer), […]
