Sometimes people just want to see the classics, right?!? A simple and classic recipe for chewy chocolate chip cookies. I would like to give a special shout-out to my friend, Julie Greene, for sharing her “Bubbie Ina’s Rockin” Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe with me. I bake them almost every weekend and I’m so excited to […]
Carnival Squash Latkes with Homemade Apple Butter
It’s holiday season and that can only mean one thing: FOOD! Lots and lots of food. We’ve already stuffed ourselves with turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce, so what comes next? For my family, Chanukah is on it’s way and we are so excited for presents, parties and most importantly, latkes! Last year, I experimented with […]
Cookbook Review & Giveaway: Kosher by Design Cooking Coach
After I attended a private media reception for Susie Fishbein’s newest cookbook, Kosher By Design Cooking Coach, my friends were bombarding me with questions about the recipes! “How’s the cookbook?” “Do you love the recipes?” “Should I go buy the cookbook?” Well, let’s just say that the answer to all of those questions is YES! […]
Spatchcock Chicken with Apple Cider Braised Vegetables
I know, I know! You don’t have to say it. That word makes me giggle too! But spatchcock really just means to butterfly the chicken. The technique of splitting and flattening the bird yields a perfect roasted chicken and exposes more of the skin to crisp up. What can be wrong with that?!? And by […]
Stuffing-Stuffed Beets
Every year, my Thanksgiving table is filled with so many traditional foods like turkey, duck, stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potato mash, acorn squash, pecan pie, pumpkin pie, chocolate chip cookies and more! I try to use non-traditional recipes in a traditional way but usually, people just want the basics! Well, I think it’s time we […]
Kosherfest 2012
One year ago, I wrote a post about my first experience at Kosherfest 2011. I had started my cooking blog 9 months earlier, didn’t really know anyone in the kosher food industry and was just there to sample all of the new products I could eat before I was too full to move. I paced […]