I LOVE challah! I mean, does anyone out there NOT love challah? What I’ve found from a lifetime of eating challah on Shabbat is that everyone has their own favorite texture and flavor: light and fluffy, egg-free, sweet with a cinnamon crumble, garlic oil brushed on top, raisins or chocolate chips mixed right in to […]
Blueberry Nectarine Scones with Fruit Compote
One of my many mottos is to take the risk and try everything once! It may not always work out, but at least I can say I tried it, right?!? So when it comes to my cooking, I love to pair odd ingredients, make updates to the recipes I grew up eating and make the […]
Eggs in Chili Clouds
When I’m on a diet, I pretty much eat the same thing every day for breakfast and lunch. I always enjoy the food I’m eating, but I don’t really change it up when I know something is working and I’m actually losing weight. You wouldn’t know it from most of the food I’m posting, but […]
Carrot Cake Salmon
I totally cannot take credit for this recipe! My husband, who spends his Shabbat reading every single Jewish newspaper he can get his hands on in Long Island, found a recipe for ‘Carrot Cake Batter Encrusted Salmon‘ by pastry and personal chef Judy Joszef in The Jewish Star. He was so excited to show it […]
Cinnabon Caramelized Onion and Squash Cookies
Okay, I’m not crazy. I’m really not crazy. Caramelized onions and squash in a cookie totally makes sense. And when you add the sweet flavors of a cinnamon bun to the mix, all is well in cookie land! Wondering where I got my inspiration for this sweet and savory cookie? ACH Food Companies, Inc. recently […]
Iced Cappuccino Baked Alaska
I know, I know, it’s not the prettiest Baked Alaska out there but it sure tastes goooood! Layers of chocolate-vanilla-coffee cake, cappuccino chocolate toffee crunch ice cream and sweet vanilla meringue toasted to perfection in a hot oven. Baked Alaska is actually a lot easier than you think if you just simplify the steps by […]
