In honor of Yom Ha’azmaut (Israel Independence Day) today, I decided to make a traditional Israeli dish that I’ve always wanted to try – Shakshuka – eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce. Sometimes keeping it simple is so important to the flavors and integrity of the dish and I think that’s the case with […]
Shlissel Challah (Key Challah)
It all happened so fast! I was on Facebook stalking my friends and fellow food bloggers when I started to see an unfamiliar trend all over my friends pages. Challah shaped like keys popping up everywhere! I asked around and found out that my Jewish friends were making something called ‘Shlissel Challah.’ After a bit […]
Veal Tongue Stew
I’ve been eating beef tongue my entire life. My grandmother used to boil whole tongues right on her stove and I always found it so fascinating. A cow tongue is not a pretty thing, especially when it’s on your plate instead of inside the cows mouth. Sorry to be so brutal and honest about it […]
Chocolate Marshmallow Crunch Log
We always have tons of snack around the house over Passover. Most of them are not even close to healthy and for some reason, my diet goes out the window and I eat everything in sight. That includes chips, chocolate, fruit roll-ups, lollipops and chocolate covered marshmallows. So instead of eating all of those snacks […]
Blender Banana “Any Way You Want It” Ice Cream
Not too long ago, I had 5 overripe bananas so I asked my Facebook fans to share some suggestions and recipes for anything delicious to do with those bananas…besides banana bread, which is always my solution. I got a lot of fantastic responses, like banana chocolate cake and peanut butter banana french toast, but what really […]
Beef-Bacon Wrapped, Stuffed Passover Sausage
What can I say about this recipe? I was actually speechless after I took my first bite and I’m kind of still speechless about it now. Jack’s Gourmet introduced two new delicious sausage flavors for Passover and I knew I was going to have to do something extraordinary with them! So here it goes…Beef Kielbasa […]
