Let me start by saying that hamantaschen are a hotly contested cookie in our home. It’s about the filling. I could eat the poppy seed filled ones all day but DH is much less of a fan. So I said, okay, date? The face wasn’t pretty. Chocolate? I won’t say he said ewww but hey, […]
Years ago I learned a trick with stuffed cabbage that changes making them from an endless and pain in the neck job to quick and easy. Basically, if you can make a chopped meat mixture for stuffing, you’re good to go. All you have to do with your cabbage to both make it more tender […]
These muffins are our everyday muffins. They make both DH and me happy, bursting with the fresh (heh, frozen) flavor of blueberries and grated lemon peel or I’ve also very successfully substituted grated orange peel as well. They are perfect for breakfast, brunch or a snack and are both satisfying and delicious. They are also […]
There are those days when you just don’t feel like making a big fuss but still want a nice meal or an elegant side dish. I particularly like this combo, green beans with onion, mushrooms and red pepper for that lovely pop of color, and best of all, I pop it in the oven and […]
There are some goodies/snacks from my childhood that I periodically crave and since I’ve had a variation of Reese’s type candy for many years in a bar form, I thought I’d really prefer it in a ball shape. Why, you may ask? Cuz really it’s candy and this way you feel more virtuous only having […]
Now I’ve made this recipe many times in many different versions and frankly have loved them all but I decided to make this in the slow cooker/crockpot to see if I’d be as pleased with the results as cooking on the stovetop. Lemme tell you, if you have a slow cooker, do this. It’s ridiculously […]
Although now it seems like a faraway dream during Corona times, we used to occasionally go to the Jerusalem mall to Greg’s coffee shop on the top floor (although it’s changed hands since) and if you ordered the breakfast, one of the possible egg orders was an egg/tortilla wrap. Sorta. The thing you were served […]
So this is another one of those special cakes that takes a little more effort but looks beautiful and celebratory. It is rich in chocolate flavor but light and fluffy yet has this delicious rich chocolate topping that you don’t make separately, it’s actually part of the cake. In fact it’s another one of the […]
I confess, I salivate even as I write the name of this post. I looooove pickles and while I don’t snoot even the canned version, when you make your own it’s so satisfying and they taste like Gus’ pickles from the Lower East Side of New York City. My Germanic mom wasn’t all that into […]