Purim gives us an excuse to have a little fun in the kitchen. I confess, the years of churning out dozens upon dozens of hamantaschen are long gone but I try to make something special and fun each year. I’ve done etrog liqueur (a big hit) and challa and this year I was flipping through […]
A little something to start off the week. When the kids were little, oatmeal was one of the breakfast foods I would serve them. As they (and I) got older, it became less of a thing in our house. I am a big egg fan and for the most part that is my usual breakfast […]
In my humble opinion, fish is great fast food. It should not be cooked overlong or it will be dry and unpalatable. I confess, salmon is my favorite. It’s a happy medium between the lighter flounder or sole or the heavier Nile perch so it’s often my go-to fish. Though I do have a wonderful […]
So I bought a leeeetle bit too much fresh kosher broccoli and what’s a woman to do? It’s not inexpensive stuff and you don’t want to waste it. I made broccoli salad and while I love it, you cannot just keep making the same thing over and over. I didn’t want people to go on […]
This should not be confused with spaghetti and meatballs type of meatballs, but rather a tangy stand alone type of meatball. It is very delicious served over hot cooked rice (brown or white) but equally good served on its own with generous slices of challah to dip into the sauce. Or pita, or crusty bread. […]
When the kids were growing up, this was one of my go-to recipes. Many years ago, I bought a used Julia Child cookbook- Julia Child and More Company, and knew that this was one of the best I’d seen for baked beans. She had it in the Q & A in the back of the […]
Sometimes you just feel like going back to basics. I can enjoy new dishes with interesting ingredients and to fuss in the kitchen as well as the next person. But sometimes you get a craving for one of those simple recipes that are comfort foods. Roast chicken is one such dish. Chicken can be indifferent, […]
We hadn’t gone shopping in an age and the cupboards were pretty bare. We needed a pretty quick dinner and I decided to go with a tried and true fallback – tuna burgers. We’ve called them patties, croquettes, what have you, but they are beloved by my family and DH always is happy if I […]
I love the crispy, crunchy texture of borekas. They are especially delicous hot out of the oven but the problem is they are loaded with margarine. While I’m trying to use less margarine in my life (though emphatically not always succeeding), I do prefer to use phyllo pastry dough as opposed to puff pastry. Even […]