I was at the wedding of my good friends recently and while I expected to be uplifted spiritually, confess I was not expecting the material side to be uplifting and braced myself for the usual rubber chicken. Imagine my delight and surprise when each course was beautifully presented and truly tasty. So much so, […]
You might be forgiven for thinking there is booze in these cookies but nay nay I say, what makes them more adult oriented (or a sophisticated kid) is the chocolate rounds (as opposed to chips) used in the cookies. I am currently attending a fabulous and intense baking workshop with Galia Agayev, a professional baker […]
I’ve mentioned before that I’m fussy when it comes to fish. The very soft fish (after cooking) doesn’t do it for me so I look for firmer fleshed ones. That being said, I find Tilapia (also known as Amnoon or St. Peter’s Fish in Israel) is just firm enough to make me happy. I found […]
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 […]