As someone who always is patchka-ing (fussing) in the kitchen, I’ve tried many many recipes for good wholegrain or multigrain breads. Some have been epic fails which you choke down and I have even tossed some of them and yes, felt guilty. The problem is finding that happy medium between hearty and weighs a ton […]
DH and I have for the last three years or so, developed a routine of visiting each of our kids/grandkids once a week. It’s been amazing and has deepened all our relationships. I mention this since two sets of kids live in the same area and since we visit on a Friday, I often get […]
This past Thursday DH and I came home from work and were just tired and needed some old fashioned comfort food. And then I realized everything in the house I could prepare was frozen like a block of ice. Sigh. Defrost in microwave? You half cook the product. So, I’ve learned I can defrost things […]
Aside from Passover recipes which don’t use regular flour (and I don’t care for matzo meal in recipes, it tastes like a combo of sawdust and cardboard to me) I don’t often prepare gluten free items except when I know my nieces and nephew are going to be dining with me who are either gluten […]
So our family has been on a roller coaster ride of emotions lately. My beloved father in law passed away, and albeit at the ripe old age of 99, that finality is something that hits you in the heart and takes time to absorb. Then a joyous event, our niece had a baby boy during […]
Sometimes you want something elegant but don’t want to fuss overmuch. This is one such dish. It involves wrapping a pargit (boneless, skinless chicken thigh) around a piece of smoked meat – pastrami is excellent – brushing a sauce over it and voila, you bake it and are done. It’s quick and easy but nice […]
DH and I like to travel. Most often, there is an element of work involved although as time goes by, much less for me than for him. If we are traveling to the USA, I get a chance to both visit family and friends and shop till I almost literally drop at Macy’s Herald Square […]
I’ve been making chopped liver since I’m a bride (40 years tfutfutfu!) I lived in the States at the time and there liver was usually beef liver which I liked but wasn’t my fave. I didn’t understand the sublime taste of liver till I ate chicken livers in a chopped liver spread and I became […]
There are times when you just need a cookie. A piece of cake just won’t do it. Whether the cookie is crispy or chewy (rarely do I go for cakey, cuz, hey, cookie not cake, yeah?) it is a different kettle of fish than a piece of cake. Which you have to cut, aaaand it’s […]