Shavout, coming seven weeks after Passover, is the holiday that celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. It starts tonight and I have spent the last few days cooking up a storm. It is traditional to eat dairy meals on Shavout so it is nice to be making different things than I usually [...]
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Whenever I walk into a fancy candy shop I am drawn to the display of Pate de Fruit. These glistening fruit jellies look like shining jewels lined up in the display and I always want to buy some. While sometimes they can be disappointingly bland, a well made Pate de Fruit is intensely flavorful, capturing [...]
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When I saw that the recipe contest on Food52 this week was “Your Best Recipe with Cereal” I knew I wanted to submit my recipe for one of my favorite candies, Caramelized Rice Krispy Bark. When I went to get the recipe off my blog to submit it to Food52 I realized that I never [...]
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Chia seeds are popping up all over the place in all kinds of recipes. (Yes, the same chia seeds of ch-ch-ch-chia fame) They are being touted as the forgotten superfood, full of all kinds of essential nutrients that will give people more energy and better health. While I am sure there are a lot of [...]
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The Jewish holiday of Purim is just two weeks away and my household is already gearing up. We have figured out our costumes and have been listening to Purim music nonstop. (Although, in the interest of full disclosure I should probably mention that we listen to Purim music nonstop year round because whenever I give [...]
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There is something about food in miniature that makes it so much more fun to eat. I absolutely love miniature foods and whenever I see mini serving dishes I can’t help buying them. Somehow in miniature the same everyday food that seems too basic to serve to company suddenly becomes party worthy. Would I serve [...]
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With Thanksgiving next week it is officially pie season. I know that there are those who would argue with me, claiming that the middle of summer when fresh produce overflows the farmers market is the height of pie season. While I do love a great cherry pie at the peak of the season, pies don’t tend to [...]
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Todays post is part of larger food blogging event in support of those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Bloggers from all over are posting a comfort food recipe in a virtual show of warmth and caring. While I would love to provide actual food and warmth to those affected, that is somewhat difficult from all the [...]
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In direct contrast to my last healthy post, today’s recipe is all about the candy corn (which in spite of the word corn in its name has no relation to any vegetable of any kind). Every fall when I see it appear in the stores I always buy a bag. I just can’t help myself. [...]
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This recipe is in memory of my grandmother who passed away last week at the age of 88. Every time my grandparents would come to visit us in California we would go with them to this small independent grocery store that carried, among other things, 10 pound bars of gourmet bittersweet chocolate. The store would [...]
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I think I have made more popsicles this summer than the rest of my life combined. In my mind popsicles are the epitome of summer fun, and my boys are absolutely crazy about them. The little one, who is just starting to talk, will ask for popsicles by holding up his hand and pretending to [...]
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