Friendsgiving might just be one of my favorite traditions of the year. We’ve gathered for the past few years with a few of our closest friends – together our three families have ten children ranging in age from 3-12 way outnumbering the adults. I was a little hesitant to host everyone this year as its…
Category: Recipes
Summer in a Bowl of Salad
It’s been a strange summer so far, it’s felt hard to measure time – somehow it’s the middle of July but I feel like I’m still waiting for summer to start. Not sure if it’s the weather – the heat, the rainstorms, the flooding but my vegetable garden has been the one thing that has…
A Tale of Two Briskets
I made my first brisket 20 years ago when I hosted my first Rosh Hashanah dinner as a graduate student in Boston. My mom had kept a recipe card in her recipe box titled, “Mom’s Brisket.” Pictured below, it reads: Season with salt + pepper (Lawry seasoning), 1 can whole cranberries, liptons dried onion soup,…
The Best Ever Banana Cake – made even better!
My littlest one just turned two which provided a needed excuse to bake a birthday cake. I was in a bit of a baking rut, my KitchenAid needed to be sent in for a repair and I’ve been relying on a hand mixer which can surprisingly conquer most baking needs in the kitchen. I didn’t…
Little Radishes Go a Long Way With These Recipes
The radish may be the most underrated vegetable in my garden right now. I almost missed the fact that they were ready to be pulled had my daughter not spotted their little heads poking out out of the dirt this week. I still feel that sense of wonder when a fully grown vegetable gets pulled…
What’s Cooking from my Garden: Pasta with Asparagus, Lemon and Fresh Herbs
Spring felt so delayed this year, as did everything coming up from my garden. But after a few heavy rainfalls and warmer temperatures things are now looking lush and green. My planters are filled with herbs like basil, mint, dill, fennel and different kinds of lettuces. The peas in my garden beds are starting to…
Birthday, Valentine’s Day, Any Celebration Brownies
Reposting the recipe for my most favorite brownies courtesy of my dear friend Brenda. They’ve come to be known in our family as daddy’s birthday brownies because my husband loves anything baked with extra chocolate (this one calls for an entire bag of chocolate chips) and the recipe is so simple that my daughters can…
Composition of a perfect Thanksgiving salad
Thanks to vaccines and boosters we are resuming our longstanding tradition of traveling to Chicago to be with my family for Thanksgiving this week. For the past several years we’ve gathered at my dad and stepmom’s home where our blended family each gets assigned a dish to be responsible for. Surprising to none, I’ve been…
The case for homemade granola
I admittedly have a weakness for granola. Maybe it’s the combination of savory and sweet, or that it feels like I’m making a “healthyish” choice for breakfast but I find it incredibly addictive and absolutely delicious! After years of trying different brands there is not one that I’ve found that I like more than my…
Simple Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut Squash soup is one of my all-time favorites especially this time of year. I love how healthy yet filling this soup is, served with bread its the perfect fall lunch or accompaniment to dinner. I’ve toggled between different recipes and have finally landed on one that I keep coming back to because of its…
Bedford Balabusta 