I love that my four year old has recently discovered cooking and baking. It’s surprising to no one that her recent interest doesn’t just mean helping me prep meals but making her very OWN creations by HERSELF (all from scratch). I am trying hard to embrace her enthusiasm and view it as an opportunity to…
Category: Recipes
Moroccan Lamb Meatballs with Cashewgurt
Keeping a “Kosher style” home, I have to avoid recipes that call for any kind of meat combined with a dairy based sauce. A recipe for Lamb Meatballs recently caught my eye that involved a yogurt sauce and instead of skipping it all together, I decided to replace the regular yogurt with nondairy cashewgurt. My go…
Why Everyone Needs a Book Club
I had the pleasure of hosting my bookclub this past week. Playing host to this group of women is not a role I take lightly and hence revel in the opportunity to plan, cook and dote on my friends when it’s my turn to host. Let me be very clear though that hosting is just…
Creamy Red Lentil Soup and the case for an immersion blender
My Sunday meal prep all through the winter involves making a big batch of something delicious that the whole family will eat that can be reheated for lunch or dinner throughout the week. My kids recently discovered lentil soup and to my delight can’t seem to get enough. I have adapted several recipes and settled…
Easy Provencal Lamb: Two Meals in One
My all-time favorite leg of lamb recipe is Ina Garten’s Easy Provencal Lamb. I go back to this recipe often, it’s one of those dishes that takes about 15 minutes to prep and once it’s in the oven is completely hands off. It’s elegant enough for a dinner party and easy enough for family dinner. If…
New Traditions: A Blended Family Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. Growing up my family would travel from Chicago to Tucson where my Dad’s extended family gathered around my Great Aunt Liz’s home to spend the holiday. I have such vivid memories of pulling through her gravel driveway once we arrived and walking straight through her back…
Best Darn Birthday Cake
Birthday cakes have always been a homemade affair in my family. My grandma was famous for her chocolate fudge brownie cake, my mom was known for her ice cream cakes and I’m proud to say, I can finally stake claim to my own favorite birthday cake: The Best Ever Banana Cake! My daughter turns 7…
It’s starting to feel a lot like Fall!
We escaped the city last weekend and took the girls hiking at Mt. Lakes Park. I highly recommend checking it out as a day trip – less than two hours from NYC, no crowds and stunningly beautiful views of rolling hills and lakes. The distance and terrain were perfect for a family hike. Our trip was…
Shanah Tovah – the power of food and community.
Rosh Hashanah arrived especially early this year, the end of summer and back to school rush seemed to leave little time for holiday preparations. The week leading into the New Year I received news that one of my oldest childhood friends tragically passed away. While we had grown apart over the years, I felt a…
Can’t stop eating this Granola Recipe
This granola recipe just never fails. It is utterly addictive, totally adaptable and one you can make with pretty much anything you have in your cupboard. The key to this go to recipe is copious amounts of olive oil, maple syrup and brown sugar. One batch makes about 4 cups which will leave plenty to…
Bedford Balabusta 