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…
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Tips and recipes for when all your 4 year old wants to do is cook HERSELF
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Only Holiday Cookie Recipe You Need
As we’ve just said goodbye to the last night of Hanukkah I might be a little late to post this, but Christmas is still a few days away and felt the need to share what I think is the best basic sugar cookie recipe for the holidays. These make the perfect dinner party or teacher…
Bedford Balabusta 