Thursday, May 13, 2021

Lemony Yogurt Pancakes Lighten up Breakfast

Lemony Yogurt Pancakes Lighten up Breakfast

Here’s a recipe for Shavuot that elevates the humble pancake to a delicious functional food. In June Hersh's home, they are a Sunday favorite, with a batter that requires a few extra steps but lightens up these breakfast griddle cakes significantly. The secret ingredient is yogurt....

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Celebrate Purim with Bourekas Bursting with Beets & Feta

Celebrate Purim with Bourekas Bursting with Beets & Feta

Purim, the Jewish holiday told in the Scroll of Esther (Megillat Esther) is a triumphant story about our clever queen, whose hidden identity as a Jewess, is central to WHY we eat pastries and pastas filled with intriguing surprises as part of our celebration. While hamantaschen, triangular cookies filled w...

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

These Spice Blends Help to Repair the World

These Spice Blends Help to Repair the World

Raise your hand if you're running out of ideas for what to cook for dinner? WHAT? You, too?! Nobody needs to remind you that we are the eighth month of this Covid-19 pandemic. If you're like me, you've made your favorite recipes one too many times and you're looking for inspiration. Really, desperate fo...

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

7 Kugel Recipes to Enthrall All Tastes

7 Kugel Recipes to Enthrall All Tastes

The old Southern adage, "There's a lid for every pot." has me thinking about kugel. It used to be, that dairy kugel* was more or less the same kosher recipe of wide egg noodles, creamy cottage cheese, thick sour cream, loads of butter and a good dose of sugar. But the days of getting that first familiar bi...

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Strawberries & Cream Noodle Kugel Signals Springtime

Strawberries & Cream Noodle Kugel Signals Springtime

I grew up eating the same dairy noodle kugel that everyone else's Mom seemed to make. We all thought that our Mom's was the best. Of course. Still, it was SO one note. Where was the fruit? Why were the Moms not thinking about strawberries and sour cream, the ultimate spring combination? Scroll down to find...

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Do-Ahead Bread Pudding with a Sephardic Back-Story

Do-Ahead Bread Pudding with a Sephardic Back-Story

As Yom Kippur approaches, the question of what to make for break fast that's easy and do-ahead is paramount. The break fast meal, whether you have a big party or keep it a simple family affair, is an important part of the Yom Kipp...

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

How to Make Old Fashioned Peach Jam the Easy Way

How to Make Old Fashioned Peach Jam the Easy Way

At 9:00 on a steamy summer Friday that was so hot that I had already downed three iced teas, the owner of Watsonia Farms pulled his refrigerated Carolina Peach Truck, neatly stacked with cases of fragrant southern Freestones, into the lot at Gilbertie's.

I was already salivating in anticipation of ...

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Very Berry Coconut Goji Love Pops

Very Berry Coconut Goji Love Pops

Fruity ice pops at a sweltering hot July 4th picnic are as perfectly paired as chilled watermelon and a sharp knife, dontcha think?

But we often find fruity ice pops too cloyingly sweet, even when made with real fruit. That's why we were thrilled to hear that the creatives at Leaf & Ardor Tea Co. we...

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Breakfast Shortcakes with Smoked Salmon & Poached Eggs

Breakfast Shortcakes with Smoked Salmon & Poached Eggs

Breakfast in bed or on the porch for that special Dad would be a super way to start Father's Day. Really, any weekend would be special with these rich shortcakes layered with smoked salmon and poached eggs.

This recipe focuses on getting these flaky shortcakes just right. You've got a pass to use st...

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Savory Mushroom Cheese Kugel for Shavuot

Savory Mushroom Cheese Kugel for Shavuot

Summer is starting off with a bash as Memorial Day weekend BBQ's and picnics are followed almost immediately by the two day joyful Jewish festival of Shavuot when all things dairy reign supreme.

Good things calories don't count 'cause it's a holiday.

My family is crazy about mushrooms and all...