Monday, September 5, 2022

DO-AHEAD Rosh HaShanah Favorites

DO-AHEAD Rosh HaShanah Favorites

Do you like to get lots of cooking done ahead of the holidays? We may be cut from the same cloth. Rosh HaShanah marks the beginning of a season of celebration and contemplation, with most of the days replete with festive meals....

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

No More SHOULD’s at my Rosh HaShanah Table

No More SHOULD’s at my Rosh HaShanah Table

When Karen Cinnamon sent me an invitation to chat on her podcast, Your Jewish Life Your Way, I was intrigued and honored. She was primed to talk about eco-friendly and seasonally inspired holiday celebrations as we count down to Rosh HaShanah on Labor Day....

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Pulled Brisket Tacos Meet the Challenge

Pulled Brisket Tacos Meet the Challenge

There are lots of reasons to serve brisket on a holiday: It’s a guaranteed crowd pleaser, it’s the ultimate do-ahead entree (so much better if you do) and best of all, it’s an almost effortless recipe. Whatcha think about brisket tacos with quick pickled onions and all the fixin's? Find the recipe be...

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Key Lime Sorbet Cools your Margarita

Key Lime Sorbet Cools your Margarita

There's a new gelato place in my hometown and folks are scooping it up. I'm thrilled to see Cold Fusion Gelato on Main St. where their all natural and kosher flavors are bringing residents out to grab a cone and stroll as they indulge in refreshing gelato and sorbet. As I sat with Eric Emmert, co-owner of ...

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Apple Compote Parfaits Lighten up Dessert

Apple Compote Parfaits Lighten up Dessert

I'm all for Jewish food traditions and Rosh HaShanah is loaded with them. The sweetest of them all is pairing apples with honey as we wish our friends and family a sweet new year. While I wouldn't think of setting my table without this symbolic duo, I love the challenge of re-thinking ways to express this tra...

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

THAT Holiday Apple Cake Everyone Wants for Rosh HaShanah

THAT Holiday Apple Cake Everyone Wants for Rosh HaShanah

When Hadassah Magazine asked me for a holiday apple cake recipe I couldn't believe that I didn't have one for Rosh HaShanah on Kosher Like Me. Nine years into blogging and I don't have this traditional autumn dessert on the blog? The reason? I’ve been making the same dairy-free, foolproof recipe for so m...

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

How to Bake your Challah Full of Blessings

How to Bake your Challah Full of Blessings

There's a challah revolution going on as bakers of all levels knead seasonal ingredients into their Shabbat and festive loaves. Sure, we celebrate the simplicity of traditional challah on Friday nights, but we're excited by creative versions that fuse symbolic ingredients into holiday loaves like this one for...

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Another Giveaway! We’re Buzzing about these Bee Themed Bowls

Another Giveaway! We’re Buzzing about these Bee Themed Bowls

Things can get pretty sticky when it comes to serving honey on your holiday table. Sure, it starts out tidy until the first hungry guest dips her apple slices into that golden liquid and suddenly your best Rosh HaShanah linens are a tacky mess. That's why we're offering this sweet solution (first image)...

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Honey Za’atar Chicken: SO Millennial Kosher

Honey Za’atar Chicken: SO Millennial Kosher

Chanie Apfelbaum, author of Millennial Kosher , has created a cookbook that is an inspired expression of our times. While her culinary roots are in traditional Ashkenazic flavors, she has reimagined dishes that are familiar but more globally inspired, uncomplicated without being basic and healthier without...

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Holiday Honey Cake & Chocolate Honey Glaze

Holiday Honey Cake & Chocolate Honey Glaze

There are some desserts that signal HOLIDAY TIME on our tables. I know, not everyone is a honey cake lover. Does chocolate glaze help? I always vote for team chocolate! This dairy-free Rosh HaShanah honey cake is laced with deep molasses flavor from Savannah Bee Company's sourwood honey. I like the rich c...