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, 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, 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 17, 2017

Cheesy Bialys with Golden Onions & Cheddar Filling

Cheesy Bialys with Golden Onions & Cheddar Filling

We love cheesecake and rich dairy kugels as much as anyone. And we heartily support your serving them on your holiday table for Shavuot, the festival of all things cheese.

But this year, we've decided to add bialys, with a generous puddle of golden sautéed onions, sharp cheddar cheese and poppy see...

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Molly Yeh’s Falafel Recipe Brings Brightness to January

Molly Yeh’s Falafel Recipe Brings Brightness to January

Taim means flavor but more specifically, YUMMMM. We use it when we take a bite and can only summon one word to express how utterly delicious that bite is. TAIM!

So it makes perfect sense that the best falafel in NYC is served at a place with a name that encapsulates how perfectly balanced, fried and...

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Crostini & Charmoula are Meant to be Together

Upon our recent visits to review the vegetarian cafe Rosemary and Vine, the owners shared a handful of delicious meat-free recipes with us. Some folks are just generous like that.

We were especially enamored with the avocado crostini, not just because we love avocados but because we loved the grassy...

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

10 Ways to Decadent French Toast this Weekend

10 Ways to Decadent French Toast this Weekend

Rise and dine at your leisure over Labor Day brunch with some premeditated indulgence. For us, that means over-the-top French Toast. Yes, these recipes require a little extra effort but you have the time this weekend.

That's why we combed some of our favorite blogs to gather the ultimate list of rec...

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Use that Panini Maker for a Quick Summer Meal

Use that Panini Maker for a Quick Summer Meal

If you're panini maker is hiding in a far corner of your kitchen counter, summer is a good time to pull it forward and make virtually effortless, gooey grilled cheese.

For that taste of summer, we turned to Sincerely Brigitte’s Tomato/Olive sliced cheese. This creamy, eminently meltable cheese is ...

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Challah Baking with Soul (plus Olive Oil & Silan)

Challah Baking with Soul (plus Olive Oil & Silan)

This Friday night will be all the sweeter when we bake and serve challah again after a two week hiatus. Was anyone else yearning for sweet, yeasty, pull apart challah instead of flat, crumbly, dry matzah? 11490...

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Breads Bakery Shares Festive Challah Secrets

Breads Bakery Shares Festive Challah Secrets

Breads Bakery, just off Union Square in NYC, was included in the not-to-miss list of best French bakeries in NYC posted on Eater in July. But wait! Is Breads Bakery French? Israeli? Danish? 11590...