Thursday, March 31, 2022

Greening your Passover Menus & Asparagus Soup

Greening your Passover Menus & Asparagus Soup

I'm in the very best company as I present my Passover cooking class via zoom on April 6, 2022 from 7:30- 9 PM. I'm smack in the middle of presentations by two of my favorite Jewish cooking icons, Joan Nathan and Leah Koenig. I'm honored to be in such talented company. Truly gobsmacked, in fact. You may reg...

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Winter Borscht & a Class to Sway You

Winter Borscht & a Class to Sway You

Borscht, a simple beet soup with roots in Eastern Europe, never held much appeal for me. So when Rabbi Evan Krame, spiritual leader of The Jewish Studio, suggested that I teach a zoom cooking session about borscht, I politely suggested other seasonal options. But NO. He wanted BORSCHT as the subject of thi...

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Spring Miso Soup & the Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook

Spring Miso Soup & the Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook

I dance a little jig when I find a cookbook that speaks to me with stories and recipes that focus on local and seasonal recipes. Toss in background about the growers behind the ingredients and entries that teach while titillating and I'm jazzed to start whipping up something I've never cooked before. The B...

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

More than Just a Warming Winter Vegetable Minestrone

More than Just a Warming Winter Vegetable Minestrone

Just nine miles up the road from my home in CT there is a community of women living in a rambling group home on a tidy street of multi-family residences. There is an American flag fluttering in the stiff wind on a frigid January evening. Residents are veterans in need of support, shelter, services and nourish...

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Soup Stock Primer: How to Use Scraps & Bones for the Richest Flavor

Soup Stock Primer: How to Use Scraps & Bones for the Richest Flavor

May I suggest that you should already be thinking about making a zero waste soup stock with those meaty turkey bones and pounds of carrot peels, onion skins and celery tops you'll put aside as you prepare your Thanksgiving feast? What about all of those parsley, dill and cilantro stems you'll so carefully plu...

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Warming Winter Vegetable Soup & Kosher Like Me on TV

Warming Winter Vegetable Soup & Kosher Like Me on TV

Simmering this vegetarian winter soup on television this morning was thrilling for this food blogger! Simply put: It was mind-blowing and humbling to share my passion for supporting local CT farmers and my love for easy kosher recipes with a larger state-wide audience. I like to make this soup both dairy-f...

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Late Summer Corn Soup Spans the Seasons

Late Summer Corn Soup Spans the Seasons

What took me so long to make stock from all of those corn cobs we've been nibbling on all summer?

It's not too late now that you know you should be making this effortless vegetarian broth for your future soups, grains and curries. Here in the Northeast, you'll find stacks of just harvested corn at y...

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Watermelon Gazpacho Cools Perfectly on Sizzling Summer Days

Watermelon Gazpacho Cools Perfectly on Sizzling Summer Days

The summer heat is on and chilled gazpacho is a classic and easy way to soothe your overheated system. Consider this unexpected combination of juicy watermelon and peak of season tomatoes as they blend with a few other simple ingredients to start off your next meal. The results are delightfully unexpect...

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Soup Dumplings (Kreplach) with Minced Brisket

Soup Dumplings (Kreplach) with Minced Brisket

We prepared homemade kreplach in my kitchen in honor of Purim this week!

Kreplach are the darling dumplings of Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine that most of us don't bother to prepare anymore. I remember slurping them from my Nanny's glistening chicken soup almost 40 years ago.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup Like Grandma Made

Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup Like Grandma Made

This gently seasoned beef, barley and mushroom soup is a warming winter classic best served on a frigid day. The rich aromas will permeated your home with memories of sweet visits with your grandparents. The best part: basic ingredients come together in a comforting, glistening and nutritious dish that req...