Learn how to make madeleines - the delicate, buttery French cakes with the iconic scallop shape. So much better than the Starbucks version! A perfect shelter-in-place baking project. There's a lot of mythology surrounding madeleines. Most famously, it was a bite of these little cakes - or are they cookies? - dipped in tea that triggered a ...
New York-Style Black and White Cookies at Home
If you can't get to the bakery, make your favorite bakery treats at home, like these authentic, New York-style black-and-white cookies. These are strange times, my friends. Many, if not most, of us are sheltering at home and engaging in social distancing as the world grapples with this horrible pandemic. Like so many of you, I am essentially ...
Lemon Poppyseed Hamantaschen
A sophisticated, delicate take on traditional Purim hamantaschen: lemon poppyseed! Next week brings the Jewish festival of Purim, a carnival holiday where people are encouraged to dress in costume and make merry. Purim commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from an evil government minister, named Haman, who plotted to destroy the ...
Vegetarian Savory Hamantaschen for Purim
A vegetarian savory version of Purim hamantaschen stuffed with sauteed mushroom and onion and topped with goat cheese and fresh thyme. In a few weeks, Jews all over the world will celebrate the festival of Purim, a carnival holiday where people are encouraged to dress in costume and make merry. Purim commemorates the deliverance of the ...
Air Fryer Turkey Schnitzel
Thanks to Jennie-O for sponsoring today's post. Enjoy this recipe for an air-fried version of Israeli turkey schnitzel that is perfect for Hanukkah or any time! For more global air fryer recipes, be sure to check out my new book Epic Air Fryer Cookbook. Do you schnitzel? This iconic dish of a thin cut of meat that is breaded and then fried ...
Persimmon Pie with Pecan Streusel
Instead of (or in addition to) pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving, serve something unexpected: persimmon pie with a sweet pecan streusel topping. I created this recipe and blog post as an entry in the Florida Crystals® Pure Joy Recipe Challenge. Be sure to follow Florida Crystals® on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. It's almost Thanksgiving ...
Weeknight Turkey Bolognese
Thanks to ShopCaputo's for sponsoring today's post. Use Caputo's online ordering and home delivery to stay sane this holiday season! For $20 off your first order (over $60) on ShopCaputo's use the promo code WEST20. With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, the holiday season is definitely upon us. For most of us, this is the busiest time ...
Easy Air Fryer Skillet Cookie
Bake a warm, gooey skillet cookie in your air fryer in less than thirty minutes. Top with ice cream and caramel sauce to create the easiest cookie sundae ever! Do you have as much leftover Halloween candy as we do? It was cold and, yes, snowy in Chicago on Halloween, which definitely caused some trick-or-treaters to stay home. As a result, I ...
Vegan Eton Mess with Tropical Fruit
A classic British boarding school dessert updated to be 100% vegan with aquafaba meringues, luscious whipped coconut cream and sweet tropical fruit. My daughter, Zuzu, has never tried a meringue. As I have mentioned before, she is allergic to eggs. While she can tolerate eggs when they are mixed into a batter and baked, such as in a cake or ...
Savory Cheddar Herb Scones
For a savory breakfast treat or to accompany a hearty soup at dinner, it is hard to beat these flaky, buttery cheddar herb scones! I've been a little obsessed with baking scones lately. I suspect that the origin of my obsession is the closing of a favorite neighborhood cafe that made the best scones I have ever tasted. Huge, flaky and ...
Spelt Sour Cherry Pie for Mark
A classic sour cherry pie recipe updated with nutty, whole grain spelt flour. My extended family suffered a terrible tragedy recently when my cousin-in-law, Mark, passed away suddenly at the age of 60. I had known Mark for over thirty-five years. He was, without a doubt, one of the kindest, most thoughtful men I have ever met and he was ...
Apple and Honey Cupcakes for Rosh Hashanah
A family-friendly dessert idea for Rosh Hashanah: apple cupcakes with honey cream cheese frosting and shards of honeycomb candy. Remember when I said I was over cake for Rosh Hashanah and I was going to make a pie this year? Lies. All lies. As soon as I finished making that amazing Fig and Honey Custard Pie that blew up on Instagram - thanks ...
Fig & Honey Custard Pie
Fig and Honey Custard Pie is a a seasonal Rosh Hashanah dessert that takes tradition in a new direction. Why do we always serve cake for dessert on Rosh Hashanah? Apple cake, honey cake. I get it - cake is delicious. But there something so...European about cake. We are Americans! You know what Americans like? Pie. We like pie. That's why, ...
Traditional Beef-Filled Kreplach for the High Holidays
Just in time for the High Holidays, a tried-and-true recipe for kreplach, the delicious meat-filled Jewish soup dumpling. I have written before about my love for kreplach - Jewish cuisine's triangular, meat-filled soup dumpling. A Jewish wonton, if you will. In those earlier posts, I proffered a recipe for kreplach filled with chicken - as ...
Air Fryer Parmesan Green Bean Fries
Everyone at the table will eat their vegetables when the vegetables are these irresistible crunchy green beans fries! They cook in just five minutes with only a spritz of oil in the air fryer. Someone asked me recently what the best things to cook in the air fryer are and I immediately replied, "Vegetables!" Vegetables are at their best when ...
Award-Winning Apple Blackberry Pie
This is the perfect time of year to make my apple-blackberry pie. I won second place in a pie bake-off with this recipe, so you know it's good! This fall I tried something new: I entered a pie-baking contest. The contest was at my local farmers' market and was designed to showcase the bounty of the market. Pies were judged on looks, taste ...
Why You Should Get an Air Fryer
Heard about the latest must-have kitchen gadget, the air fryer? Trying to decide if you need one in your life? Read on. You have probably noticed a lot of people talking lately about having, or wanting, an air fryer. This countertop kitchen appliance, which no one had heard of three years ago, is suddenly everywhere. Some people are even ...
Great British Baking Show Cornish Pasties
This post is sponsored by the Certified Angus Beef® brand in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are my own. Enjoy this recipe for Cornish pasties made with Certified Angus Beef®. I am so excited that "The Great British Baking Show" is returning to Netflix on August 30. I've mentioned before that ...
Cheddar and Onion Stuffed Challah Bread
Thanks to Cabot Cheese for sponsoring this Shavuot post. All opinions stated herein are entirely my own. Enjoy this recipe for stuffed challah made with Cabot Cheddar and caramelized onions. In my last post for cheddar walnut rugelach, I explained that eating dairy foods is one of the most beloved traditions for the upcoming holiday of ...
Cheddar & Walnut Rugelach for Shavuot
Thanks to Cabot Cheese for sponsoring this Shavuot post. All opinions stated herein are entirely my own. Enjoy this recipe for savory rugelach made with Cabot Cheddar and chopped walnuts. Coming fifty days after Passover, Shavuot - which means “weeks” in Hebrew - commemorates the day God gave the Torah to the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai. ...
Instant Pot Mocha Pudding with Whipped Cream
The Instant Pot is the perfect tool for making no-bake desserts like puddings and custards. Enjoy this recipe for Mocha Pudding with Whipped Cream from the revised and expanded edition of The Gluten-Free Instant Pot Cookbook. What a festive way to end your Passover seder or treat friends and family members who are gluten-free. By now, you ...
Matzo Brei with Cheddar & Avocado
Thanks to Cabot Cheese for sponsoring this Passover post. All opinions stated herein are entirely my own. Enjoy this recipe for Matzo Brei with Cabot Cheddar and Avocado. A fresh take on a classic Jewish dish! Is it even Passover if you don't have matzo brei at least once? Matzo brei is more than just something you put up with during ...
Tortilla Espanola with Cheddar for Passover
Thanks to Cabot Cheese for sponsoring this Passover post. All opinions stated herein are entirely my own. Enjoy this recipe for a gluten-free Tortilla Espanola with Cheddar - perfect for Passover or any time of year! Passover will be here in just a few weeks. This eight-day festival, which commemorates the Jews’ exodus from Egypt in the time ...
Instant Pot Oxtail Stew
Oxtail stew, a traditional Caribbean dish, turns out extra rich and tender when made in the Instant Pot. The Instant Pot really shines when it is asked to turn a tough, chewy, cut of meat into something fork-tender and unctous. With regular stovetop cooking, it can take hours of long, slow braising for this transformation to occur. But the ...
Marinated Flank Steak Rice Bowls
This post is sponsored by the Certified Angus Beef® brand in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are my own. Enjoy this recipe for Marinated Flank Steak Rice Bowls made with Certified Angus Beef®. The week before Spring Break turned out to be even busier than usual with events every evening. ...