Fluffy pumpkin pancakes topped with sweet, caramelized apples is the perfect holiday breakfast - whether you are celebrating Thanksgiving weekend, Hanukkah or just having guests for brunch! Thanks to WhatsGood for sponsoring this recipe post featuring seasonal ingredients from local farmers delivered right to my doorstep. Get $25 off your first ...
Perfect Dairy-Free Mashed Potatoes
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, you need this recipe for dairy-free - and even vegan! - mashed potatoes flavored with rosemary, garlic and olive oil. You won't miss the dairy! Dairy has been a tricky issue in my household since forever. My daughter, now 18, was allergic to dairy for years. Today, she is no longer allergic - it is ...
Rosh Hashanah Cheese Board
A festive and crowd-pleasing appetizer for Rosh Hashanah or your Yom Kippur breakfast: an apples and honey themed cheese board! And in keeping with the Jewish tradition of not mixing meat and dairy, this cheese board is completely vegetarian. Thanks to Cabot Creamery Co-operative for sponsoring this High Holiday recipe. Rosh Hashanah begins ...
Matzo Nachos aka Machos
Have fun with your matzo this Passover: make matzo nachos! Thanks to Cabot Creamery Cooperative for sponsoring this Passover recipe. Like many of you, my family is facing another pandemic Passover. Who could have imagined at this time last year that, a full year later, we would still be wearing masks and social distancing to stay safe from ...
King Cake Babka
Imagine a cinnamon babka topped with sweet icing and decorated with sprinkles in classic Mardi Gras colors of green, gold and purple. It's a King Cake Babka! Are you a fan of King Cake? My daughter has a friend whose mother is from New Orleans and every February when the girls were in elementary school, this mother would bring in an ...
Air Fryer Macaroni and Cheese Bites
Shake up your Hanukkah traditions with these macaroni and cheese latkes, guaranteed to make your family smile! Thanks to Cabot Creamery Co-operative for sponsoring this Hanukkah recipe. Hanukkah is almost here, and like every other holiday in 2020 (except for maybe Groundhog Day), it will look different this year. No Hanukkah parties; no ...
Horseradish Cheddar Leek Patties
A gooey, cheesy version of traditional Sephardic leek patties with the bite of horseradish. Thanks to Cabot Creamery Co-operative for sponsoring this Rosh Hashanah recipe. A few years ago, I published a recipe for keftes de prasa or leek fritters. These latke-like vegetable pancakes are beloved throughout the Sephardic world - in places like ...
Spinach, Leek and Cheddar Mina for Passover
A vegetarian and dairy dish perfect for a family Passover meal: a mazto pie or mina made with spinach, leeks and lots of Cabot cheese. Thanks to Cabot Creamery Co-operative for sponsoring this Passover recipe. The Jewish festival of Passover begins at sundown on April 8. This eight-day festival - which commemorates the Jews’ exodus from Egypt in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Sumac Roasted Chick Peas (Arbes) for Purim
A savory treat for Purim: sumac and cumin spiced roasted chick peas! Judging by the number of recipes for them on the Internet, roasted chick peas are downright trendy. It makes sense. Roasted chick peas are healthy -- naturally vegan, gluten-free, high in protein and fiber -- and they happen to taste delicious. We can all think of some ...
Savory Beef Hamantaschen
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 Savory Beef Hamantaschen made with Certified Angus Beef®. Next month brings the Jewish festival of Purim, a carnival holiday where people are encouraged to dress in ...
Raspberry Rose Semolina Cake
Shavuot is known as the Festival of Roses: celebrate this joyous occasion and the coming of summer with this stunning Raspberry Rose Semolina Cake. Coming fifty days after Passover, Shavuot, which means “weeks” in Hebrew, commemorates the day God gave the Torah, including the Ten Commandments, to the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai. This ...
Key Lime Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust
A smooth-as-silk Key lime cheesecake with a crust made of crushed gingersnaps for a hint of spice! A perfect addition to your Shavuot celebration. The next Jewish holiday after Passover is Shavuot, which commerates when Moses received the Torah on Mount Sinai. This year Shavuot begins at sundown on May 19. It is a very happy occasion, as you ...
Flourless Mexican Chocolate Cake
Whether it is Passover or you avoid gluten all year long, this flourless chocolate cake with Mexican spices is the perfect special occasion gluten-free dessert. Is it still Passover? Don't we deserve a treat for making it this far into an eight-day-long holiday? How about a kosher-for-Passover flourless chocolate cake? That will make up for ...
Pavlova with Mango Curd
A dreamy kosher-for-Passover dessert: a light, airy pavlova filled with tart mango curd and fresh berries! Easy to make dairy-free. Put away that matzo meal! Once again, I am bringing you a kosher-for-Passover dessert that doesn't suffer from a lack of wheat because it never had wheat to begin with. Today, we are learning how to make a ...
Preserved Lemon Chicken with Almonds and Figs
A Sephardic-inspired main course that is elegant enough for a Passover seder, but easy enough to make any night of the week. For full recipe, see Valley Fig Growers blog. One of the first fruits to be cultivated by people, figs are as meaningful and symbolic as they are sweet and delicious. Jews consider figs to be particularly holy because ...
Teff Crepe Cake for Passover
A gluten-free crepe cake made with teff flour is a show-stopping dessert for your Passover seder or any occasion! You can do this, I promise! Once I figured out how to make kosher-for-Passover crêpes using teff flour, it was only a matter of time before I created a recipe for a kosher-for-Passover crêpe cake, right? If you are not ...