Passover Chocolate Chip Cookies

March 25th, 2025|Categories: Cookies and BiscottiDessertsDessertsPassoverPassover Desserts

Passover is less than three weeks away.  I have many fun Passover recipes which I am looking forward to sharing with you over the next couple of weeks.  I must confess, though, that most of the recipes will be dessert recipes since I have an insatiable sweet tooth.  We start with Passover Chocolate Chip Cookies–my most requested Passover dessert recipe […]

Pizzele Nutella Hamantaschen

Pizzele Nutella Hamantaschen

March 12th, 2025|Categories: Cookies and BiscottiDessertsPurim|Tags: 

Not a baker, but you’d like to make some quick and easy hamantaschen? I’ve got you covered with these! […]

Savory Hamantaschen

Savory Hamantaschen

March 12th, 2025|Categories: AppetizersPurim|Tags: 

Here’s a great recipe for savory hamantaschen.  To make these tasty treats, I use a store bought puff pastry to cut out the circles, fill them with a grated melting cheese, brush the pastry […]

Hamantaschen Hugs

March 13th, 2025|Categories: Cookies and BiscottiDessertsPurim|Tags: 

Since I can’t seem to get enough of these rugentaschen—here’s another fun recipe that uses Hershey’s Hugs. […]

Peanut Butter Cream Rugentaschen

Peanut Butter Cream Rugentaschen

March 12th, 2025|Categories: Cookies and BiscottiDessertsPurim|Tags: 

One of my all time favorite cookies is rugelach—a scrumptious crescent shaped cookie made from a cream cheese dough.  I decided to use my rugelach dough to make hamantaschen and eureka!  This recipe for […]

Non-pareil Hamantaschen

March 11th, 2025|Categories: Cookies and BiscottiDessertsPurim|Tags: 

The Jewish holiday of Purim is just around the corner.  Beginning at sundown on Thursday, March 13th and ending on Friday, March 14th at sundown, Purim is a fun and festive holiday observed with much revelry […]

Sfinge: Italian Doughnuts Filled with Ricotta

December 22nd, 2024|Categories: DessertsDoughnutsHanukkah

These gorgeous pastries are zeppoles aka Italian doughnuts.  They are filled with chocolate chip ricotta cream.  Perfect Hanukkah fried dessert!  Happy Hanukkah! […]

Baked Doughnuts in Record Time

December 22nd, 2024|Categories: DessertsDoughnutsHanukkahHolidays

For those who prefer baking to deep fat frying, you will love these doughnuts which use Pepperidge Farm prepared puff pastry.  The doughnuts bake up in 20 minutes.  You can then decorate them with various glazes […]

1-2-3-4- Potato Latkes

December 19th, 2024|Categories: HanukkahSide DishesVegetablesVegetarian

There are so many variations of potato latkes–zucchini, carrot, beet, sweet potato, celery root–just to name a few. But my favorite latkes are the classic potato latkes.  I call my recipe the 1-2-3-4 latke recipe. The numbers  […]

Hanukkah Doughnuts in Record Time/Fried

December 18th, 2024|Categories: DessertsDessertsDoughnutsHanukkahHolidays

No time to make doughnuts for Hanukkah? No problem.  You can whip these beauties up in no time, using Pepperidge Farm Puff pastry.  These are much easier to make than sufganiyot and they look and taste amazing.  Happy […]