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Breton Apple Tarte

2026-09-09T08:04:33-04:00September 9th, 2026|Categories: Desserts, Holidays, Pies, Tarts and Tortes, Rosh Hashanah|

Looking to impress your guests with an apple dessert for Rosh Hashanah? You will love Breton Apple Tarte.  This tarte is a French classic in which caramelized apples are encased in a flavorful shortbread pastry.  Get ready for kudos when you serve this apple dessert delight for Rosh Hashanah. Dough 2 sticks butter or [...]

Sweet and Sour Chicken

2026-09-07T02:45:37-04:00September 7th, 2026|Categories: Meat and Poultry, Rosh Hashanah|Tags: , |

Here’s my version of the ever popular Sweet and Sour Chicken. This dish evokes fond memories of the days when my children were still living at home. It was their most requested meal. A hit with children, this recipe doubles as a delicious main course to serve your dinner guests. I like to serve Sweet [...]

Jeweled Fruit Compote

2026-09-07T05:20:37-04:00September 7th, 2026|Categories: Desserts, Rosh Hashanah|Tags: , |

Here’s a recipe that will chase away the fruit salad doldrums. The kitchen smells heavenly as the pears simmer in their poaching liquid, redolent of vanilla bean, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and Amaretto. I like to serve the compote accompanied by biscotti or meringues.

Rosh Hashanah Sugar Cookies

2026-09-03T08:55:34-04:00September 3rd, 2026|Categories: Cookies and Biscotti, Desserts, Rosh Hashanah|Tags: , , , |

If you're an avid cookie baker, you will want to make these sugar cookies for Rosh Hashanah.  Wishing all a Shana Tova surrounded by your loved ones.  I’ve developed this easy recipe with great flavor and texture, that is sure to get an enthusiastic two thumbs up from all your cookie fans.  The dough is [...]

Honey Chiffon Cake

2026-09-03T11:16:14-04:00September 3rd, 2026|Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Rosh Hashanah|Tags: , , |

As the days get shorter and the air is crisper and cooler, I am back in my kitchen baking after a summer hiatus.  One of my favorite cakes to bake during this season is Autumn Spiced Honey Chiffon cake. While this cake is baking, an ambrosial aroma of warm honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, and [...]

Star of David Bundt Challah

2026-09-02T06:49:55-04:00September 2nd, 2026|Categories: Bread, Challah, Rosh Hashanah|Tags: |

Rosh Hashanah is just around the corner, and I’ll be sharing some of my favorite holiday recipes over the next couple of weeks.  I always make a variety of round homemade challahs for the holiday.  A few years ago, I added this gorgeous Star of David challah to my repertoire. My husband and I were [...]

Patriotic Cake

2026-07-03T03:31:44-04:00July 3rd, 2026|Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Fourth of July|Tags: , |

What a great experience it was to work with Bud when my Patriotic Cake was featured on the cover of Essex Fells Magazine in July 2011!  It made me realize how very fortunate we are to reside in the beautiful, bucolic borough of Essex Fells and to be a citizen of the USA—the greatest country [...]