Stuffed foods are a tradition for Sukkot. In keeping with the concept of abundance and plenitude, stuffed meats, poultry, fruits, and vegetables are often served as a meal in the Sukkah. A colorful medley of bell peppers, filled to the brim with brown and wild rice pilaf is the quintessential side dish to serve on [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. Praying for Israel--the safe return of the hostages, the safety and protection of our IDF heroes and all of our Israeli brothers and sisters. Praying for a speedy [...]
Looking for a special side dish for your Rosh Hashanah menu? You will love these tasty, nutritious, quick and easy hasselback baby sweet potatoes that make such an impressive presentation. 6 baby sweet potatoes or the smallest you can find canola oil salt and pepper cinnamon melted honey Preheat oven to 425 degrees. [...]
This gorgeous pie is a bit of a production, but well worth the time, effort, and calories. For a Sweet New Year, bake up this honey glazed beauty. Shana Tovah! Pie dough 2 ½ cups flour 1 tablespoon sugar ¼ teaspoon cinnamon pinch nutmeg 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup chilled Crisco, cut into ¼ [...]
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 [...]
Need some patriotic food inspiration? How about making these red, white, and blue dipped Oreos? They are a great make-ahead treat and a fun addition to your Fourth of July dessert spread. 12-ounce package red candy melts 12-ounce package white candy melts 12-ounce package blue candy melts 3-ounce bag of Oreo minis* Red, white, [...]
No matter how well planned my Thanksgiving menu is, I always have way too many leftovers. I like to put these leftovers to good use, by making what I call Thanksgiving leftover timbales. I spray a 4-inch or 6-inch cake ring with Pam, then layer my leftovers inside the cake ring in alternating layers of [...]