Turkey Meat Loaf
It’s been a while since I’ve wrestled with a 20-pound bird for Thanksgiving. Over the past few years, I’ve sought Thanksgiving main course dishes that don’t require hours of preparation and can be made ahead of time and even frozen if necessary. You may recall [...]
Baked Spaghetti Squash with Braised Garlic Tomato Sauce and Roasted Cauliflower
Spaghetti squash is known as a vibrant fall/winter vegetable, but it really is a fruit. Botanically speaking, spaghetti squash as well as other squashes such as pumpkin and zucchini are fruit since they develop from flowers and contain seeds. However, from a culinary point of [...]
Luzma’s Colombian Penicillin for Sukkot
You’ve heard of Jewish penicillin, but did you know that a Colombian version exists, as well? Here's a recipe for a great soul-satisfying soup to serve in your sukkah. I first became acquainted with this extraordinary soup during a stay in South Florida one winter. [...]
Pumpkin Pecan Babkallah
If you’re looking for a showstopper bread to serve during Sukkot, consider making Pupmkin Pecan Babakallah, which is a cross between a babka and a challah, infused with the flavors and warm spices of autumn. With a bit of time and effort to master a [...]
Pumpkin Pecan Bundt Cake
Here’s a great autumnal cake to serve on Sukkot. Pumpkin pecan cake is one of my favorite go-to autumn cakes. Moist and tender and infused with pumpkin, warm spices and studded with pecans, this cake is the quintessential autumnal dessert. Pumpkin pecan mini bundt cake [...]
Broccoli Cheddar Soup in a Bread Bowl
One of my favorite soups to serve during Sukkot is Broccoli Cheddar Soup in a Bread Bowl. As the cool weather settles in, and we acclimate to brisk mornings and chilly evenings, our thoughts turn to warm, comforting and nutritious foods. This is the time [...]