I have not sent out a muffin recipe for a while, and muffins are truly a staple in my kitchen. We always have a stash in the freezer for an anytime on-the-healthy-side snack that satisfies the sweet tooth as well… Here is a new muffin...
As this week’s parsha, Parshas Vayeira, opens, we meet Avraham Avinu, the bechinas chessed (the chessed personality, par excellence), sitting at the opening to his tent, in the heat of the day, as he watches for passerby. And when three men chance upon him, he runs...
\This delicious crisp is perfect for fall, when the apple season begins and the fall crop is harvested. Growing up in Toronto, Canada, apple crisp was always part of dessert! Well, once I moved to NY, I quickly discovered that apple crisps are actually side-dishes to...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Lech Licha, we begin to journey with Avraham Avinu, the founder and father of the Umah Yisraelis, the Jewish nation. From a family of idol worshippers, Avraham recognized One G-d at the age of forty (according to the Rambam), and...
If you follow these posts, you may have noticed that I didn’t send out a recipe last week. It was not an oversight. I figured that we could all use a break after the chagim and I was not sure how many would have been...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Noach, we learn of the famous deluge that flooded the world, and destroyed all of its inhabitants, save for Noach, his wife, Naama, their three sons, Shem, Cham and Yafes, and their wives, along with the animals that entered the...
And Moshe was one hundred and twenty years old when he died, his eyes did not dim and his moisture did not leave him; and the Children of Israel cried for Moshe, in the plains of Moav, for thirty days… and a prophet in Israel...
This is a fantastic salad for your Shabbos, Yom Tov, or anytime table. It’s parve, so it can be served alongside any meal. It’s also super easy to throw together, and almost addictively delicious. The colors are gorgeous and the pomegranate arils add a fantastic...
5778. The New Year. Out with the old, in with the new. We have wished each other a shana tova; we have davened for ourselves, for our families, for our people, for our land, may we all be inscribed and sealed for a gut gebentched...
This is a great recipe which takes only minutes to throw together. While there are many variations of this recipe, this one is really nice because while it’s delicious to eat and pretty to serve, it’s light on the calories, has no mayonnaise, and is...