I know that many of you have been waiting for the next recipe to be posted; so here it is! I came across this recipe (on the Sun Maid Raisin website) when looking for a low-fat treat for myself. After necessary adaptations (some of you...
Here is another appetizing salad, perfect for your Yom Tov or Shabos table. It’s easy to put together, lovely to serve, and delicious to eat! It goes well with both dairy and meat meals, and is perfect for a Shabos lunch or seuda shlishis spread. Crunchy...
It’s been a while since I shared a recipe, and with Pesach coming, it's nice to have a fresh salad recipe. This is also a beautiful salad for a summer seuda shlishis. I have had people who insisted they do not like quinoa, and yet,...
In this week’s parsha, Parshas Mishpatim, the Torah says that “Six days you shall do your work and on the seventh day you shall rest” (Ex.23:12). In last week’s parsha, Parshas Yisro, we were already commanded regarding the Shabos, which is the fourth of the...
As they predicted two to three feet of snow and crippling winds, many of us find ourselves home for the day, with offices, schools, banks, doctor’s offices and more - all closed! I just took this cake out of the oven. What is better than warm...
This week, as we once again open the book of Shemos, we learn about the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt and their subsequent miraculous redemption. The Sages teach that it was in the merit of our righteous foremothers of that generation that the nation...
Redemption - In this week’s Parsha, Parshas Vayechi, Yaakov dies at the age of 147 years, and Yosef dies at the age of 110 years. With their demise, and the passage of years, the Jews are soon to meet the tortures of the Egyptian enslavement. What...
Chanukah 5775. Blessed is Hashem, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה, Who has kept us alive and sustained us until this very day. Chanukah is the YomTov that reminds us that our light - the light of Torah and mitzvos - can brighten much darkness. What...
In honor of Parshas Toldos, and the firstborn rights that Eisav sells to Yaakov for a bowl of lentil soup (see Bereishis 25:29-34), here is a scrumptious Vegetable-Lentil soup recipe, which can be served at your Friday night Shabos seuda. May we always share simchas and...
(Note to reader: Keep reading! Recipe follows this brief Dvar Torah….) In this week’s Parsha, Chayei Sarah, Sarah Imainu is nifteres. Why is the parsha called “The Life of Sarah” if, in fact, it speaks about the death of Sarah? The Sages teach that a righteous...