Whole Wheat Banana Zucchini Bread
I’ve never been a huge zucchini fan. I have found that it is generally not prepared well and turns out mushy and rather tasteless, even though it can be quite sweet and delicious when sautéed simply...
View ArticleYemenite Kubaneh Bread with Grated Tomato Dip
Though the official tally on Shabbat meals is three (Friday night dinner, Shabbat day lunch and the third meal on Saturday at dusk called the third meal, or seudah shlishit) some people like to add a...
View ArticleCoffee Cake Challah
There is just something about store-bought coffee cake, especially Entenmann’s that is irrestible. I cannot control myself when it is around. Several times in the past few years my husband has brought...
View ArticleFour Fresh and Elegant Yom Kippur Break-Fast Recipes
Break-fast is all about indulging. Everybody is starving and has spent all day contemplating what they are going to “break their fast on” (or is that just me?) Make it worth their while – give them...
View ArticlePumpkin Crumb Cake
Who can resist a crumb cake? The only thing better than the dense cake on the bottom is the thick layer of cinnamon crumbs on top. It’s full of spices, pumpkin, but no sour cream so it’s non-dairy and...
View ArticlePumpkin Challah Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
This recipe needs very little introduction, because it is just so decadent and delicious. Pumpkin challah. Cinnamon rolls. Sweet glaze. This is the autumn comfort food of your dreams. Or at least mine....
View ArticleMake Your Own Bialys At Home with Pizza Dough
No joke: My grandparents used to import bialys from Manhattan. They would freeze them and store them in zip-lock bags in the freezer of their Los Angeles kitchen. One of my favorite childhood memories...
View ArticleEverything Bagel Latkes Recipe
Latkes and breakfast go together like peanut butter and jelly. Like matzah balls and chicken soup. Like lox and cream cheese. And every year I feel a strong drive to find new ways to combine breakfast...
View ArticlePower C Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl Recipe
Another year has come to an end and we all know what that means: another long list of New Year’s resolutions that will most likely be forgotten by February 1st. Ever wonder why that happens? Here’s our...
View Article5 Babkas to Cozy Up with This Winter
While everyone else is setting new (unrealistic) fitness and eating goals for the new year, you might be saying to yourself: it’s time to start the new year by mastering the art of babka. Does this...
View ArticlePiña Colada Passover Granola Recipe
One of the greatest Passover challenges is undoubtedly what to eat for breakfast, besides just matzah with butter (as delicious as it may be). Cereal is a go-to breakfast item many people love during...
View ArticlePerfect Passover Snack: Medjool Date Energy Bars
Get creative this Passover with some vegan, gluten-free and kosher-for-Passover fruit and nut bars! Dense and chewy, they’re more like Lara bars than Kind bars. And dates, full of natural sugar and...
View ArticleChocolate, Halvah, and Tahini Swirl Buns Recipe
I had my first proper halva experience at The Halva Kingdom in the Machane Yehuda Shuk in Jerusalem. I’d never really liked halva before that–the one or two times I’d tasted it, it always had a weird,...
View ArticleCaramelized Onion and Feta Quiche Recipe
The other day my friend Danielle asked me, “What do you make for Shavuot?” I thought she was asking broadly, as in what is traditional to serve for the holiday, and so I replied “You know, cheesecake,...
View ArticleHow to Make Gravlax
Have you ever made gravlax? If you have, then you know how easy and simple it is. And if you haven’t yet, be prepared to get excited. This is going to be your new way to impress guests at brunch, lunch...
View ArticleIsraeli Breakfast Pizza Recipe
If you’ve traveled to Israel then you know that the absolute best part of eating at an Israeli restaurant or hotel is the Israeli breakfast. Forget pancakes or heaps of toast and bacon – Israelis know...
View ArticleChocolate Tahini Stuffed Croissants Recipe
The last time I was in Israel a friend brought us to La Gaterie in Tel Aviv, a tiny bake shop where enormous, flaky croissants would get sliced in half and stuffed with the fillings of your choice:...
View ArticleEverything Spiced Malawah with Fried Egg Recipe
I was first introduced to malawah, a flaky, slightly sweet and buttery Yemenite bread, by my husband who loved making it as a late-night (usually post-drinking) snack, a habit he picked up from his...
View Article9 Jewish Alternatives to the Pumpkin Spice Latte that We Wish Existed
The pumpkin-spice latte is back, and it has us thinking…if we were in charge of coffee trends, what over-the-top flavored coffee drinks might we dream up (and actually enjoy!)? How about some...
View ArticleChallah French Toast with Chai Spices Recipe
Summer Sundays are for yogurt parfait and long walks in the sun. But once the leaves start falling and the cozy sweaters are unpacked, it’s time to hunker down with pumpkin bread, pancakes and French...
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