Category: Delectables

• A Rhubarb and Walnut Frangipane Galette

  I think I may have jumped the gun a bit this year. It’s not even April and here I am with a recipe for rhubarb. It’s just that the stalks were so bright and pink and colorful in the store, I couldn’t ignore them. I really couldn’t. Anyway, I’m not too mad about it. And […]

  Chaya

  March 28, 2019

  Delectables

  baking, blogging, butter, delicious, dessert, food, food photography, frangipane, french, galette, march, photography, rhubarb, spring, writing

• Almond and Raspberry Linzer Cookies

  

  i love love. i love the warmth of it, the way it wraps you in its sun; how it could be raining, it could be snowing, but that sun will keep you warm, and radiating with enough heat to warm everyone near you. i love the feel of it: thrilling, electric, a shock current, and […]

  Chaya

  February 17, 2019

  Delectables

  cookies, february, food, food photography, food styling, jam, kosher, light, linzer cookies, love, natural light, recipes, self love, valentine’s day, winter, writing

• Plum and Vanilla Bean Flaugnarde

  Easy, delicious, and endlessly adaptable, a flaugnarde is one of my favorite simple summer desserts. Don’t worry if the name sounds intimidating. The custard, as easy as making a dutch baby and a relative of the just as simple clafoutis, is much simpler to make than its name suggests. A pan is buttered, fruits are […]

  Chaya

  August 17, 2018

  Delectables

  august, butter, cherries, clafoutis, dessert, european, food, food blogger, food photography, french, fruit, kirsch, pancake, plums, pudding, recipe, seasonal, writing

• Strawberry Rosé Pops

  What is up with this New York heat?! These past few days have been the kind of weather that makes me want to wear as little clothing as possible and also do as little as possible. I just want to live in an ice cold swimming pool and maybe eat some ice cubes. OK, I […]

  Chaya

  June 19, 2018

  Delectables

  delicious, food, food blog, food blogger, gluten free, june, lemon, popsicles, recipes, rosè, strawberries, summer, vegan, wine, writing

• Peach, Goat Cheese and Mint Crostini

  When I worked in the bakery, I started off on the pastry station. I lasted around one month before I switched to bread. Pastry, it turned out, was awfully repetitive, much too boring for me. While I loved baking scones and weaving lattices at home, that love simply didn’t translate to large-scale baking. Bread baking, […]

  Chaya

  June 14, 2018

  Delectables

  baguette, bakery, baking, bread, cheese, delicious, food, food blog, food blogger, food blogging, food photography, goat cheese, honey, june, mint, peaches, recipes, summer, writing

• Snap Pea, Radish and Orchid Salad

  One of the things I love about this season is how easy it is to throw together a great salad. I know, I know; you thought I’d say something about berries and pies. Well, surprise! I like vegetables too! In fact, I can’t get enough of them. Come spring, I toss peas into pasta, roast […]

  Chaya

  June 4, 2018

  Delectables

  basil, cheese, feta, flowers, food blog, food blogger, food photographer, food stylist, greens, healthy, june, maple syrup, orchids, radishes, salad, seasonal, snap peas, snow peas, spring, summer, vegetables

• Pretzel Challah Dogs

  Here’s a list of things I don’t understand: math. Drake’s latest rap beef. Hot dogs. Here’s a list of things I DO understand: Challah. Pretzels. Sausages. The big three. The holy trinity! Today, we’re combining all three of those things to make Pretzel Challah Dogs. Get ready, because you know what happens when you combine […]

  Chaya

  May 30, 2018

  Delectables

  baking, barbecue, challah, cooking, delicious, food blog, food photography, food writing, german, hot dogs, italian, jewish, may, pretzel, recipes, sausages, summer

• Chocolate Cappuccino Cheesecake Bars

  I like cheesecake bars. They’ve got all the creamy-ness of a big round cheesecake, but require less effort. They serve a crowd. They’re lowkey, but they don’t look it. So! Let’s talk about these! These cheesecake bars came about on a whim. I wanted to make coffee cheesecake but I didn’t want to make a big […]

  Chaya

  May 16, 2018

  Delectables

  baking, cappucino, cheesecake, chocolate, coffee, delicious, food, food blog, food blogger, food photography, kosher, recipe, shavuos, shavuot, writing

• Salted Chocolate Rye and Vanilla Bean Olive Oil Ice Cream Sandwiches

  Ice cream wars! Who else had them as a kid? Chocolate or vanilla! Strawberry or chocolate, vanilla or both?! I always chose chocolate, and I got a fair amount of flack for it. But vanilla never held a candle to chocolate for me. It was boring, tasteless and way too basic. I’m still not much […]

  Chaya

  May 13, 2018

  Delectables

  baking, chocolate, custard, delicious, food, food blog, food blogger, food photography, ice cream, kosher, may, olive oil, photography, recipes, rye, sea salt, shavuot, spring, summer, vanilla, vanilla bean

• Everything Bagel Feta and Spinach Bourekas

  When I was a kid, cinnamon raisin bagels were my bagel of choice. A friend introduced me to the flavor as we were picking up lunch on the way to school one morning and it totally blew my mind. Add a thick schmear of cream cheese, she told me, and you’re golden. I loved the […]

  Chaya

  May 6, 2018

  Delectables

  bourekas, delicious, everything bagel, feta, food, food blog, food photography, israeli, jewish, kosher, recipe, spices, spinach, writing