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June 26, 2017

Triple Berry Crumble Muffins

Have we talked about stress before? What about the pressure to be perfect, about feelings of inadequacy? All important things to discuss. Let’s. I’ve always been a bit of a perfectionist. When I start a project, I like to be on top of it from A-Z. If I have a vision, I like it to…
June 20, 2017

Small Batch Blackberry Jam

blackberries, sweetbitter prickly on the tongue and they taste a bit like wine. i roll my sleeves. hair gets pinned back. i wash, tumbledry some burst in my fingers. this is fine; they’re destined for jam. with a bit of lemon some sugar rogue splatters, inky purples. bubbling, spitting, hissing jam begins to gather on…
June 12, 2017

Boozy Cherry Apricot Pop Tarts

It’s a busy Friday and my mom and I are in the kitchen, preparing for Shabbos. Various pots are bubbling on different stoves, both ovens are full. The countertops are packed with ingredients- half a lemon, herbs strewn everywhere, carrot peels making a mountain. It’s hot, although the windows are open, and I am ready…
June 8, 2017

Purple Potato, Cheddar and Spinach Frittata

I am a sweet brunch type of gal, a “where-are-the-croissants” and “can-you-please-pass-the-jam” type of woman. At my house, overnight guests always wake to fresh scones or steaming hot muffins, tenderly crumbed, in the morning. My brother takes care of the coffee. His grind, his french press, his side of the kitchen. See? I can share!…
June 4, 2017

Black Fruit Galettes

I want to start this post by thanking you all so much for your wonderful responses to the video! I’ll admit I was a teeny tiny bit apprehensive when it went up, unsure if people would like it, but thankfully my apprehensions were unfounded. I am so so happy it was well received! For everyone who asked…
May 28, 2017

Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Tart with Roasted Rhubarb

Let’s make cheesecake! In tart form! I’m a big fan of tarts because they look super elegant and are simple to make. I specifically love a cheesecake in tart form. The towering height of a classic cheesecake (such as this one) is too rich for some people, and a tart scales it down, yielding a…
May 15, 2017

Oat and Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Maple Berries

Hello hello! Checking in here, which I have not been doing enough of lately. I’m putting it to down to life/being busy- think 18 hour days on set, few breaks, lots of running around and barely enough time to eat or drink. Living the dream! I tend to get sick when my schedule looks like…
May 5, 2017

Whole Wheat Rhubarb Pie Bars

It’s that time of year again. Trees, newly clothed in pink blossoms, shed their skeletal selves. Grass emerges, sparkling new and green, from beneath relentless streams of rain. Rhubarb finds its way into my kitchen and has me spellbound with its pearly, pink power. I want to make a pie, a purely rhubarb pie, but…
April 28, 2017

Hummus with Spice Roasted Chickpeas

Israel taught me that you probably shouldn’t drink the fruit juice you watched the server make without gloves on a dirty cutting board. Israel taught me that actually, yes, you CAN overdose on Vitamin D, shoutout to my epic sunburn for that FYI! Israel taught me that if you get off at the wrong bus…
April 21, 2017

My Mother’s Challah

I’ve wanted to post my mother’s challah recipe for a while now. Things got in the way. I wanted to tweak it. She wanted to tweak it. We went on a challah making hiatus (what?!) But mostly I thought, who needs another challah recipe? The internet is full of them. They are all described as…