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…
I said I was a cookie masochist, didn’t I? And it’s true. While browsing through Sur La Table the other day, I saw this snowflake cutter and suddenly, visions of…
Lately, I feel I have gotten too complacent in the kitchen. I am too used to old routines, too comfortable. It’s time to shake things up. To do something I…
It’s 90 degrees out. The AC is broken. The afternoon is long and hot. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Ice cream to the rescue! Ice cream is my summer…
These cookies are my Bubby’s. They are her specialty, her legacy. No family gathering is complete without them, and special occasions are marked by the presence of these, tangible signs…
There comes a time when you must make a sacrifice. A sacrifice involving more than 2 pounds of chocolate, 2 pounds of butter, and sadly, all hopes of a bikini…
I spent the end of this week sick in bed, unable to get anything done besides for empty a box of tissues, drink chicken soup, and watch Netflix. I’d always…
Pistachios have always intrigued me, perhaps because of their color. With rust-colored, purplish skins and a bright green, almost yellow shade, they are as beautiful as they are tasty. The…
Shavuos is basically the ultimate holiday. There are flowers, traditions to eat dairy that result in copious amounts of cheesecake, long, relaxed meals and beautiful weather to accompany it all. This…
Hamantaschen are one of my favorite parts of Purim, second only to dressing up. Each year, I practically consume my weight’s worth of these cookies and although I’ll eat pretty…
