Tag: december

• Gingerbread Snowflakes

  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 crisp, snappy gingerbread cookies, intricately iced in winter white and dressed up with gleaming sprinkles filled my mind. It didn’t matter that I’d only just […]

  Chaya

  December 25, 2017

  Delectables

  baking, chanukah, christmas, cookies, december, decorating, delicious, food, food blog, gingerbread, hanukkah, icing, photography, recipes, royal icing, seasonal, winter, writing

• Candied Grapefruit Shortbread

  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 am unused to. I want something of a challenge, so I decide to make something I usually stay from: cookies. Cookies bother me because they […]

  Chaya

  December 19, 2017

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• Chocolate Babka Doughnuts with Cacao Nib Sugar

  Hey everyone! I’m excited to share my latest work for The Nosher, these Chocolate Babka Doughnuts, just in time for Chanukah! Made with an eggy, buttery brioche dough, filled with a rich chocolate pastry cream and rolled in cacao nib sugar, these epic doughnuts are a mashup of the ultimate Chanukah treat- sufganiyot- with my […]

  Chaya

  December 5, 2017

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• Brown Butter Pistachio Baklava

  I discovered baklava in a chaotic, sun soaked market in Jerusalem. All around me, vendors shouted, loudly hawking their wares, and people selected their goods quickly, haggling briefly and hurriedly bagging their treasures. In contrast, I stood still, lost in fascination. In front of me, sticky, syrupy diamonds were laid out on trays, sprinkled with […]

  Chaya

  December 22, 2015

  Delectables

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• Six Impossible Things

  The past couple of weeks have been crazy busy. It seemed like every day there was something new to check off my list and each week I had more and more things to get done. However, now that Chanukah is over I feel like things are finally starting to calm down. I have a trip […]

  Chaya

  December 18, 2015

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• Chocolate & Walnut Meringue Cookies

  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 of her love. At family events, my cousins and I gather around a tray of these cookies and chat about life while snacking on them […]

  Chaya

  December 4, 2015

  Delectables

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• Mount Snow

  

  For the last couple of days of Chanukah, my family and our friends went skiing in Vermont. The skiing is amazing (although I’m still just a beginner) but I also really love the surroundings here: sternly towering pine trees, wide-open fields of powdery white snow, and quietly rustic lodges are all abundant in Vermont, and appeal […]

  Chaya

  December 24, 2014

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• Classic Latkes with Dilled Sour Cream, Lox & Chives

  Happy Chanukah everyone! Today I’m sharing a recipe for my favorite classic latkes. These latkes are flavorful, super simple and have a crispy golden crust, just like I love them. They’re made with Yukon gold potatoes for a nice buttery flavor, and a little bit of egg, fresh black pepper and sea salt binds the […]

  Chaya

  December 18, 2014

  Delectables

  chanukah, chives, dairy, december, delicious, hanukkah, jewish, latkes, lox, olive oil, photography, potatoes, savory, seasonal, sour cream, winter

• Chocolate Dipped Pistachio Shortbread

  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 bright flecks of green that they add to these cookies are one of the things I love about this recipe. With the addition of these […]

  Chaya

  December 11, 2014

  Delectables

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• Six Impossible Things

  “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” – White Queen, Alice in Wonderland. Six impossibly awesome things. ∞ How delicious does this tea sound?! It’s like dessert, in tea form. ∞ ∞ Missing Zurich’s trees and beautiful buildings ∞ ∞ My favorite chocolate chip cookies, just before being baked. Recipe coming soon! ∞ […]

  Chaya

  December 8, 2014

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