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…
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…
I was standing in my friend’s garden one day, appreciatively inhaling the scent of her fully-in bloom lilac blush, when another friend mentioned that as a kid, she used to…
“Let’s bake!” I tell my little sister and she runs right up, beaming. It’s not often that I invite her to work with me; I prefer to bake in solitude,…
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…
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…
*In anticipation of Chanukah, (which starts on December 16th and lasts ’till the 24th!) I’ll be posting festive and holiday-worthy recipes all month long, starting with this recipe for doughnuts. Doughnuts! Is everyone…
In the summer, we made s’mores. We were inventive- if there was no blazing campfire around, we’d use the flames from the stove. Another time, me and a friend made…
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…
Winter, for all its icy coldness and dark nights, is beautiful. It’s a subtle beauty, to be sure. The snowfalls seem endless, the whipping winds, cruel, and everyone holes up…
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