Tag: november
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Cranberry Clementine Jam Pound Cake
Creaming butter into sugar is like watching alchemy happen. The butter starts out distinct. Fatty. Yellow. Chunky. The sugar is fine. Sweet, sweeping sand. Together, they become a paste, a smear that sticks to the walls of the mixer. I reach in and scrape down the sides. Keep mixing. Let it get thick. Air whips […]
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Concord Grape Muffins
It’s Monday! We need muffins. We need them jumbo, crunchy with sugared tops and moist with butter. And most of all, we need them filled with luscious Concord grapes! Have you ever had Concord grapes? They’re dusky little miracles. Only in season from August to October, they’re starting to slip off grocery shelves. But they’re worth […]
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Cranberry Pear Crumble Pie
“Close your eyes. Let go of any tensions you’re holding on to. Breathe through the spaces. Relax.” I am laying in yoga class, still upon a thin rubber mat and inhaling deeply after an hour that has stretched and filled me. There is total silence in the room, besides for the faint, other-worldy lilt of flute music. The […]
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Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with Beef Bacon
I realize I might be alienating the children of the world by writing this, but I have to say it: I love Brussels sprouts. Always have, always will. In general, I pretty much love most leafy greens, but there’s something about these veggies- like tiny, compact cabbage-heads, full of nuanced, slightly bitter flavor- that always leaves […]
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Apple Slab Pie
When it comes to pie, I’ve always been more of a filling girl. Sure, I love the contrast between a crisp, shattering crust and a soft, fruity filling. But if I had to choose between them, I’d definitely choose the filling. Hands down. Unfortunately, my family doesn’t agree with me on this point. They’re crust […]
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Buttery Dinner Rolls
It’s November! Welcome, morning frost and fresh cranberries. Welcome, soup and tea and nights-that-are-dark-too-early. Welcome, month of pies and all things good! This year, I’m hosting a Friendsgiving gathering at my house. We’re doing away with a lot of the traditional Thanksgiving foods, like turkey and stuffing, (mostly because we are teenage girls and there […]
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Spiced S’more Tart
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 peanut butter s’more cookies late at night and ate them hot, while we sat outside in the warm night air. While we were reminiscing about […]
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It’s A Small World
Israel has a culture that’s warm, inviting and unlike any other I’ve ever experienced. While people in some countries tend to be more reserved and less inclined to hosting tourists, Israelis are bubbly, loud and more than happy to show you around, tell you where to grab a bite to eat, or engage you in […]
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