I always get excited when local produce shows up in my supermarket or farmer’s stand. This is especially true in the summer months when something new and colorful is always popping up. So recently, when I spotted local Maryland heirloom tomatoes, I had to buy […]
Although I’ve spent many years cooking and coming up with new recipes in my kitchen, baking has always been a bit of a mystery to me. The perfect formulas that go into each and every baking creation, and they are truly creations as far as […]
This ridiculously delicious, moist cake that comes together in a matter of minutes is a recipe that French mothers and grandmothers have used for generations to teach kids how to count. One part yogurt, two parts sugar, three parts flour. If you can count to […]
Recently, I went on a several month long search for the perfect muffin, which to my surprise, was not as easy as you would think. Needless to say, there are tons of creative muffin recipes on-line. From bananas foster to coffee cake-streussel to carrot cake-cheesecake, […]
Whenever I go out for breakfast, inevitably, I always find myself scanning the menu for a yogurt and granola bowl. I always glance at the pancakes, the egg creations and various versions of tempting sounding French toast but as soon as my eyes land on […]
We’re one day into the Passover holiday and, if you’re like my family, you’re already tired of Matzo everything. Especially, I’m tired of Matzo cake recipes. Layered with cream in between, soaked in all kinds of liquor and crumbled up in parfaits. Yes, there are […]
Cheesecake is a family tradition around here. Especially at Thanksgiving when my daughters (from the time that they were little) and I would always bake some sort of cheesecake to add to our dessert table. Needless to say, I have made many varieties of this […]
This one is going to be short and sweet (unlike a leprechaun) because, I’m ashamed to admit it, my knowledge of the history of St. Patrick’s Day is rather limited. Blame it on my Ukrainian roots and upbringing, or my general ignorance about Irish history […]
Jewish holidays are full of symbolic foods. On Rosh Hashanah, we eat apples and honey as a sign of hope that the year ahead will bring sweetness into our lives. On Hanukkah, we eat latkes. These potato pancakes are fried in oil which serves as […]
I’ve always been a fan of biscotti but truly fell in love with this cookie on a family trip to Florence back in 2016. We stayed in the heart of the city just a few blocks from the Ponte Vecchio bridge. Around the corner from […]