Category Archives: Recipes

Banana Chock-Chunk Muffins

Jul

27

Consider making these this weekend, with or without kids (of all ages) to join you. BANANA CHOCK-CHUNK MUFFINS (1 dozen) INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 2½ teaspoons baking powder 1 cup milk 2 beaten eggs 4 tablespoons softened … Continue reading →

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Patchwork Gazpacho Recipe

Jul

05

Um, no one entered my patchwork gazpacho recipe composition contest, so I’ll make future contests composition-free. Here’s my patchwork gazpacho recipe. Please give me constructive criticism or compliments if you try it. PATCHWORK GAZPACHO (4 to 6 servings) I call … Continue reading →

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1 Week Left to Play: Patchwork Gazpacho Contest

Jun

24

Three weeks ago I announced the Patchwork Gazpacho recipe contest. I call it Patchwork Gazpacho because when I’m in cookbooking mode, “patchwork” refers to colorful, unconventional ingredient combinations. Deadline: Friday, July 1st, at midnight in your time zone. How to … Continue reading →

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Recipe Composition Contest: Patchwork Gazpacho

Jun

04

Gazpacho is a summery way to drink your superfoods–a red alternative to green drinks. (But not sunburn red–more like a red sunset.) Your challenge: 1) Make your go-to gazpacho recipe, but add the following three ingredients in whichever amounts work … Continue reading →

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Derby Supper: Burgoo, “Grits,” and Bluegrass Pie

May

02

My husband and I used to throw big Kentucky Derby parties during the pre-child era. Then we (and most of our friends) began to breed. The house seemed too small to host all those families, but a lot of our … Continue reading →

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Brisket and Lokshen Kugel (Noodle Pudding)

Apr

08

I am totally bummed not to have a picture of my noodle pudding to insert with the brisket mosaic. But I am also happy right now, because in working on my cookbook, I’ve finally figured out a way to balance … Continue reading →

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Hamantaschen Fillings for Purim

Mar

04

Thanks for visiting my virtual kitchen for this third part of my four-part Purim Prep series. This article focuses on hamantaschen fillings. You may want to read this alongside the previous posts (#1 introduces the series and provides poppy seed … Continue reading →

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Hamantaschen Dough Recipes and Tips

Mar

03

This post is #2 in my Purim Prep series. Post #1 focused on poppy seed filling, after I’d made it a “mystery food” photo. Post #3 will focus on fillings. This year I’ve baked 3 kinds of hamantaschen dough and … Continue reading →

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A Meal (& Recipes) Fit for a Forty-Year-Old

Dec

20

Some of you have been following my Blogcast-Your-Health-Goal Challenge, so let me begin with update #4 of an eventual 6 updates (it ends on Jan 2). I gained a pound this week, which I consider a holiday miracle because although … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cookies & Jewish Grandmothers: An Essay

Dec

16

For years I’ve been wanting to make some recipes from my late grandmother’s cranberry red recipe tin. Her name was Thelma Sobo Schotland Heller, and she and my grandfather raised my dad in Philip Roth’s Newark, New Jersey. Thelma’s maternal … Continue reading →

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