January 23, 2026
Recipes: Carrot Pineapple Salad, Fennel Salad with Dates & Blue Cheese, Potato Tomato Salad with Pesto, Cranberry Jalapeño Dip, Butternut Squash Soup, Savory Vegetable Tart, Fruit Crisp Tu B’Shvat begins […]
January 5, 2026
October 9, 2025
I learned how to celebrate Sukkot from the family of my high school best friend. They put up a sukkah every year and hosted an open sukkah on the Sunday […]
September 19, 2025
It’s been a super busy summer for me; where does the time go? I traveled for three weeks in August and came home to an unexpected and delightful week-long visit […]
August 26, 2025
Every Friday, when I knead the dough—I’m not just making bread. I’m praying. Every sifted flour, every drizzle of oil, every braid I form—those are my quiet words. Words of […]
July 31, 2025
My mother, Rachel, was a magician in the kitchen. She didn’t read recipes – she listened to the food. Every Friday, she shaped spiced meatballs with her hands and her […]
July 25, 2025
Tofu Chocolate Mousse & Cheese Soufflé Unless you are part of an observant community, you might not notice that we Jews are acknowledging a period of mourning right now. Yes, […]
May 27, 2025
Classic Cheese Fondue & Chocolate Fondue Shavuot (shah-vu-ote), which begins Sunday evening, June 1, is the second of our three pilgrimage holidays – Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot. It comes seven […]
April 26, 2025
Ever since October 7, we Jews, around the world, are finding ourselves in a quandary of opposites. Every Shabbat, every holiday, every birthday, anniversary, or other joyful celebration is offset […]
March 26, 2025
The minute Purim is over, I start thinking about Passover. Who am I kidding? I start thinking about Pesach right after Tu b’Shvat, but I try not to DO anything […]