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Tu B’Shevat Macarons

February 8, 2012

Today is Tu B’shevat, the Jewish new year of the trees, this year. As a child we always planted a new tree in the backyard every year on Tu B’Shevat and now that we live in California I am continuing that tradition with my children. Last year we planted concord grape vines and this year […]

Amazing Sugar Cookies

January 28, 2012

Sugar cookies are the little black dress of baking. They can be dressed up with fancy frosting or left plain to fit any occasion. Just like the little black dress it is the accessorizing that really makes them shine. That is why it is always important to have a great sugar cookie recipe in your […]

Root Beer Float Marshmallows

January 23, 2012

Coconut Chocolate Ganache Tartletts

January 18, 2012

Over the past few months I have been playing around in the kitchen trying to perfect my parve pie crust recipe. I have been using different recipe ratios, with different fats and a variety of methods, and am slowly narrowing in on what I think is my perfect pie crust. In my mind the perfect […]

Yogurt Pushup Pops

January 10, 2012

In my fantasy I like to think of myself as the kind of mom makes my family a hot, wholesome, and nutritious breakfast every morning. Mornings would be a calm and relaxed time. We would all have time to sit and eat in an unhurried way before heading off to school. I might even get […]

Eggnog Meringues

January 3, 2012

This being the first week of January, meringue cookies seem to be popping up on blogs all over the web. Small airy cookies, meringues seem to be the perfect antidote to the holiday over indulgences. Not too rich, not too large, the perfect treat to include in a new year of healthier eating. But that […]

Peppermint Cookie Bark

December 22, 2011

Even though I don’t celebrate Christmas I wholeheartedly look forward to the sweets of the season. Gingerbread, eggnog, and peppermint flavored cookies and candy, I love it all. My absolute favorite, though, is peppermint bark. While in theory there isn’t really a season for peppermint, it just doesn’t quite feel right to make peppermint bark […]

Gingerbread Marshmallows

December 19, 2011

When thinking about what candy I was going to make for holiday gifts this year I knew I wanted to made something gingerbread. My son has been begging me to make gingerbread men cookies so I have had gingerbread on the mind. I played with the idea of making gingerbread fudge, but when I got […]

Bunuelos

December 18, 2011

With Chanukkah starting in just a few days I guess it is time to start talking about frying. Most of year I pretty much avoid deep frying anything, but for Chanukkah I make an exception. In commemoration of the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days it is traditional to eat foods full […]