Why I might not be posting as often for a little while

January 9, 2011

The newest member of our family, born yesterday January 8th at 6:05am.

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Eggnog Ice Cream

December 26, 2010
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In the fall I look forward to the eggnog appearing on the shelves at the grocery store. Even though I usually resist buying it until later in the winter it is comforting to see one of my favorite treats waiting there for me. In my family the tradition is to drink eggnog and eat fruitcake […]

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Chocolate Spoons

December 22, 2010
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I always find that when making things that need to be dipped in melted chocolate I almost always melt more than I need. The extra chocolate can always be poured onto a piece of parchment to be reused another time, but especially if I have gone to the trouble of tempering the chocolate it seems […]

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Rum Balls

December 21, 2010
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Peanut Brittle

December 19, 2010
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Since my kitchen could be mistaken for a candy factory this time of year it takes very little prodding to get me to make “just one more” kind of candy. There is nothing I like making more than candy, which means I often end up with more candy than people to give it to. In […]

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Chocolate Peppermint Fudge

December 15, 2010
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Eggnog Panna Cotta

December 13, 2010
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What to Do With Leftover Chanukkah Gelt

December 9, 2010
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Although it is fun and exciting to eat Chanukkah gelt the first few days of the holiday, every year I find that by the end of the eight days there are leftover gelt sitting around that no one really wants to eat. Even the three year old seems tired of them. The chocolate gets nibbled […]

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Persimmon Bread

December 6, 2010
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One of the things I love about being back in California is the wide variety of fruit and produce available here. It is December and we have all kinds of vegetables growing in the garden. I love walking around the neighborhood and looking at all of the different fruit trees. One of my favorite trees […]

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Chanukkah Marshmallows

December 3, 2010
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On Chanukkah I like to serve some kind of Chanukkah themed food at dinner each night. Traditional Chanukkah foods, such as latkes and sufganiot, are usually fried in oil to commemorate the miracle of the oil in the Chanukkah story. While I love latkes and sufganiot and never go a Chanukkah without them, the idea […]

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Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup and a winner

November 22, 2010

With Thanksgiving literally right around the corner I wanted to do a roundup of some of my favorite recipes that would be perfect for any kind of Thanksgiving celebration. But first I want to announce the winner of the cookbook Quick & Kosher Meals in Minutes by Jamie Geller. Congratulations to Rachel, whose comment was […]

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