Sweet and Salty Frito Candy

August 29, 2008

With the start of school looming up ahead, and an unfinished incomplete left from several years ago that I never seem to get around to, I knew drastic measures were needed to motivate me to finish in order to start my final school year with a clean slate. So I set a moratorium on candy […]

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Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream

August 27, 2008

Not wanting to give up on a product with such great potential (and lack of strange artificial ingredients and trans fats) I decided to attempt Mimiccreme ice cream again, this time using stronger flavors. Over shabbos I had reread all of The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz and had been intrigued by what he calls “the girl […]

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Strawberry-Rhubarb cupcakes, revisited

August 24, 2008

Since my shabbat dessert plans fell through (see previous post) and I needed to come up with something that could be made quickly I decided that this would be a good opportunity to revisit the strawberry-rhubarb cupcakes I had made earlier this summer. I had liked the original version, but the cupcakes did not have […]

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A Trendy Treat made Kosher

August 17, 2008

Ask most people to picture a marshmallow and they will picture the white round marshmallow of their childhood. Sweet, chewy but not much else, many adults are quick to tell you they do not like them. The trendy new sweet, although a marshmallow, is nothing like the Jet-puffed (or worse if you keep kosher) marshmallow […]

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Ginger Pear Tarte Tatin

August 13, 2008

One of my favorite things about visiting my parents in California is the food. Not only is my dad a fantastic cook, and it is a treat to eat at home, but the produce is outstanding! Truly a different caliber than I can get in New York on a regular basis. As a kid growing up […]

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Quick candied nuts

August 5, 2008

In my mind candied nuts are a cross between a snack food and a junk food. They are sweet and sugary, but at the same time are chock full of the wholesomeness of nuts. Easy to make yet impressive looking, they add quick elegance to a simple salad. 

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Banana Fosters Bread Pudding

August 4, 2008

It is said that on Shabbat each person gets an extra soul that stays with him throughout the day. It is my theory that the extra soul is the one that gets the calories on Shabbat, and it takes them with it when it leaves. With that theory, there is always room for dessert on […]

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Oatmeal Cookies Four Ways

July 30, 2008

A good friend of mine from high school is in town and staying with us. She is always a fun houseguest, and it is a nice opportunity to relax a little. Having houseguests is always a good excuse to bake, and when a cookie craving struck everyone late last night, I decided to indulge it. […]

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The holy grail of parve desserts–ice cream!!

July 25, 2008

I seem to have accidently stumbled upon the holy grail of parve desserts. A truly delicious parve ice-cream. As someone who loves ice cream, and has been unable to eat any dairy for the past six months, I have been searching for a satisfying substitute. Most recipes I have found call for soy milk and […]

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Strawberry-Rhubarb, the essence of summer

July 24, 2008

Ok, so maybe that is an exaggeration, but strawberry rhubarb happens to be one of my favorite flavor combinations of all time. Actually, it is really the rhubarb that I love. As a kid I used to eat it raw, straight out of the garden at camp. So when I saw fresh, local rhubarb in the store […]

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The bountiful plenty of Chinatown

July 17, 2008

I love going to Chinatown. Not for the knockoff bags or cheap souvenirs, but for the food. Keeping kosher, I only get to sample a small percentage of the variety, but still it is a culinary gold mine. I love the variety of produce (especially the long beans!) Our favorite place to eat is Buddha […]

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