I have been doing apple everything this Rosh Hashanah: apple caramel challah, apple babka, apple butter, apple sauce, apples in my lokshen kugel. I had a bag of dried apple chunks and thought, what about apple mandelbrot? I whipped them up into mandelbrot and dipped it in melted butterscotch chips (rather than chocolate chips). I […]
I am always looking for new sourdough recipes and sourdough has really found its way into all the breads I make. Sourdough pita is one example of that. It is delicious and not too much work (though as with all sourdoughs there is a bit of resting time). If you have a pizza stone cooking […]
We have boxes of matzah meal in our pantry from Pesach and realistically I make it rarely, particularly in the summer when it feels too hot for soup. I decided to try something new with the matzah meal making matzah balls we could eat as an appetizer. I once tried Asian stuffed matzah balls but […]
I am not as confident of a cooker as I am of a baker (and I’m better at photographing baked goods) but this recipe is delicious. It has become a weeknight staple for us because it is healthy, tasty, and incredibly easy. It is done in 30 minutes max. Packed with vegetables of your choice, […]
My sophomore year of college a Pressed Juicery opened near Columbia. For the rest of college and pre-pandemic law school this became my go to lunch place when I didn’t pack a lunch and had to be on campus. I would get their freezes which are kind of like healthy ice cream and while they […]
I have not bought bread since quarantine started back in March. Almost immediately making bread just seemed easier than going to grocery stores. Since then the process has become even easier. I make bread generally once a week and we have it every day. Growing up my Mom always made fresh bread. As a child […]
I love Mandelbrot. It is similar to biscottis just with Ashkenazi origins instead of Italian ones and a slightly different texture. I believe both cookies are better when dipped in chocolate. These cookies remind me of childhood. When I was in grade school there was extra time between school ending and either my ballet class […]
I had never tried pistachio salmon before and then last Fall it felt like pistachio crusted salmon was at every fancy event. I had it at Kiddushes, bridal showers, weddings. It was the culinary highlight of all of these events for me. I then began on the journey of recreating it at home. It took […]
Pretzel challah is good but sourdough pretzel challah is better- after all sourdough pretzels are better. While you can use the directions for the pretzel challah with my classic challah recipe, I highly recommend sourdough. More detailed instructions can be found at my sourdough recipe. Most of this recipe follows the same instructions. I made […]
A few months ago I had the idea of sourdough challah. I have been really into sourdough recently (in part because once you have the starter it is honestly easier than making bread totally from scratch). When I searched the internet for a recipe for it that would tell me how much yeast to add […]