One of my motivations for this blog is to share some of the thought process that guides my cooking decisions. Recipes aren’t infallible, and it’s important to be able to use your judgment as a cook rather than blindly follow written instructions from a potentially unknown source. Other times you might trust the recipe but need to…
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Foodies Fighting Hunger Edition: Galette of Slow-Roasted Tomato, Caramelized Onion and Corn, and Cheese
This post is part of a campaign that Jewhungry started in the food blogging community to raise awareness of poverty and hunger, in the process acknowledging our financial privilege and challenging us to create a nutritious dish for less than $5. She partnered with MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger to provide more information on…
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Cauliflower Crust Pizza
I’m working on a backlog of posts, but this one had to get prioritized because everyone keeps asking for my recipe. Seeing as this is a perfect Passover, gluten-free, non-gebrokts (moistened matzah) recipe, its time has definitely come! I love cauliflower for its versatility. Turning it into a pizza crust is an amazing application that…
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How 3 Teaspoons of Soy Lecithin Saved Purim
Or, A Tale of Butter Heartbreak and Redemption Here’s the story of my latest kitchen disaster and how I recovered from it. It turned out to be a great learning opportunity and I’m glad it happened. I think it’s important to share, because one of my primary goals for this blog is to describe the process of…
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Matcha Hamantaschen with White Chocolate, Toasted Pecans, and Sake-Infused Bing Cherries
I love a good raspberry or apricot hamantasch, but as you’ve seen (most recently with my spin on Chanukah latkes), I can’t quite resist the urge to offer a new take on traditional foods. As it happens, hamantaschen have been a ripe target for innovation in the kosher food blogging community (corndog hamantasch anyone? Yes, please!). …
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Grapefruit Grenadine Granita
A cold, slushy treat during a polar vortex when the wind chill is -13F? Yup! It’s sweet and refreshing (especially if you’ve got the heat cranked up toasty inside). Plus, I can’t resist alliteration. And February is National Grapefruit Month, too! You can use any fruit juice as-is, or adulterate with added water and sugar…
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Toasted Marshmallow Rice Krispies Treats with Raspberry Dust
I don’t have a huge sweet tooth, so I needed to add some dimension to the classic Rice Krispies Treats. After I mixed the Rice Krispies with the melted marshmallow, I used my Searzall and blowtorch to toast the surface, because Maillard browning reactions make everything better (if you don’t have a blowtorch, try sticking…
