We’re just a week away from our Jamaican Pop-Up Event at Ezras Israel Congregation in Chicago! If you haven’t registered yet, here is the link! Since Rachel and I are cooking delicious Jamaican Caribbean food at this upcoming event, here’s a sneak peek at one of the menu items, jerk chicken. What is Jerk Chicken? … [Read more…]
Taco Soup – a perfect Sukkot meal As the weather has gotten colder, like all of us, I’m making soups more often. And lately I’ve been obsessing over this Taco Soup! I got the recipe inspiration from Mayra Wendolyne of @low.carb.love on Instagram. Once you make this soup, you’ll be craving it for a while, … [Read more…]
Happy New Year 5783! Rosh Hashanah is HERE, ya’ll! This recipe, Spaghetti Squash Apple Date Kugel is such a great side dish to serve for your yom tov table. It combines apples of course to symbolize the Jewish New Year, dipping apples into honey as part of the Rosh Hashanah seder meal. “T’marim”, is the … [Read more…]
Mini Passover Bagels Hope ya’ll are having a wonderful Passover holiday, or had a wonderful Easter! Whatever you celebrate, we’ve got you covered with some great new spring recipes! We’re coming up on the last days of Passover, so I had to share the recipe for these Mini Passover Bagels – made without matzah meal … [Read more…]
The holiday of Pesach (AKA Passover) is upon us. This year I decided to take on the seder classic, charoset. I know I am a little late for a seder recipe, but this will work great for the second days of Passover or really any time during the year. Charoset is a paste traditionally made … [Read more…]
Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and one thing I like to do is try and elevate some of my dishes. I take a dish that I would make for any Friday night and give it a little more pizzazz. Sweet potatoes are a classic fall side dish. They have so more potential than being simply … [Read more…]
As promised, here’s a new recipe to add to your Thanksgiving collection! What better way to ring in a Thanksgiving feast then pulling out a cast iron pan to make my (gluten-free) Pumpkin Cornbread! And it just feels so right to marry these two together. Just a disclaimer here, I didn’t end up using a … [Read more…]
End-of-Summer produce haul Why does summer always seem to FLY by? Maybe we’re all having too much fun (hopefully), or maybe we’re all too busy eating this delicious and fresh Watermelon Tomato Salad! This is a perfect use of your end-of-season tomatoes that you’ve worked hard to grow on your deck. I made the watermelon … [Read more…]
Ricotta Chocolate Chip Cheesecake I can’t believe it’s already mid-July. Seriously, where did this year go already? Well, now that the 9 days before Tisha B’av are here, MYV presents you with some great meatless recipes, including my Ricotta Chocolate Chip Cheesecake. Truthfully, the 9 days always sneak up on me. Of course I know … [Read more…]
Hello friends! And almost Happy Shavout! Now, I know the title of this may may sound a little odd, but don’t worry, I’m using meatless meat here, specifically the Beyond Meat, to make this awesomely-easy Sausage Egg & Cheese Casserole, your newest savory dairy kugel for the upcoming holiday! Spin on a classic breakfast Sandwich … [Read more…]
You must be logged in to post a comment.