The Jewish New Year I can’t believe we’re here. Rosh Hashanah, is just ONE WEEK AWAY! Surely that means your ovens are fired up, tablecloths are freshly laundered and you’re ready to cook up a storm for the Jewish New Year. Oh, and don’t call me Shirley. 🙂 As the tradition goes on Rosh Hashanah … [Read more…]
My Happy Place Does reading cookbooks make you happy like it does for me? I could spend hours flipping through the pages, imagining how I could put my own spin on the recipes. A few weeks ago, I came across Laura Frankel’s “Jewish Cooking for All Seasons” that was tucked away in my bookshelf. … [Read more…]
Fish Tacos Fish is usually Rachel’s territory, but with the “Nine Days” upon us, I decided to try my hand at fish tacos. I do have to admit, fish is not my favorite food. If it is really fresh I will eat it, but it must be a variety that doesn’t taste too “fishy”. I … [Read more…]
Meatless Monday – a great go-to salad Shawarma, really? During the 9 days of no meat? This may sound a bit out of your comfort zone, but this fresh and easy Israeli Shawarma Feta Salad has warm, aromatic flavors of Shawarma without the meat. This is a great way to incorporate some bright summer … [Read more…]
Welcome Home We sent my eldest son to sleep away camp for the first time this year. While my wife was nervous about him being away from home, he was very excited to be free from chores for a month. He spent four weeks enjoying himself, playing a lot of sports, making new friends, and … [Read more…]
The Meatless Nine The 9 days before Tisha B’av are among us, and we Jews have a custom of not eating meat during this time period. Well, luckily for me, this what I do all year long, so I have a few recipes up my sleeve to help you out – including this “Wild Salmon … [Read more…]
Philly, here we come! On this 4th of July, America’s Independence Day, it feels appropriate to share my recap of the Philadelphia Kosher BBQ “Hava Nagrilla” festival from just nearly 2 weeks ago, where your fav team, “5 Dudes & A Vegetarian” competed! So here you go, ‘Murica – Happy Birthday! But really, what isn’t … [Read more…]
Playing with my food I’m always playing around with recipes, making tweaks, adding in flavors and “making it my own”, and this one is no different. I’d been reading about the combo of coconut flour and psyllium husk (buy it at Whole Foods), that it creates a light and fluffy texture, and these Low-carb dinner … [Read more…]
The holiday of Shavuot is approaching, or as they call it in my wife’s office the cheesecake holiday. Why is it the cheesecake holiday? I’m glad you asked. Shavuot is the only holiday on the Jewish calendar where we traditionally eat dairy. The primary reason given is that Shavuot celebrates the Jewish people’s reception of … [Read more…]
Happy almost-Shavuos! The holiday of WAY too much dairy, lol! Since the holiday starts in just a few days, why not go all-out with a savory cheesecake challenge! And yet again, I’m channeling inspiration from my mother, and making mini savory crust-less smoked salmon cheesecakes! These are the perfect little appetizer to serve at … [Read more…]