Charcuterie boards are all the rage today. They can make a beautiful centerpiece on your buffet or a great appetizer. Charcuterie boards are made with high end meats, cheeses, smoked fish or even vegetables. Usually all the items are served cold. Chanie Apfelbaum the amazing blogger at Busy in Brooklyn makes some beautiful ones. You … [Read more…]
Cabbage Salad with Parsley and Mint I know I say this every year, but how is it Pesach already? Well, believe it or not, recipes are popping up everywhere for the perfect Passover food. Today’s recipe is for my Herby Cabbage salad! This salad is super refreshing on a warm spring day and very simple … [Read more…]
Halva – the Rachel way! There is something so comforting about Halva. That rich, decadent dessert made with tahini (ground sesame seeds), butter and sugar. Cue the drooling, and welcome to my no-bake creamy, lemon coconut halva cookies! When I lived in Israel for a year after High School, I remember walking through the Shuk … [Read more…]
The holiday of Purim will be here soon and that means one thing around here, hamantashen. Hamantashen are triangular cookies usually filled with jam or jelly. They are meant to resemble the ear or hat of the antagonist from the Purim story, Haman. As I have stated in the past, I am not a baker. … [Read more…]
Happy Purim readers! May I present you with my blackberry cheesecake hamantashen! These “hummies” are gluten-free, keto-friendly, simple-to-make and delicious – trust me! If you want to make these completely dairy-free, you can substitute with parve cream cheese in the filling. The dough is dairy-free since I used coconut oil, but you can definitely substitute … [Read more…]
It probably seems a bit weird…a non-meat eater winning a cholent cookoff? Well, that’s exactly what happened a few weeks ago when I beat out 5 other people at my synagogue’s 3rd annual Adas Yeshurun Cholent Cookoff! Okay, it was ONLY 6 entries, but hey, I’ll take that trophy any day! BACK TO THE BEGINNING Maybe … [Read more…]
Want to impress your guests at your next Shabbat meal? How about a new spin on the good ‘ole classic Gefilte Fish and try my Spicy Moroccan Salmon with my Pickle Slaw – chock full of aromatic spices, sweet and spicy pickles with a good kick of acid, this will definitely be a big hit … [Read more…]
If you’ve taken a look at your calendar lately, you might be shocked to realize that January is almost over and that could only mean one thing (well, besides the fact that winter just seems to never end and the bitter cold is here to stay). It means the SUPER BOWL is almost here! What … [Read more…]
A while back I was at a non-kosher restaurant with some co-workers. While I sat there and ate the sandwich I snuck in from the kosher deli down the street, they chowed done on some tasty looking food. One of the appetizers that was ordered for the table was Tot-Chos, a nacho dish with all the … [Read more…]
This coming Monday is Tu BiShvat, the Rosh Hashanah (New Years) for trees. Sort of an Abrahamic Arbor Day. Rachel has challenged me to come up with a date based recipe in honor of Tu BiShvat.There is a custom to eat fruits from the Shiv’at HaMinim, the seven special species that Israel is known for … [Read more…]