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Caramel Apples
Treat someone you love to gooey and sinfully delicious caramel apples. Tart, crisp apples are smothered in melted caramel and make the world a better place!
The Backstory:Â While caramel apples are always a perfect fall treat, […]-READ-MORE>
Rosh Hashanah Honey Cake
Our Rosh Hashanah honey cake is sweet and moist with a touch of whiskey for incredible depth of flavor. This is the perfect ending to your holiday meal.
The Backstory:Â Sponge cake usually surpasses honey cake in popularity as […]-READ-MORE>
Pasta with Tomatoes and Feta
Pasta with tomatoes and feta is a fresh, hearty, zesty lunch or dinner. Served hot, cold, or at room temp, it cooks quickly and is always a fan favorite.
The Backstory:Â Once again my friend Lorraine came thru with a classic pa[…]-READ-MORE>
Kosher Standing Rib Roast
The Backstory:Â I had never cooked a good, or for that matter, a standard roast beef that was edible. It was either too well done or under cooked. Â When it was over cooked I would tell my hubby “let’s have something light” for di[…]-READ-MORE>
Chicken Divan
The Backstory:Â Recently I visited my cousin Clare. Among the many recipes she gave me one was for Chicken Divan. Â I love this woman. She is funny, smart and at times, well, don’t get her ire going. Â She stands maybe 5 feet tall[…]-READ-MORE>
Oven Roasted Vegetables
Oven roasted vegetables are sweet, caramelized, and fork tender. They are so delicious, they can be an entire meal unto themselves.
The Backstory:Â Roasted vegetables are so easy to prepare. And they are a great pairing for chi[…]-READ-MORE>
Rhea’s Sweet Tzimmes
Rhea’s sweet tzimmes has a delicious bright note from sweet pineapple added to carrots, apricots, prunes and honey. Perfect for the High Holidays or Pesach.
The Backstory: Moving to South Florida in 1994 was a  shock to my wa[…]-READ-MORE>
Dairy Noodle Pudding
The Backstory:Â I have had this recipe for so long (ages) that I can’t even remember who gave it to me. If any of my friends are reading this and thinking, “Myrna, I gave it to you,” I thank you and here is your shot at fame. More[…]-READ-MORE>
Strawberry Bread
The Backstory: Strawberry Bread is a nice change of pace from the famous banana bread that is more common. Oh, I am not saying there is anything wrong with the latter, it is delicious. but sometimes a change can be just as good. Â[…]-READ-MORE>
Passover Noodles
The Backstory:Â My cousin Elaine, who is a Holocaust survivor, gave me this recipe. She and I always chat on the phone every Friday night. She has filled me with stories of her youth and the years she spent as a young teenager in […]-READ-MORE>
Easy Corn Fritters
Sweet, crunchy, and soft on the inside, these easy corn fritters will be the appetizer hit of your next cocktail party or holiday celebration.
The Backstory:Â Corn fritters are an easy side dish or appetizer to prepare and they[…]-READ-MORE>
Salmon Souffle
The Backstory:Â Growing up in a predominately Jewish neighborhood there were many things that were considered normal, to me. Â One of them was to never eat any kind of tuna fish out side of our home. Â Being the type of kid I was,[…]-READ-MORE>
