Celebrating Modern Jewish Living Through Food, Tradition, and Family


The only icing you’ll ever need for perfectly-decorated cookies.
The Backstory:Â This simple, three-ingredient recipe yields enough delicious icing to frost 2-3 dozen cookies. Icing can be applied to sugar cookies, brownies, ba[…]-READ-MORE>

Chicken with red wine is a classic French dish with a Jewish makeover! It’s the most delicious, savory, and easy dish to make and yes, what a wow factor.
The Backstory:Â This is my take on Coq Au Vin. The classic recipes calls […]-READ-MORE>

Almond crusted fish is a nutty, delicious way to jazz up white fish and give it a nutty, tasty, surprise. This is a perfect Shabbat or company dish.
The Backstory:Â With all the delicious and savory ways there are to prepare wh[…]-READ-MORE>

Our Lemon Poppy Seed Loan is both sweet and tart and pairs perfectly with  a cup of coffee or tea, or as a kids’ snack in a lunchbox.
The Backstory:Â So here’s the thing: I don’t like poppy seed bagels (sorry, Dad), or poppy s[…]-READ-MORE>

Tomato herring salad is an oldie but a goodie–a creamy dressing with savory seasoning and fresh herbs make this dish fresh, modern, and worth a second look.
The Backstory: How well I remember the oval can of Tomato Herring my […]-READ-MORE>

Our tried and true recipe for stewed plums delivers a sweet and slightly tart, classic dessert that will remind you of your Bubbie’s kitchen.
Backstory:Â One of my earliest childhood memories is of my grandmother spooning dark […]-READ-MORE>

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>

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>

The Backstory:Â This is so easy and delicious to make. Â I live alone, and I look for recipes that take me little time and little prep. Â I also make this for my niece-in-law Phyllis. I try to vary my menu when she comes for dinne[…]-READ-MORE>

Iced, sticky, sweet, and delicious, these are the ultimate in brunch indulgence.
Backstory:Â There are few things in life that are better to wake up to than the smell of warm cinnamon rolls and if you’ve grown up around a baker[…]-READ-MORE>

Tender poached eggs and wilted spinach are drizzled with hollandaise in this elegant brunch classic.
The Backstory:Â There are numerous ways to make this delicious and decadent dish. I always think of Eggs Florentine as Eggs Be[…]-READ-MORE>

The Backstory:Â Every Passover, I go in search of delicious, flavorful desserts that won’t disappoint or fall flat (no pun intended) due to their lack of flour and leavening agents, and every year, I find myself digging out my sam[…]-READ-MORE>