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Glazed Beef Brisket – Healthy Options
Our healthy-version recipe for glazed beef brisket is fork tender, juicy, and a perfect Shabbat or holiday main dish.
The Backstory:Â What would our Jewish holidays be without our beloved glazed beef brisket? Can you even imagi[…]-READ-MORE>
Rice Stuffed Chicken
Rice stuffed chicken is a deliciously savory main dish that’s perfect for weeknight dinners, company, or special Shabbat celebrations.
The Backstory:Â This recipe comes to me by way of my friend, Lorraine. Â Lorraine is one of […]-READ-MORE>
Cheese Blintzes
One of our classic dairy dishes, perfect as is or topped with fresh fruit or pie topping.
The Backstory: One of my favorite Jewish treats is the blintz – the very thought of these paper-thin crepes filled with a creamy chees[…]-READ-MORE>
Breakfast Parfait – Healthy Option
Our breakfast parfait is creamy, crunchy, sweet, and tart…what more does anyone need to start their day?
The Backstory:Â This creamy, crunchy, and naturally sweet breakfast parfait is a healthful (and delicious) start to your[…]-READ-MORE>
Falafel
Crisp falafel balls are simply perfect in a pita sandwich or in a salad in this classic Middle Eastern dish.
The Backstory:Â Oh how I love falafel and my road to discovering this classic Israeli street food started in my childh[…]-READ-MORE>
Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict
This smoked salmon Eggs Benedict recipe is truly perfect, easy, and the best brunch dish you’ll ever make.
The Backstory:Â Well, what can one say about this decadent twist on the classic Eggs Benedict? Whoever makes this for yo[…]-READ-MORE>
Old-Fashioned Rye Bread
This crusty traditional old-fashioned rye bread is loaded with caraway seeds and tastes just like it came like from a Brooklyn bakery.
The Backstory:Â Old-fashioned rye bread was one of my mom’s favorite breads. But how she lik[…]-READ-MORE>
Chicken with Peppers
Chicken with peppers is an easy to prepare dinner that turns out succulent chicken with sweet and tender veggies. Perfect for weeknight dinners.
The Backstory:Â I have been playing Mah Jongg with Maureen for several years. Â Sh[…]-READ-MORE>
Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
The Backstory:Â I will eat potatoes in any way that they are prepared. Â Potatoes were a staple at every dinner my mother made. Â My dad was a meat and potatoes guy. The meal was almost always the same: mashed potatoes made with P[…]-READ-MORE>
Diner Style Tapioca Pudding
Walk down memory lane with this creamy, rich, diner-style classic pudding.
The Backstory:Â I distinctly remember walking into the Caravelle Diner in Brooklyn, not too far from my dad’s bagel bakery and coming face to face with […]-READ-MORE>
Corned Beef
The Backstory:Â Above all else, I am a Jewish girl from Brooklyn. Â Looking back at the time when I was a young girl, I remember my childhood quite vividly. It was a wonderful era, from the mid 1940’s until the early 1960’s. Â My […]-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>
