My thoughts on Jewish food.
Pots de crème sounds like a fancy French dessert, and it is, but that doesn’t mean that the home cook will find what is essentially a type of custard, difficult to prepare. The key to making perfect pots de crème is to cook the mixture gently and slowly to achieve that silky smooth texture. Here …
Fruit crumble isn’t something I ever thought to make, especially Erev Shabbos. But one Friday, I had some fruit that wasn’t going to last even one more day, and it was too much fruit to simply toss—it would have been criminal to do so. So I thought: maybe I can make some sort of crumble …
Cookies are a favorite anytime, and one of the best cookie recipes in my file box is for these white chocolate chip cranberry oatmeal cookies. Soft and chewy, these cookies are everything. The combination of ingredients is startling until you taste them. Then you’ll know how well these flavors mesh. Studded with white chocolate chips …
I had always wanted a Bundt pan. Finally, I ordered one and it arrived in time for me to try out a new cake recipe I’d seen for a Honey Beer Bundt Cake. The problem was that when I took the pan out of the box, it sure looked awful small. My fears were realized …
Muffins make a great portable treat to take on a picnic, or pack in a lunch bag. These pumpkin and spice chocolate chip muffins stay moist for a long time, and they even freeze well. They also offer the best of both worlds: sweet spices AND chocolate. The downside? They disappear a little too quickly. …
We recently spent a wonderful Shabbos with family. Our hostess made her special fudgy brownies, and when I asked for the recipe, I was shocked at how easy they were to make. That’s when I knew I just had to share the recipe here. Noa’s Brownies Yield: 12 or more servings Ingredients: 9 oz. chocolate …
Looking for a show-stopping dessert that can be made in advance, and isn’t really that difficult to make? This Greek baklava fits the bill. Your guests will ooh and ahh, guaranteed. Switch out the nuts if you like. Pistachios are a good choice, or you can use a mixture of whatever nuts appeal to you. …
If you grew up in New York, perhaps you call them “rainbow cookies” which seems like a misnomer, as they are cake, not cookies. Neapolitans is what we always called them, which is logical, because the pink, green, and white layers are reminiscent of the Italian flag. Whatever you call them, they are scrumptious, and …
A large Bundt cake is a blessing when you have a large number of guests arriving for Shabbos. Bundt cakes are filling and feed a lot of people. They also look great on a platter whether they have a glaze of a dusting of powdered sugar. This easy poppy seed cake tastes and looks terrific …
Our cousins in Israel had a bumper crop of lemons this year. Even after distributing bags of the yellow orbs to neighbors up and down the street, there were still dozens of lemons left. After making pickled lemons (also known as preserved lemons), lemonade concentrate syrup, and grilled lemon chicken, they looked for desserts that …