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 …
Category: Desserts
White Chocolate Chip Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
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 …
Honey Beer Bundt Cake for a 10-cup Bundt pan
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 …
Pumpkin and Spice Chocolate Chip Muffins
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. …
Noa’s Brownies
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 …
Greek Baklava
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. …
Neapolitan Slices
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 …
Easy Poppy Seed Bundt Cake
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 …
Bumper Crop Lemon Muffins
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 …
My Big Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies
One soft and chewy bite of these super-sized chocolate chip cookies, will make you swoon and beg for more. The secret is a bit of high gluten bread flour, and an overnight chilling of the raw cookie dough overnight. Bake up a batch for your family, and you will earn their undying love and gratitude. …