A New York classic you can make far from the Big Apple! My wife loves cheesecake. I'm not sure I would go as far as to say she...

A perfect way to use up ripe bananas! Summer is already here in the Mid-Atlantic, which means this month I'm breaking out some ap...

A hearty meal, perfect for Passover or a rainy spring day! Springtime for Rebecca and her family meant they would soon be celebrati...

Wishing everyone a happy new year, a few weeks late! Turns out the end of grad school and wedding planning hasn’t meant as much time ...

All from scratch this time! This year, Purim begins at sunset tonight! To celebrate, I decided to revisit a favorite treat, but wit...

The perfect no fuss snack for a hot summer day! I’ve been sitting on this post for almost a whole year, which is both embarrassing ...

A New York classic loved by Rebecca! It bums me out that American Girl has never released cookbooks for most of their newer charact...

A snack that's perfect for Passover, or just about any other occasion you can think of! I've mentioned before that I'm a ...

A clever answe r to the question of what to do for dinner on Shabbat. Beef stew is one of my favorite things to eat on a co l d wint...

A tasty rolled pastry that just might need to be a staple at my house! You know me: I love baking, dessert and cookies! And pastries....

A decadent, historical fruit salad featuring my favorite fruit! This is apparently the summer of fruit salads for me, or at least the...

A tasty, sweet fruit and nut spread that's perfect for Passover! I've been sitting on this recipe for a long time. A year, ...

A twice baked cookie that's perfect for dunking! I faced a major problem in figuring out what to do for Hanukkah this year. While...

Thus proving I really will try anything once in the name of the blog. When my parents moved my sister back into college, they stopped...

Bringing one of my personal favorite snacks off the streets and into your kitchen! While street food is definitely something that can...

Happy Purim, everyone! As a kid, I used to love being invited over to my friend Sarah and Allison's houses, especially when a J...

A hearty staple of Russian cuisine! I would imagine that pretty much everyone with access to a television knows that the opening ce...

Even if you're not sure about beets, give this soup a try! I am bad at eating vegetables. There are maybe four I actually enjoy e...

Happy Hanukkah! I survived Black Friday! Thanks to everyone for their well wishes, it actually wasn't as bad as I thought it woul...

A cure for a cold, and a gloomy November day! It's getting to be that time of year where everything is getting cold and gray an...