Blueberry Cake with Almond Streusel Recipe
Blueberry Cake
You just say the word, and I wax lyrical.
Blueberries can do no wrong! All of my friends who used to summer with us in the mountains think of me fondly each time they make this blueberry cake. I can’t remember how…
Coconut Poppy Seed Cake Recipe. Gluten-Free Adaptation
My coconut poppy seed cake is a winner.
I'm just judging by how fast it disappears!
Last night, Erev Lag Baomer, I was baking up a storm for my children's Lag Baomer BBQ party, Chabad of Washington Heights. I am always graciously asked,…
Maple Halva Mousse with Pistachios Recipe. Gluten-Free
Halva Mousse
This is one of my own Halva Addiction Solutions!
Like many of us halva lovers, I dread the amount of sugar contained in the commercial treat. But the good news is (halva lovers are you listening? I'm talking to you!) it is…
Lemon Coconut Mousse. Pie Variation
Lemon Coconut Mousse: Another treat born of good flavor matchmaking!
You just need to be a lemon lover, and a coconut lover. Sounds good to me!
Lemon Coconut Mousse is gluten-free too boot!
In my catering days I have used unflavored kosher…
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies Recipe. All Adaptations
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies: Hide them well!
My recipe is directly inspired from my original "mother" oatmeal cookie recipe, which I developed for my latest cookbook: This is just one of the many variations I have included.
I'm a total…
Hot Chocolate Recipe with all Variations
Hot chocolate: Couldn't live without it!
I don't wait for a reason to have a cup of hot chocolate. It is the perfect comfort food on a cold rainy day, but it will do just great any other day as well, thank you very much!
A friend recently…
Dried Fruit Compote Recipe. Cooking with Mahia
Dried Fruit Compote:
made with the wonderful Mahia by Nahmias et Fils
Enjoy other recipes I developed using the Mahia
The dried fruit has so much natural sweetness you don’t need any other sweetener.
The Earl Grey tea is very easy to…
Chocolate Chestnut Cake Recipe. GF Friendly
Chocolate Chestnut Cake
What's not to love? My favorite flavors are all grouped in one great treat: Chocolate, chestnuts, coconut! This cake is nice and rich and luxurious, yes, but a small serving is all you need.
I…
Apple Kale Muffins Recipe. All Variations
Kale Muffins for Dessert?
Did I just say this? Am I losing it or something? Nonono! Repeat: Kale muffins for dessert! My last (this) tinkering was a triumph! Seriously, think about it: Carrot cake, pumpkin cake, sweet potato cookies, rice…
Walnut Blondies Recipe. CCC Redux
Blondies: Are they, like bleached brownies?
Consider blondies the love child of brownies and chocolate chip cookies. I ask you: What's not to love about that?
A couple weeks ago, I was baking chocolate chip cookies with kids in summer camp.…
Coconut Cinnamon Flan Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Flan is the Sunday treat of my childhood.
My mother made the greatest flan and was my inspiration for this version. I tinkered with a dessert that would be a nutritionally ... hmm not exactly lean, but much more affordable and no less delicious…
Sesame Cookies Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Sesame Cookies
Here’s a great Sephardi cookie favorite for you! It’s the perfect Moroccan, and in general Sephardi, flavor trio: chickpeas, sesame and anise. Check out their equally delicious cousins, Sesame Tehina Cookies
These…