Lemon poppy seed bread slices on plate
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Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Recipe

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Lemon poppy seed cake is one of my favorite cravings gratified. I adore lemon and poppy seeds, and when they are together, chock-full of each, I'm just mad about the lemon poppy seed combo.  This cake tastes fantastic…
sore throat remedy
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My Own Homemade Natural Sore Throat Remedy

My Sore Throat Remedy works so well it might grow on you beyond sick days! Call me crazy, but I make my own sore throat remedy: It's the only things that works for me. Judging by how many people thank me for my concoction, I have made quite…
ice cream sandwiches
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Ice Cream Sandwiches Recipe. Sugar Cookies

Ice Cream Sandwiches are a breeze! Once you make Sugar Cookies, your blank canvas is laid out: ice cream sandwiches waiting to happen! Good news: Any of you enjoyed the gorgeous day yesterday and admired with me the luscious looking blossoms…
sweet potato
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Moroccan Sweet Potato Tajine Recipe

Sweet potato lovers, we are talking about you! This Tajine is a wonderful way to expand on your sweet potato repertoire. We don't often think of contrasting sweet potatoes with bold assertive ingredients: Olives, preserved lemon and cilantro:…
Artichoke Fava Bean Tajine
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Artichoke Fava Bean Tajine Recipe

Artichoke Fava Bean Tajine Artichoke Fava Bean Tajine. Lima beans (or fava beans) herald the arrival of spring. Cooked together with artichokes, this tajine stars a flavor match made in heaven. Artichoke and Fava Beans! They are two huge…
Creamy mushroom beef stroganoff on noodles
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Dairy-Free Beef Stroganoff Recipe

Beef Stroganoff used to be off limits to many of us: The traditional dish is verboten to both Kosher diners and dairy-intolerant diners, as it includes a (dairy) cream sauce. But Vegan Sour Cream makes this treat possible! I love to use London…
Unstuffed cabbage
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Lazy UnStuffed Cabbage Recipe

UNstuffed cabbage?   Unstuffed cabbage. Huh? That’s right! I would like to say that it is this week's inclement weather which is inspiring me to make this wonderful comfort food, except I love comfort foods anytime anywhere, in…
A piece of cake on a plate with apples in the background.
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Bourbon Pecan Apple Cake Recipe

Apple Cake Mine is excerpted from my latest Cookbook, The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen. The combination of the apples, bourbon, and pecans is a classic. Spicy, fragrant and delicious Mix this cake by hand in minutes. There’s no need…
Two bowls of cereal are sitting on a table.
Babaghanoush
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Babaghanoush Dip Recipe

Babaghasnoush Babaghanoush. We all know the big Middle Eastern favorite, the bog darling with Sephardi expats and beyond. (We Moroccans eat semi-industrial amounts of eggplant!) But somehow not all babaghanoush recipes are created equal.…
A bowl of soup with chicken and greens.
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Kale Fish Soup Recipe. All Variations

My kale fish soup is my newborn Star! I made it just before Shabbos, and even while some good stuff was going into the pot, I was still debating what direction I should take it in. My original idea was, make my usual Moroccan Fish Soup, and…
A plate of food on top of a stove.
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Low Carb Pancakes and Breads Recipes. Gluten-Free

Low Carb Pancakes Low Carb Pancakes. The challenge here is, no grain flour and no sugar. But just as it is true that if life sends you lemons, you make lemonade, so too, if life withholds carbs, you make no or low carb pancakes and other…