I love quick and easy recipes that can please a crowd. The hardest thing about this recipe is trying to peel the hard boiled eggs perfectly. This can be eaten plain, in a sandwich, as an appetizer, or even as a salad at a party! Dill and Red Pepper Egg Salad (Enough to make two…
Month: September 2016
Chocolate Babka AKA Krantz Cake
If you haven’t eaten Babka before, you are missing out in life. I have to consciously resist this cake because I have a tendency to eat the whole thing! It might be my most favorite cake, however it must meet my one requirement which is tons of chocolate gooey filling (the best part). Babka tends to…
Chickpea Hummus
Everyone likes their hummus different ways. Some people like it with or without garlic, clumpy or smooth, lemony or with more tahini, and some people like it with toppings such as sautéed mushrooms. For me, I like hummus simple. I like to taste the chickpeas and dont like too many ingredients overpowering the flavor. The simpler the better….
Challah Cranberry Bread Pudding with Orange Custard Sauce
Sunday is my favorite day of the week. It’s the one day a week where I can just take it easy and be lazy if I want to. One of the best things about Sundays is Sunday brunch. Hosting Sunday brunch with great friends is so fun but who wants to wake up early to…
Mini Meat Pizza AKA Lahmajeen
Lahmajun, Lahem Agin, Lahmajin, Lahmacun, or Lahmajeen–this treat goes by so many different names and pronunciations but this is essentially a mini meat pizza. This family recipe was passed down by my grandmother. You will find this dish throughout arabic countries and it is common in Lebanese or Sephardic families to serve this item during the holidays, Shabbat, and…
Mom’s Baklava
When my husband and I visited Israel this year, we were not so surprised to see baklava everywhere! In the Shuks (flea markets), in the restaurants, in the coffee shops… just everywhere! However, it is a fairly universal dessert. When we visited Greece, we also found baklava to be a very popular dessert. Turkey, yup, there…