Chinese Salad

I have been making this salad for years and it is so simple to make! It is like any asian salad that you order in a restaurant but ten times better! You can shred your own cabbage and carrots if you prefer but I just buy a bag of coleslaw which is obviously much quicker. This salad…

Roasted Sweet Potato with Greens

My family came over for Shabbat dinner this past week and I decided to play around with the side dishes. I try to change things up every so often and not always cook the same traditional foods. One of the new sides I decided to make was this fall inspired sweet potato dish that was just…

Cold Sesame Noodles

This is such an easy and delicious lunch or dinner. The sauce is mostly composed of pantry ingredients and takes no more than 10 minutes to put together. The noodles are supposed to be cold which means you can not only whip this up quickly but you can make this dish ahead of time and put…

Cucumber Mint Yogurt Salad

What do I choose to eat after the holidays? Something light and quick to make, with no cooking involved! And I’m sure you can agree with me. During Rosh Hashanah we ate so many delicious meals that I am scared to go on the scale at this point. So this salad is exactly what I…

Balsamic Brussels Sprouts

In our household we love brussels sprouts! Whether it’s a shaved brussels sprout salad or steamed brussels sprouts, we can always appreciate good brussels sprouts. So how can you make them 10x tastier? add some garlic and balsamic glaze and voila! I guarantee someone who doesn’t like brussels sprouts will start loving it after eating this recipe! It’s…

Matbucha (Tomato Pepper Mezze)

The one mezze (or side dish) that I know will always be on my families Shabbat table is matbucha. I guess the easiest way to describe matbucha would be to say that it’s a tomato pepper dip. But it is so much more than that. The secret of success for this mezze is to keep…

Tabbouleh Salad

Everytime my family gets together for a Bar B Q, there is always Tabbouleh Salad being served. It is light, refreshing, flavorful, and loaded with healthy nutrients. The 2 main ingredients in this salad are parsley and bulgar wheat. Bulgar is a highly underrated pre-cooked wheat grain that is super healthy for you. So there is no…

Dill and Red Pepper Egg Salad

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…

Fresh Salad with Shredded Brisket

When I am hosting a Shabbat dinner with more than 4 people, I almost always make a brisket in the oven. It a great meat dish, it’s so flaky and buttery that you don’t need a knife to cut it. It’s easy to make and very tasty and impressive. Brisket is usually very big (unless I cut and…

Fresh Tomato and Garlic Bruschetta

Let me be real with all of you. My house is a crazy mess today! My husband and I live in a small 2 bedroom apartment with a little “office” which is right now our storage room for all the gifts we received from our wedding last year. I don’t want to open it all…

Melon Ball Chili Lime Salad

I woke up this morning at 7:00am and motivated myself to head to the gym to a Zumba step class before I get sucked into the day and start procrastinating. Before leaving our apartment, I opened all the windows to let it air out. I noticed the cold breeze fill up our apartment right away….

Watermelon Salad and Santorini

My husband and I recently visited gorgeous Santorini, Greece (enjoy pics below). We were there for three days and it has to be one of the most beautiful places we have ever been. We loved the culture, the people, and obviously the FOOD! There were so many refreshing salads that we couldn’t get enough of. We…