Hi everyone! Here’s another simple dip that will not only make you feel like a pro in the kitchen but will keep you healthy and trim with all the vegetables you will use as vehicles to get it in your mouth! Feel free to switch up the beans although you may need to add less …
Category: Dip
Zahatar Hummus for Every Cooking Personality Type
Hi everyone! As many of you know, I went to Israel over Thanksgiving and I still am in withdrawal from the delicious hummus I ate there every day. Whether you are a perfectionist cook, a conflicted cook, a distracted cook or a carefree cook, this recipe is for you! Carefree cooks, I recommend you …
Lima Bean Dip, Fancy Food Show Recap and GAY PRIDE in New York, YO!
Hi everyone! This blog post was going to be all about how I went to the 2015 Fancy Food Show at the Javitz Center in Manhattan with my friend Julie, how I met Bon Jovi’s brother and father who now sells pasta sauce, how I met Mary of Mary’s Gone Gluten Free Crackers (it felt …
TBK Passover Workshop-Sign Up NOW! and SPICY Pineapple Salsa
Hi everyone! Guess what? This is a salsa you can have on Passover which is coming up (and if you care). If you do celebrate the holiday, please sign up for my Passover Workshop: Sunday, April 6th 11-1:30 Montclair, NJ-email me for location $60.00 Please email me ASAP as spots are almost filled! Bring a …
Garlic Ramp Pesto with Tortellini
Hi everyone! I am sooo loving this warm weather! I also love going to get fresh vegetables to prepare large dishes for warm weather BBQs. Sometimes having a special ingredient like garlic ramps can help get us inspired to make something deliGcious and easy. Enjoy! Garlic Ramp Pesto: 1 cup garlic scapes 1 cup grated …
Quinoa with Pineapple Salsa and Get Fit With Me and Punkrope!
Hi everyone! Fall is approaching which means I can get back to the gym!! I keep forgetting to tell you that I have worked out three times a week, without missing a week, since January 1st. I have also been unable to go to the gym all summer, so how is it possible that I …
Edamame!
Hi everyone! Try the easiest and healthiest snack out there: Edamame! Edamame Snack: Crack open a 16 oz. bag of edamame in it’s shell, organic , of course. Boil them for 6 minutes, let them cool, sprinkle with salt and serve. Yum
Nut Free Pesto and The New Cookbook, Secret Sauce!
Hi everyone! I was invited to partake in a healthy cooking class with Chef Jenny at the Leman Preparatory School in lower Manhattan yesterday . She is a FCIA trained Chef and the celebrity chef at the school. She recently published a book called Secret Sauce with all the kids’ favorites. We had the pleasure …
Two HOT Dishes! Fifty Shades of Grey and Thai Pineapple Salsa
Hi everyone! You know when something is in your world and then your ears perk up when someone mentions something about it so that it seems like everyone is talking about it? Yes, I’m talking about Fifty Shades of Grey. I have heard that book clubs around America are experiencing challenges because some of …
Green Edamame Dip For St. Paddy’s Day or Anytime
Today I had my annual trip to The Side Door, a free hang out spot for middle schoolers from 2:15-5PM. You know, the time when most kids get into trouble….. http://kids.baristanet.com/2011/09/side-door-middle-school-hangout/ Last year I presented them with the shocking green shake for St. Paddy’s Day but today I thought I would mix it up with …