Decadent Sharp Cheddar Strata and Use Up Before the Expiration Date!
Hi everyone! As I looked through my fridge last night, I was horrified to see that the very expensive quart of heavy cream I bought last month with the expiration date that seemed like it was YEARS off was about to expire! I had had big plans for that quart of heavy cream: homemade ice […]
Hilda’s Kreplach Recipe For the Jewish Holidays
Hi everyone! As the Jewish New Year approaches this weekend, many folks are preparing for a delicious meal. In addition, there will be a break fast for Yom Kippur next week where guests will be hungry after fasting all day. I posted last year about my friend Hilda who had a four generation dumpling or […]
Cooking and Volunteering For the Hungry with Easy Egg Casserole
Hi everyone! I am so happy to tell you that there is a way we can feed the hungry, model kindness and activism for our children and be a part of our community. In our town, there is a program that helps feed the hungry every night of the week at a different synagogue or […]
Egg Strata Muffins and Let My Videos Help You Prepare For the Holiday!
Hi everyone! I have a special treat for you today, my new and healthy egg strata muffins that will allow you to use up old bread while making use of stuff you already have in the fridge like eggs, leftover vegetables and milk. You can make this for breakfast or even as part of your […]
Gluten Free Crepes and Inclusion is Possible!
Hi everyone! I have been noticing how many people have sensitivities to certain food groups these days. It might seem overwhelming to accommodate all of our guests this holiday season who need to steer clear of nuts or gluten, for example. We want everyone to feel welcome and included but we may not know how. […]
Challah French Toast-And Are a Lack of Ingredients Your Deterrent to Cooking?
Hi everyone. For many, not having ingredients on hand when the mood strikes to cook can be… a deterrent to cooking! If we plan ahead however and repurpose food, we can make certain dishes with ease. Take our Whole wheat challah that we have during the week. It always goes stale in a couple of […]
Flax Seed YET Delicious Pancakes and Happy to Be Archaic!
Hi everyone and happy Tuesday! In the summer, I like to make fancy breakfasts for my kids, even on the weekdays, but I don’t want them all to be sugary cereals or empty calorie pancakes. For this reason I have the following flax seed-wheat germ pancake recipe below. My kids feel nurtured and loved but […]
Yogurt Parfait, the No Brainer Breakfast
Hi everyone! All of a sudden, my daughter wants yogurt Parfaits for breakfast. How coincidental since I just arranged for Fresh Direct to come to our school to provide a healthy nutrition workshop where they featured yogurt parfaits. A make-it-yourself- yogurt -parfait can help encourage kids to feel like they are a part of the […]
Creamy Chive Eggs with Garlic, Not Pot!
Hi everyone. So, many of you know that we have breakfast for dinner night once a week. I love making eggs because everyone likes them, no whining and they are E-A-S-Y! I decided to head out to my herb garden and do what my mom did at our little summer cabin; pull out some chives […]
Dinner Breakfast Pizza and I am Still Hot!
Hi everyone. First off, thank you to all who donated baked goods for the bakesale benefiting kids in group homes so that they may receive birthday gift cards. We are up to 88 kids who will be getting $30.00 gift cards for their birthdays when they would otherwise receive nothing. Great work and only 312 […]