Kabocha (Japanese Squash) and Sesame Spinach
Hi everyone! Are you afraid to eat squash because cutting into it to roast seems like you are risking your life? If that is your concern, just dig a little hole in it with a serrated knife and then start to cute Please make sure your knife is sharp! This Kabocha is such a delicious […]
Pasta with Ricotta, Peas and Broccoli: Easy Comfort Food
Hi everyone! GREAT recipe for a busy week and too many snow days! Use up that old broccoli and boil that pasta water and you are DONE! Pasta with Ricotta, Peas and Broccoli: 2 1/2-3 cups cooked pasta (I used macaroni) 1 cup steamed broccoli 1/3 cup frozen peas 2 cloves crushed garlic 1/2 tsp […]
Chinese New Year Tofu with Bamboo Shoots
Chinese New Year is right around the corner and what a perfect time to broaden our culinary horizons and experiment with Asian cooking. This is a pretty straightforward recipe that simply requires some prep work and perhaps the purchase of a few ingredients you may not have. This recipe will feed a large crowd so […]
Sag Paneer and I Interviewed the Cake Boss!
Hi everyone! Sorry for my brief absence which was due to a crazy schedule last week but that did not mean I wasn’t endlessly cooking for us (me, you, my family and everyone else!). I had organized to have an incredible speaker, Gabe Hurley, come to our High School to discuss his tragic crash and […]
Sweet and Crunchy Roasted Quinoa
Hi everyone and happy almost new year! Many of us will be starting off the new year with a fresh and healthy menu for ourselves and our families. For this reason, I was so thrilled when Lara, a reader of Take Back the Kitchen, emailed me a recipe for a crunchy salad topper that is […]
Farro with Acorn Squash and Truffle Oil and the TBK Sponsored Holiday Gift Sale Next Sunday!
Hi everyone! We here at TBK are so excited to tell you about our holiday gift sale next Sunday, December 15h. We will have mostly local vendors who will share their craftiness with you, including the new, gorgeous retro aprons designed by Sapienza Couture exclusively for Take Back the Kitchen. We will be holding demos […]
Roasted Golden Beet Pate
Hi everyone! I hope you had a great thanksgiving and Chanukah. Check out our photos here on facebook. Now that Thanksgiving is over, it is time to get back on the health wagon, is it not? This is a tasty recipe I created and it’s also a lesson in technique. Remember my beet dip? […]
Romaine with dates, chopped hazelnuts and Grated Parmesan and TBK in the PRESS THREE TIMES!!!!
Hi everyone! It has been a busy week here at TBK. I have been teaching a lot of individual sessions where the topic of freezing nuts and refrigerating dried fruit has come up when discussing additions to pilafs and salads. How easy to create a healthy meal each night if we don’t let ourselves get […]
Whole Wheat Pasta with Roasted Fennel and Butternut Squash and Help Us Find a Cure For PWS!
Hi everyone! I just returned from a walk for the Foundation for Prader Willi Research. As many of you know, my son was born with this syndrome and without money for research, he and everyone else who has PWS will be unable to live independently. Yes, it sucks. Yes, we wish things were different […]
Curried Zucchini and Couscous and How I get My Energy!
Hi everyone! Sorry for my absence but school started, we had a Parents Who Rock gig, we”re getting ready for a Bat Mitzvah and I have , oh, about 10 thousand things on my plate including the interview I did on a CA radio station this week-fun! Check it out! In a comment on the last […]