Amy Itkin’s Award Winning Kugel Recipe and Birthdays!!!
Hi everyone! I would like to give a shout out to my husband whose birthday it is today. Happy Birthday!! I have already made him his Key Lime pie, as I do every year, and the kids even helped me make it last night . I love our tradition of making this for him each […]
Award Winning Kugel Recipe and The Newtown Shootings
Hi everyone. I have been wanting to write a post about the Newtown tragedy but thought it out of place to put on a food blog. The more I thought about it, however, the more I think it is indeed relevant. I have been more focused on spending time with my kids since the shooting […]
Sage and Ricotta Frittata
Hi everyone! I don’t know about you, but when I buy certain ingredients that are for another recipe or are on sale, I live in fear that I may forget about them and they will go to waste. Life can be so stressful! Take my ricotta cheese I bought for dumplings and my fresh sage […]
DELICIOUS Tomato Tart Made By Two, Not One, Home Chefs!
Hi everyone! I went to a Chanukah party last night and had the best time. For starters, none of my kids misbehaved and the food was incredible. If that weren’t enough, I also met some really nice neighbors, Rich and Tammy, who turned me on to a fantastic recipe for a tart that they […]
Latkes!!!! And Unique Gifts for the Holidays!
Hi everyone! The holidays are around the corner which means for those of us who are Jewish, we better get on the ball! I am re-posting my healthier latke recipe-divine!!! BTW, have you checked out the hilarious video I just made with Brooklyn Beats’s Joey and Freddy??? Here is the link!: Brooklyn Beat’s Joey and […]
Pear and Sage Turkey Sausage (Or Meatballs!)and My Free App and FREE Facebook Page!
Hi everyone! I really enjoyed my workshop at the Montclair Adult School last night. The topic of making a lot of foods at the start of the week to save on time came up and it occurred to me that this recipe is great to make in bulk for dinners, lunches and even breakfasts throughout […]
National Food Day and Spaghetti Squash With Parmesan and Pecans
Hi everyone! Yesterday was National Food Day and I was honored to be asked to present at the United Way sponsored Food Day event in Livingston, NJ. There were so many fabulous events throughout the week that they created a facebook page to detail them all: www.facebook.com/LivingstonFoodDay Welcome to all my new readers from the […]
Easy Shepherd’s Pie and Livingston, NJ Can COOK!
Hi everyone! Before I go any further, I just want to make sure you kniw about my new FREE app at the iStore! Please download, tell all your friends and enjoy easy ingredient shopping with my now easily accessible recipes! Just click here to download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/take-back-the-kitchen/id567620993?mt=8 Well, I had a wonderful workshop in Livingston , […]
Aliza’s Welcomed Chili and a Doggy HORROR STORY!
Hi everyone! Before I begin, have you all downloaded my FREE Take Back the Kitchen iPhone App yet from the iStore? It will make shopping for ingredients much easier which will allow you to overcome the obstacles to shopping and cooking!!! Please download and give it a good rating if you […]
Thai Coconut Curry!
Hi everyone! The following is a story of love of cooking and food, love of giving, getting back and giving more. In a nutshell, I love to make big batches of food and I had a lot of vegetables I wanted to use up from my farm co-op before they went bad. For the above […]