My Homemade Chicken Fingers are Finger-Lickin’ Good and Help Your Schools Raise Cash
Hi everyone and happy Sunday. What better day than Sunday to start thinking about alleviating the stress of the weekly meals? Please consider making these chicken fingers once a week to avoid the stress of the “what should I make for dinner tonight?” question. It’s easy: Just pick one day of the week every week […]
Pasta Salad with Cheese and Peppers and My Son’s Innocence…
Hi everyone! If you take the time and energy to invest in making your food at home, it can be beautiful and wholesome, just like my video game-playing, sarcastic,faux-hawk wearing 8 year old who believed in and waited for the tooth fairy after losing his first tooth. Too sweet to bear. Pasta Salad 1 1/2 […]
Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips and Chocolate Glaze
Hi everyone. A while back, my 10 year old got me to buy a subscription of Food Network magazine for her school fundraiser. I must say, there are some awesome recipes in there. I decided to browse through today and was inspired to make their banana bread when I noticed my blackening bananas in my […]
Happy Holidays and win 25 bucks!
Hi everyone and happy Passover and almost Easter. Do you know what is great for Easter and Passover? Crispy Kale! Learn how to make it AND earn a chance to win $25.00 from Fresh Direct for grocery deliveries at the link below. Just guess how tall my guest , Maggie Drucker is, and you just […]
Chocolate Matzoh Crunch UPGRADE and It’s Not Too Late!!
Hi everyone! Just when you thought that chocolate matzoh crunch couldn’t get more delicious and festive, we at Take Back the Kitchen (O.K., it’s just me, not “we” ) are bringing you an upgrade that the kids will go berserk over-marshmallows and sprinkles! The beauty of this dessert recipe is that it takes almost no […]
Special Family Mac and Cheese and Reuniting Feels So Good…
Hi everyone! Well, here is the story I promised you from my last post about my mystery blog guest and her very special recipe. When I was 10 years old (seen in the photo above with my Farah Fawcett hair), I started babysitting for a neighborhood little girl, Tara, who was only 4 at the […]
Awaiting a Special Recipe and My Interview on Arts Up Close….
Hi everyone! I know it has been a bit since I last posted but I am waiting for a really great recipe that is very meaningful to share with you. It will be coming from a long lost friend who you will learn about when she sends me the special recipe…. In the meantime, feel […]
My new AOL Cooking video! And Win Some Cashola for Fresh Direct!
Hi everyone! Please see my new video on making these easy and deliciously healthy hummus burritos. The password is…hearts of palm…. Also, please comment on Patch.com if you would like to easily win a $25.00gift certificate for Fresh Direct. We all need those!Mucho amor,Almahttp://montclair.patch.com/articles/dishin-in-montclair-with-alma-schneider-and-3 P.S. Now that Spring and summer will soon be upon us, […]
Homemade Magic Shell and PLEASE Speak Up About Health!
Hi everyone! I am really proud of some of my neighbors. In just one week, 2 petitions went around to improve the quality of hot lunches and to have the ice cream truck removed from it’s illegal spot in front of schools. The petitions were publicized on local blogs , with quite a bit of […]
Spanish Churros and The Next Hemingway??
Hi everyone! When I was young and carefree, I lived in Spain. I ate a lot, and I mean a LOT of delicious food. The Churros recipe below is an incredibly decadent donut like dessert that people eat late at night with a thick and rich chocolate drink. It is especially typical to eat them […]