New Year’s in Bulgaria: Banitsa (Cheese Pie)
Last New Year’s Day, my friend Elka invited me to watch her make banitsa, a phyllo-crusted pie—similar to a borek—that she grew up eating in Bulgaria. It’s an everyday food there, available with several fillings, but on Christmas and New Year’s banitsa holds special significance. As Elka explained it to me, during the 40-day Advent ...Keep Reading
Strawberry Hurricane Muffins
You may have heard. It’s, um, stormy. I was going to write a playful post about how waking up to pre-Sandy howls inspired me to bake these not-too-sweet, fruit-filled, whole grain muffins, but two things are stopping me: First, my desk is next to a window facing our small, bricked-in backyard, which becomes a wind ...Keep Reading
Your Weekend Treat: Cinnamon Sugar Popovers
I know exactly what you’re having for breakfast tomorrow, or Sunday at the latest. You may think you’ve already got the menu planned—Apple Cinnamon Whole-Wheat Pancakes, perhaps, or Strawberry-Rhubarb Bread, or heck, maybe even a Bacon & Egg Pie. Well, no. That’s not what you’re making. You’re making Cinnamon Sugar Popovers. And you’re going to ...Keep Reading
Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce + Maple Syrup = Breakfast!
Have I mentioned that I married a freak? That’s right: My husband, who’ll eat approximately one blazillion more out-there foods than I will (seriously, he’ll eat just about anything, while I get fairly squeamish about texture and, y’know, yuckiness), hates cooked fruit. Sometimes I forget this. Sometimes, say, it’s the afternoon before our itty-bitty Just ...Keep Reading
Not-Too-Cheesy Apricot Noodle Kugel
If you’re Jewish and at all observant, you’re wondering why I’m posting this now. I know, I know, it’s a little late for a perfect-for-break-fast kugel. But I couldn’t get it together to post this in time, and it’s too good to wait for Shavuot, so I’m giving you a bonus post for today… This ...Keep Reading
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