Dessert, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack
Strawberry-Balsamic Granita
So, let’s say you accidentally found yourself with five pounds of strawberries. What would you make? When it’s oh, ten thousand degrees outside, and the very ...
One-Handed Meals, Quick Suppers, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
Escarole Salad with Pecorino, Lemon, and Mint
I don’t know about you, but when I think “salad,” escarole isn’t usually the first green to pop into my mind. Or even the second. To ...
Overnight BBQ Brisket with Tangy Coleslaw
Yup, it’s summer (well, practically). And we live in an apartment, which means we don’t have a space to cook outdoors. Which means that if we ...
Sides, Slow Cooker, Vegetarian
Slow Cooker-Roasted Beets
I’m on deadline with a chapter for the cookbook—due tomorrow—so I’ll keep this short and sweet (psst… If you’re a Facebook fan, you’ve already ...
Mains, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Lemon-Rosemary Chicken Kebabs
Keeping this one short and sweet. I spent all weekend at the ASJA conference and I’m pooped!
It’s been ages since I posted a recipe ...
Jew Food, Picky, Picky, Soup, Starters
Matzo Balls: Sinkers or Floaters?
A funny thing happens when your child’s Will Eat list dwindles into the single-digits: You find yourself making things you’ve never attempted before, just ...
Looking for Passover recipes? Look no further
In a fit of inspiration (also known as procrastination against looming deadlines), I went through Words to Eat By’s recipe index and added a tag to all my recipes ...
Pan-Roasted Carrots with Crispy Sage
There are three reasons why I love this recipe:
These days, I love anything with crispy sage.
It requires approximately six minutes of actual attention. Perfect for ...
Overnight Chicken Soup: Parents Need to Eat, Too
Overnight Chicken Soup? What? How?
If you’re a regular reader, you can probably guess what I’m going to say: Make it in the slow cooker. After we eat a cozy roast ...
Dessert, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack, Soup
Chilled Mango-Pomegranate-Ginger Soup
Sometimes I’m super-organized (hey, I’m a Capricorn). And sometimes, well, let’s just say I’m not. This story falls into the latter category.
We went to visit Stephen’s ...