For years my friends have been baking Shlissel Challah (Key Challah) for the Sabbath right after Passover. I always wondered why but never did any research. This year, one of my favorite food bloggers, Melinda
Avocado
Easy Guacamole for Cinco De Mayo
HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO! I don’t know about you but I will be celebrating with a Corona and lime in hand and cheesy quesadillas with salsa and fresh guacamole. Avocados are one of my favorite things to
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Adventure
Year II Begins at the Community Garden
After a successful year at the South Orange Community Garden last year (see posts here, here and here), I couldn’t wait to get started this year! In fact, I signed up the the day plots became
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Bake Me
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Me and My Mama at SOWA in Boston How is it already May 3rd?! It feels like just yesterday I was writing my Happy New Year – Best of 2015 post! My how time flies!
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Cheese
Saucy Zoodles (aka Zucchini Noodles)
Passover ended last night and boy am I happy to be eating bread, pasta and pizza again (ALL OF THE CARBS). This past week, E and I were craving pasta but unfortunately we couldn’t have
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Adventure
Eating My Way Through Napa
I hope you enjoyed reading about everywhere we enjoyed drinking while in Napa. Today I share with you everywhere we ate! You know E and I love to eat with reckless abandon… Napa is home
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Adventure
Drinking My Way Through Napa
Two weeks ago my husband and I were lucky enough to visit Napa, California. While I was born and raised in Los Angeles, I had never visited Napa before. Before two years ago, I wasn’t
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Food
Turkey Facon Meatballs
E loves bacon. Unfortunately for him I do not eat and have not eaten any pork products (ever) and we keep a kosher home. READ: NO BACON ALLOWED. So when I found out that Jack’s
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Canon SL1
Roasted Za’atar Spiced Cauliflower
A couple weeks ago there was a Blue Apron recipe that used Za’atar. Za’atar is a Middle Eastern spice blend. E and I had never had it before! Blue Apron really has pushed us out
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Bake Me
Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
I am always on the lookout for great new gadgets in the kitchen. So when Chef’n offered to send over some new kitchen toys, I couldn’t say no! They sent over their SleekStor Pinch +
