Desserts
Pumpkin Spice Macaroon Cookies Recipe
Even before fall hits, we see pumpkin everywhere. Sometimes, it goes overboard into foods in which pumpkin doesn’t belong. In this ...
A Dairy-Free Frosting with a Secret Ingredient
Making a creamy dairy-free (pareve) chocolate frosting just got way easier. No, it doesn’t involve margarine or tofu. Behold, the ...
10 Halvah Recipes from Around the World
With tahini enjoying the spotlight this year as a major food trend, it’s no wonder that halvah, its sweet and candy-like ...
Chocolate Tahini Stuffed Croissants Recipe
The last time I was in Israel a friend brought us to La Gaterie in Tel Aviv, a tiny bake ...
Summer Fruit Crisp Three Ways
The Book of Ecclesiastes (3:1) tells us “to everything there is a season.” Summer? That’s the season for enjoying the ...
Passover Pecan Pie Bites Recipe
My little sister April and I loved to play a game called “Big Sister Little Sister.” Whoever was the big ...
Chocolate Halvah Cake Pops Recipe
Cake pops are such a fun, bite-sized way to serve dessert–particularly for special occasions (Valentine’s Day treat anyone??). And I ...
Peppermint Hot Cocoa Challah
The holiday season is sort of a strange time for me. Like many American Jews, I grew up celebrating both ...
Nutella Babka
I didn’t grow up baking or even eating babka. Coffee cake, definitely. Banana bread was a staple. But babka just ...
Apple Cake with Honey
Why choose just one Rosh Hashanah classic when you can combine them?
Passover Recipes: Almond Butter Choc Chip Cookies
All year long I troll for recipes that can also be used during Passover, and this cookie recipe was just ...
Passover Recipes: Strawberry Lemon Granita
Though I am a big supporter of a kosher-for-Passover ice cream maker, I realize that it’s a completely unnecessary expense. ...