There are days I come home from work and the last thing I want to do is cook an elaborate dinner or any dinner really. There are nights I have cheese sticks and crackers for dinner. Or, I order take out from my favorite take out - Ali Baba. I LOVE Ali Baba, I love their chicken with rice, lettuce and pita! I am addicted! I even got Joel on the Baba Band Wagon! It is that good!
Read MoreAs you all know, I love gardening. I love getting my hands dirty in the soil. I love being part of the process as they grow from seed to vegetable and every year I try to grow a new vegetable.
I live in Hamden, CT and only a few miles away is a great all organic nursery called Natureworks. The employees are fantastic! All their employees are master gardeners so the advice I get from the master gardeners is amazing. So when I want to try something new in my garden, I head over to Natureworks. I take their advice, apply the methodology to my garden and watch my vegetables come in beautifully.
Read MoreIt has been a while since I posted! I know! My goal is to post every month, but when it comes to working 2 jobs and the summer garden season, I don't get a chance to blog or test my recipes, but I do get to explore and experiment with my other love - Gardening. I love to garden. I love to be working outside with my hands. I love to watch food grow. I have always said that growing food is just as important as cooking food. Its always good to know where your food comes from.
Read MoreDuring World Wars people sacrificed their families, their homes and their health. It has always amazed me how resilient people are at their most desperate times. When it comes to World War II and the Holocaust, being a Jew, I have a certain feeling as most Jews have about that time in our history. I am in awe when it comes to the survivors and their resilience to start a new life, move to a new country, start a family, learn a new language. Could we do that today? Could I/we move to a new country, learn a new language, get married and have kids all without having your family close by? Their stories are amazing and moving. Through all their suffering and eventual joy, they remember the recipes and foods of their past. It's what links the past and the present.
Read MoreI don't know about your house, but in my house mushrooms are staple. I add them to everything, salad, pasta sauces, you name it I add a mushroom. I was looking for a side dish to use up some mushrooms and came across multiple recipes. I tried a lot of them, but settled on a combination of recipes to make this amazing side dish.
Read MoreI know, I know, its been over a month since I have posted. I do have a good excuse, I moved during the Thanksgiving rush. As many of you know, I work as both a baker and a bookkeeper. I have a few passions in life and one is culinary and all things culinary and the other is business. During the month of November, the bakery is so busy, that I step out from behind the accounting role and go back into my previous role as a baker. I juggle the two. It also happens that during that same period I moved 45 minutes south to Hamden, CT from West Hartford, CT. All of that in one month and something had to suffer and it was my blog. Then came December, well, Christmas time at the bakery....need I say more, but I can't ignore Hanukkah!
Read MoreIf you have been reading my blogs, you know I make quite a few crackers. They are my go to when preparing my lunch and making hors d'oeuvres for my cocktail parties. I work two jobs so I rarely have time to make my breakfast let alone make lunch. What I try to do and sometimes I am successful and sometimes, well.....I am not, is manage my time.
Read MoreGluten Free Crackers! Put down those Ritz!! This will be your go to Crackers!
Read MoreTuscan Mashed Chickpea
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