The first time I had a cooked radish, it took me a while to even figure out what I was eating because the concept was so foreign to me. Since that time, I’ve experimented with cooking radishes in a variety …
Toasted Coconut Banana Muffins
I love my old favorite chocolate chip banana nut muffins, but I was in the mood for something different. I happened to grab a bag of coconut in the store today (I’m planning try an un-granola bar with coconut [sadly, …
Grilled Summer Peaches
Grilled fruit is amazing. The smoky heat brings out the wonderful flavors while caramelizing the natural sugars for an added layer of sweetness. This was the first time I had ever used peaches. I’ve grilled pineapple which is also pretty …
Hickory Grill-Smoked Salmon w/ Crispy Rosemary
Taking advantage of the good weather, my family and I have been grilling a lot the past few weekends. [It’s bittersweet, because I really like it, but I’m not the family griller. My brother, Eytan, was. The first time I grilled …
A New Reality
Dear Readers, Yesterday marked the end of the shloshim, the 30 days of mourning for my brother. I’m not going to lie, it’s been pretty tough getting back to real life. I have wonderful friends that are being incredibly supportive, …
In Memory of My Beloved Brother
Dear friends, I buried my little brother, Eytan, on Tuesday afternoon. He was 23 years old. He took his own life. We love him very much and we will miss him forever. Siblings seem like a constant in life. We …
Very Berry Summer Soup
One of the strongest and fondest memories I have of summers growing up is my mom’s strawberry rhubarb soup. She left it chunky so the rhubarb was soft and stringy, the strawberries bursting with flavor. On the hottest of summer …
30 Days to a Food Revolution: Experiment with New Flavors
This post is part of a series called “30 Days to a Food Revolution” hosted by Diane Eblin over at The Whole Gang. You can check out my guest post, as well as other posts in the series, by following …
Roasted Radishes w/ Garlic & Thyme
At a recent trip to an Indian restaurant, I had a delicious dish of tomatoes, potatoes and radishes. I’d never had anything but raw radishes before (in fact, I’d never even contemplated cooked radishes), but they were really good; the …
Spicy Coconut Carrot Soup
I wanted a cold soup for a first course over the past holiday, but AK isn’t so into fruit soups so I needed something different. Both potato and carrot are great cold, but I decided on carrot since it’s light, …