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 …
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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 …
Creamy Lemony Cheesecake
I usually don’t make things I can’t eat, but for Shavuot I decided to go all out and make cheesecake! It was certainly worth all of the Lactaid pills 🙂 [Note: You can also make this cheesecake with dairy-free cream …
Basil & White Bean Dip
Basil & White Bean Dip I like chumus but have been wanting to try a white bean dip for a while. I made my ginger, basil & pine nut crusted salmon earlier this week and had some leftover basil, so …
Lemony Zucchini Cake
This was the dessert course for my St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Party, and it was a huge hit. I’m sure you’ve heard (or read) me talk about lemon zest before, but it really is a magical ingredient, brightening up an …
Creamy Edamame Dip
I had intended to make a cilantro chumus for my St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Party, but a quick look in my pantry revealed I was out of chickpeas! Plan B: I had a bag of shelled edamame from Trader Joe’s …
Creamy Scalloped Potatoes (Vegan)
When I went dairy free, I really missed scalloped potatoes. The kind where you make a thick, cheesy sauce, pour it over thinly sliced potatoes, and then bake it in the oven until the cheese is bubbling and the potatoes …
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Party: Guinness Braised London Broil
All I can say is, yum. Beer + red meat is an unbelievably delicious combination. I let the meat soak up my sweet & spicy Guinness marinade for a full 24 hours, and wow. But don’t take my word for …
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Party: Traditional Irish Soda Bread (Vegan)
This traditional Irish soda bread was so unbelievably easy to make. Between this and my beer bread, I don’t think I will ever again make regular bread that requires kneading, resting and all that. I did a lot of internet …
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Party: Beer Bread
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I decided I wanted to make a beer bread. Having never made it before and finding a myriad of recipes online, I decided to put the question out into the Twitterdom. One of my …