I’m back! More than 2 years later, I haven’t stopped cooking or developing recipes but I’ve gotten into the habit of sharing them in Instagram or Facebook with a simple iPhone photo and an ingredient list. Because…active 2-year old and …
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Roasted Sweet Potato & Apple Soup
Oh my goodness, what a busy few months! I am thrilled to share that Avi and I are expecting our first child, set to join our family in November. We could not be more excited but I haven’t been cooking …
Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese
Hi readers! This week Chosen Bites is featured over on The Nosher, MyJewishLearning’s food blog. Hop on over and check out my interview with resident food expert Shannon Sarna about living a gluten-free lifestyle, and my recipe for gluten-free butternut squash mac & cheese!
The Absolute Best Way to Prepare Tofu
Although I am not a vegetarian, over the last few years we have seriously cut down on the amount of meat we eat to less once a week. Instead, we eat a lot of vegetarian meals using other protein sources …
Rella’s Gluten-Free Pizza
I really, really miss pizza. Over the last few years, I have made some good and a lot of really awful pizza crusts trying to replicate the crispy chew of pizza dough (straight into the trash with those!). I still …
Cheesy Spinach Kugel
This was the most popular dish I made over the first days of Pesach (Passover). Other than draining the spinach, which can be a bit time consuming, it’s really simple to throw together and into the oven. This recipe easily …
Cheesy Veggie Spaghetti Bake
After being dairy-free for such a long time (10 years!), it’s hard for me to plan meals that have dairy in them. It’s just not the first place my brain goes! However, I’m rediscovering so many yummy dairy dishes that …
Asian Noodle Bowl
It’s funny how something from another culture can become a comfort food, but Asian flavors like mirin (Japanese rice wine) and miso have become part of my everyday cooking repertoire. After a long day, sometimes all I want is a …
Shepherd’s Pie
My mom used to make shepherd’s pie all the time when we were growing up. She made it with just meat and potatoes (some of us were picky eaters growing up…), but I’ve jazzed this version up with veggies, spices, …
Thai BBQ Chicken
I’ve been making a lot of pad thai recently (yes, I’ll share the recipe soon, still perfecting it), and the sauce is definitely the best part of pad thai (although AK would argue the mung beans are…I digress). Classic pad …