Every year sister Jen hosts a Mother’s Day brunch for our mom, her MIL, and me. And damn, does she put out a spread. This year she made a sausage strata with a gravy that I wanted to bathe in, a leek frittata, spinach/pear/cranberry salad, homemade crab cakes with a jalapeno rémoulade dipping sauce, and chocolate/cranberry scones with an orange glaze. I die. 
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Continue reading Deep-dish Chocolate Chip, Caramel, Toffee Cookies

When is it time to clean out the pantry? When the number of accumulated grocery bags reach such a magnitude, that they block the pathway to the snacks. That day was Monday. So, I huffed and puffed those paper bags to the recycling bin and then went back to stare at the shelves within. 
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When I first heard about this, I sort of giggled and rolled my eyes…”what a bunch of idiots.” Then I start to get irritated.

I’m no scholar…I don’t profess to know where every country is located, I can’t go a day without using spell check, and I’m certainly no historian. But really? REALLY? How do you not know the Titanic was an actual disaster?? HOOOOW?
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Continue reading Baked Apple Fritter Glazed Donuts

Seems like every year I post something for Easter time, even though it’s not my holiday – I grew up celebrating Passover. But some Jewish food, while absolutely undeniably delicious, can be quite time consuming. Ever tried to make latkes? Or rugelach? Or a really good slow cooked brisket? Mmmm *dreaming* Ahem…anyway…Ya. Time consuming.

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Continue reading Chocolate Toffee Matzo Brittle

Once upon a time I subscribed to the idea of hiding veggies in food (i.e., cauliflower in mashed potatoes, broccoli in mac and cheese, carrots in carrot cake…okay, that last one doesn’t count, right?) – in order to get my kids to eat them.

And so I bought this book. I think I used it twice. But I can’t complain because I did get this recipe out of there, and it’s remained one of my favorite cookies five years later.
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