October 2010
4 posts
Kvetch of the Week: Why Facebook is making me...
Facebook is great, right? We have the unique opportunity to connect with old friends (whether we want to or not), update family members without actually having to speak, and anonymously stalk our exes. On the other hand, Facebook is a platform that, for most of us with any sense of appropriateness, allows us to showcase our “best” selves: vacation photos, achievements, life cycle events and...
Question of the Week: CHICKEN
I often get questions about preparing chicken, but it seems to have become an epidemic in recent weeks. I thought this would be a good time to address some specific chicken questions and also share my favorite roast chicken recipe. QUESTION: I put boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a crockpot for dinner. Will they get dry?
RESPONSE: Um, yeah. Everything has its time and place and...
The Challah Dog
After months of talking about the grand possibilities of combining two of my favorite foods, I finally did it. I took a kosher hot dog. Made a batch of my signature, fluffy, chewy challah dough. Wrapped the dough around a hot dog. And baked it to perfection.
Now, for those of you who have visited your fair share of Annie’s Pretzels in malls and airports across America, I am sure you are...
Recipe: Sweet n Spicy Sweet Potato Soup
In honor of a girlfriend’s bridal shower this weekend, to which I need to bring along the requisite “recipe,” I will share with you my favorite soup to make. This recipe actually morphed out of a culinary experience I had in Israel at Spoons in Jerusalem where Chef Hila served the most delectable amuse bouche soup which turned out to be a roast pear and sweet potato soup. Somehow, this became my...
