These mashed sweet potatoes are creamy and delicious! Whip them up for your next gathering and prepare to be amazed. Are you a sweet potato fan like we are? Here’s a fun way to use this orange root vegetable: puree…
I’m struggling to write something really interesting about this Arugula Salad with Pomegranate, Avocado and Goat Cheese. I’ve erased the first sentence of this post at lease ten times… The fact is, this salad is made up of what needed…
Calling all garlic lovers! This garlic mashed potatoes recipe is ultra creamy and so full of flavor, no one can resist it. There are mashed potatoes, and then there are garlic mashed potatoes. These creamy, dreamy mashed potatoes are infused…
Celebrate Hanukkah with these crispy, golden latkes (potato pancakes), a traditional Jewish dish symbolizing the miracle of the oil, made with grated potatoes and onions, fried to perfection, and best enjoyed fresh. Latkes are a traditional Jewish holiday food typically…
This wild rice salad recipe is simple and bursting with flavor, with crunchy veggies, pecans, cranberries, a zingy dressing, and feta cheese! Here’s a hearty fall and winter side dish that’s just begging to jump onto your table: wild rice…
Endive is extremely nutritious: it is low in calories, yet high in fiber, B vitamins, vitamin C, copper, potassium, and selenium. Endive’s bitter taste also makes it excellent for digestion: bitter foods stimulate the digestive organs to secrete hydrochloric acid…
Taboulleh (also spelled tabouli, tabouleh, and tabbouli) is a classic Middle Eastern salad that generally contains chopped vegetables, herbs, and a liberal amount of olive oil. It’s an extremely flavorful dish, and I love how there’s plenty of room to…
Cauliflower: I owe you an apology. In almost two years of writing about my favorite foods on this blog, I’ve only mentioned you once. Maybe twice. I hope you’ll allow me to make it up to you by making you…
This month for Charcutepalooza, Cathy and Kim challenged us to make either hot smoked salmon or hot smoked pork loin/pork shoulder. I chose the former because smoked salmon is one of my very favorite foods (and because making hot smoked…
I dreamed this salad up last week, thinking it would be perfect for Passover. Turns out there’s a lot of debate about whether or not quinoa’s actually Passover-appropriate (and many Jews won’t eat lentils during Passover, either). So while I…