Apple Cake with Streusel and Caramel Sauce begins with a simple matzo meal crust. It is then topped with almost a fresh apple pie filling and then spread with more of the crust batter, sprinkled with streusel and finished with a simply insane caramel sauce. There are a zillion types of apple cake. There are …
Chinese Eggplant with Pork and Garlic is a classic Chinese dish. Lots of garlic and a hint of pork, plus the great flavors of scallions and ginger make this a super dish! “To hear about something a thousand times is not as good as experiencing it once.” (Ancient …
Vietnamese chicken noodle soup is made with rotisserie chicken and canned chicken broth. Infused with the flavors of 5 spice and star anise, this Vietnamese chicken pho is to die for! No, I did not disappear into the sunset. And I promise if I invite you to dinner, that I am a great host. So …
Magic Pumpkin Butter Bars are perfect for the fall season. Loaded with pumpkin seeds, white chocolate, toffee and oh yeah…pumpkin butter, these magic layer bars with pumpkin butter are divine! These magic layer bars with pumpkin butter disappear fast. No wonder with a gingersnap crust, and a pumpkin butter filling, these simply decadent layer bars …
The evening began with the pass off of fudge brownies filled with cookie dough and a bunch of coffee mocha cookies. (I keep my cookies in a giant zip lock bag so they stay moist. I can assure you that when the bag is opened it smells like a just brewed cup of coffee.) A …
A krantz cake is what a babka is known as in Israel. There are many versions of babka, but this one with a sugar syrup, keeps the babka nice and moist and is truly delicious. It has been almost a year since I’ve been in Jerusalem. It is calling me. The past year …
Hummus and Tahini from El-Ajami I’m back! Israel is such a grandiose small country with people and scenery and food and stories and one can never get enough. There are few places in this world that can match it- at least in my experience. It is possible to taste hospitality and I can assure …