chocolate Tomorrow I’m taking these Crisp and Chewy (Big) Chocolate Chip Cookies to my sister’s for Memorial Day weekend. I baked them for the first time a couple of months ago. I had seen the recipe in a recent issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine. The crisp and chewy part is what caught my eye,…
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Mom’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Mother’s Day began for me on Friday when my husband thoughtfully brought home some gorgeous orange tulips. I have become partial to orange flowers lately, and tulips are one of my favorites. He figured I might as well enjoy them for the whole weekend, and he figured right. Then on Saturday I received a floral…
Passover Sponge Cake Roll With Strawberries And Cream
The sponge cake roll in the photo above will be on the dessert menu this evening at our Seder. The recipe for the cake roll is from a little paperback book called You Don’t Have To Be Jewish To Be A Good Cook Book by Lois Levine and Karthryn Winer published in 1971. The recipe…
Coconut Macaroons for Passover
Passover begins Friday evening. At this time the Seder which is the ritual meal marking the beginning of the holiday will take place in Jewish homes everywhere. At this meal the story of the exodus of the Israelite slaves from Egypt is retold through special blessings, songs and the partaking of symbolic foods. While many…
Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies
In my experience molasses is one of those flavors that people either really love or really hate, but there’s no middle ground. I happen to be one of those who really love it. And especially when it reinvents itself as it does in these Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies. The crunch and chewiness of this cookie is…
Mrs. Snyder’s Sand Tarts
When I was growing up throughout my junior high and high school years the week after Christmas I would go over to my best friend’s house to see her beautifully decorated tree, and get a first hand look at her many Christmas gifts. I will admit now that as a Jewish girl who looked forward…
Meyer Lemon Curd
When cooking during the winter months, the natural order of things is to decide on a dish and shop for whatever ingredients you might need to make it. Common sense, right? Whereas in late spring and summer when the farmer’s markets are in full force I like to buy what looks particularly great and then…
Raspberry Trifle
A trifle is one of the most festive desserts there is, and perfect for the holidays. Traditionally trifle is an English dessert featuring jam-spread spongecake drenched in sherry or brandy, cloaked in a vanilla custard sauce, covered with raspberries, topped with whipped cream and garnished with a sprinkling of almonds. It is most often made…
Classic Cheesecake With Salted Caramel Sauce
One of the desserts I served at my recent holiday party was this Classic Cheesecake. I already had one fully baked in my freezer (it freezes beautifully as long as it is wrapped very well). I had baked it prior to Thanksgiving just in case I might need it. In a moment of sanity I…
Sweet-Potato Layer Cake With Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting
This is a fabulous holiday cake I initially made years ago for a coworker’s birthday. It was the first time I had ever tried my hand at making candied orange peel, which I discovered isn’t as difficult as you might think and adds dramatically to the presentation and taste. It’s a cross between a spice…