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Turkey Chili
I love the fall. The cooler temps mean that I can turn to my favorite comfort food - chili. My go-to recipe had been my slow cooker meatless three bean chili, with melted cheese on top and a dollop...
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Slow Cooker Pulled BBQ Brisket
If anyone wants to buy me a gift, just get me one of the Kosher by Design cookbooks. Seriously, I only have the Short on Time book but everything I have made from it has been absolutely delicious....
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Pumpkin Spice Bread
Cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon.Those are the flavors of fall to me. I know it's fall when I break those ingredients out for my baking attempts. When this month's theme for What's Baking was announced as...
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Baked Apple Cider Donuts
After a hiatus I am happy to say that the recipe swaps I used to participate in are back! Now being run by Ashley from Cheese Curd in Paradise, this month was a Blogger's Choice theme. I was assigned...
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Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
My annual tradition to kick-off to the holiday season is getting a peppermint hot chocolate from Starbucks. Yes, I know they are available all year around, but it doesn't seem right having one...
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Iced Pumpkin Cookies - Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap
When I asked my uncle what I could contribute to our Thanksgiving meal, his response was "how about a cookie that is appropriate for little fingers?". We had nine kids 5 and under (including my own)...
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Holiday Tarts
When my cousin got married back in the early 90s our aunt compiled a booklet of family recipes for her. At my bridal shower I was handed the booklet which my cousin lovingly passed down to me....
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Overnight Caramel French Toast
I love having people over for brunch. Breakfast food is one of my favorite types of food, and any time I can get a bit indulgent and fancy I am in heaven. One dish that I love making is overnight...
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Iced Soft Gingerbread Cookies
Growing up, one of my favorite store bought cookies was Archway's Iced Spice cookies (though for some unknown reason we called them "Icy Spicy"s). It now appears that they may have stopped making...
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Salmon-Tuna Twists
When guests over for lunch I am usually not creative and end up serving deli sandwiches or tuna fish. For some reason I just don't want to be bothered with preparing a meal in the middle of the day....
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Split Pea soup
When the forecast for this week revealed a major snow storm, I knew immediately that I wanted to add soup to my menu. That's the proper way to spend a snow day, right?! Thankfully the storm wasn't as...
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Hash Brown Quiche
I've said it before and I'll say it again - I love brunch. I want to invite people over at least once a month so I can enjoy the decadent dishes I can get away with making. In addition to my french...
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Challah
This month's theme for What's Baking is Baking Bread. I was excited to cross something off my bucket list - challah. I had always had in mind to make it but had never made the time to actually do it....
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Sweet Potato Pie
It's Pi Day! Not only is it 3/14, but it's 3/14/15, even better! Every year on March 14th I think 'why didn't I make a pie?!" so when Kate from Kate's Recipe Box announced a link up for Pi Day I...
View ArticleGetting ready for Passover
Passover is a week away, so I'm sure everyone is starting to prep their house, menu plan and even start cooking for their seders. While I am not hosting a seder, I will be doing a LOT of cooking. I...
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Passover Apple Cake
I hate to show up to my grandmother's house for a seder empty handed. I knew I was bringing gefitle fish to my in-laws the next night but that's my grandmother's specialty so I had to come up with...
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Potato Spinach Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce
When coming up with my menu plan for the week of Passover, I knew I could rely on many of our dishes we have throughout the year, but I wanted to be a little more adventurous and make things that...
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Quinoa with Roasted Garlic, Tomatoes, and Spinach
Did you know that quinoa is Kosher for Passover? Well, it is! This was a welcome fact as I set about menu planning. Aside from veggies there aren't many other sides that don't involve some sort of...
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Roasted Lemon-Pepper Tilapia
I use my copy of Kosher by Design Short on Time frequently, so when I saw that the author also had a Passover cookbook, I made sure to buy it ahead of this holiday. While several recipes are a...
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Fried Chicken Strips
Every year for Chanukah my grandmother makes fried chicken which she serves along with biscuits, latkes, and applesauce. She coats her chicken in matzah meal before frying and it comes out crispy and...
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Baked Garlic Rice Pilaf
This month's theme for What's Baking is "Baking with Garlic". My mind immediately went to garlic knots or garlic breadsticks or even a delicious garlic rosemary bread I found online. But I wanted to...
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Angel Food Cupcakes
Summertime. The time of year when berries are in season and I crave light, airy desserts. This month's theme of What's Baking was Baking with Fresh Fruits which made me very excited. I am always...
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S'mores Brownies
I have a family friend who will almost always bring her famous "brownie s'mores" to a party. And they go like hot cakes. Seriously delicious. She very nicely shared her recipe with me and I saw how...
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What's Baking S'mores Round-Up
I had the pleasure of hosting this month's What's Baking, which also meant I got to come up with a few theme ideas before it was put to a vote. I looked at what different foods had a "day" in August...
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Chocolate Walnut Biscotti
Happy holidays! I've been a bit MIA, as life has kept me pretty busy over the last few months, but now that it's the holiday season I am getting back in the kitchen. This month's challenge for What's...
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