I wanted to share a St. Patrick’s Day Irish Hash recipe created by Pure Organic founder and author of Pure Food, Veronica Bosgraaf. Perfect as a festive meal with friends and family, this recipe is the epitome of comfort food Irish-style. As a mother, Veronica believes in only using the highest-quality yet affordable ingredients to make easy meals at home for her kids. On St. Patrick’s Day, who doesn’t want festive comfort food? This vegan, gluten-free dish works perfectly, and it is so hearty, Veronica promises you won’t miss … [Read more...]
World’s Best Irish Soda Bread
March 15, 2017 By 1 Comment
This recipe is actually an annual re-post but, it’s one of the most requested recipes on the site! What’s a Jewish girl doing with her Mom’s Irish Soda Bread recipe? NOTHING. But, my mom does have an insane amount of generational recipes in the section I cataloged “Jewish Judy.” With Passover right around the corner, I simply can’t wait to roll up my sleeves and start exploring! But, we’re not talking Passover just yet. We’re talking St. Patrick’s Day! And, like I said, I’m Jewish. Unfortunately for me, Mom has no … [Read more...]
No Bake Strawberry Pie
March 14, 2017 By Leave a Comment
It's a snow day today and National Pie Day! Translation: stay in to make your favorite pie. Naturally, I made our favorite No Bake Strawberry Raspberry Pie. Note, we usually use rhubarb but since it's not in season, we happily substituted with raspberries. Since snow days are synonymous with lazy days in my family, I knew we'd want to enjoy a pie without having to put in all of the effort of actually baking a pie. After all, NO BAKE MEANS NO HEAT and NO HASSLES! I was so happy to have found the ready-made graham … [Read more...]
Spring Tune Up- Healthy Eating
March 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Now that the weather is finally turning warmer in the northeast, I am starting to re-evaluate my food intake and habits, to see if there's any nutritional "spring cleaning" we can commit to as a family. I was intrigued to hear that Susan Peirce Thompson, PHD, Adjunct Associate Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester and an expert in the psychology of eating, has just penned a new book-- Bright Line Eating-- that explains how to take back control of when & where we eat & trim down for spring in this … [Read more...]
