Today's guest post is from Donna Sheynfeld, author of The Newlyfed food blog. Donna is a newly-married New York City teacher recently transplanted to Lubbock, Texas for a year. The Newlyfed blog came to fruition during Donna's quest for healthy eating. She soon realized that so much of the food in the US is complete junk. And, since Lubbock is a fast food and drive thru haven, Donna was committed to paying more attention to what she eats and documenting her journey. Here's what Donna has to say: Dinner club—the fabulous idea of … [Read more...]
Meringue Mushrooms
March 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Today's guest post is from celebrated foodie, Gloria Kobrin-married 42 years, Mother of two, Grandmother of two. Gloria has cooked her whole life for groups ranging from four to 100. Gloria specializes in creating delicious gourmet food that is approachable to the home cook and that also happens to be Kosher. Gloria is the author of the Kosher Cookbook App for iPhone and iPad and has just launched her new website: www.kosherbygloria.com. Gloria shares her recipes and cooking tips on her Kosher Cookbook page on Facebook: … [Read more...]
Meyer Lemon Tea Cakes w/ Pomegranate Glaze
March 12, 2014 By 2 Comments
The other day, while waiting to pick up my son from school, I looked down in the trashcan and found a crumpled up recipe for Meyer Lemon Tea Cakes in the pile of rubbish. I’m convinced that my radar to detect recipes is always on its highest frequency these days. Funny enough, the recipe was tattered and stained, quite like most of my mom’s authentic ones. And, while I’m sure a bunch of elementary kids made the treat as an afterschool project, the kid in me couldn’t wait to go home and bake. I’ve made Mom’s Lemon Squares that were a big … [Read more...]
Old Fashioned Rice Pudding
March 5, 2014 By 5 Comments
Ironically, my mom has not one rice pudding dish in her expansive archives. However, I do have so many fond memories of eating rice pudding as a child. And, it wasn't from anything homemade. We didn't go out to eat much as a family but when we did we'd often go to Maria's, a local Italian restaurant in Baltimore. Aside from featuring amazing Italian dishes, I was always ordered their homemade rice pudding for dessert. It was the best treat, boasting a perfect creamy rice blend, served warm with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon on top. I … [Read more...]
