I'm making Mandel Bread today, which, in Yiddish literally means twice- baked almond bread. It's made by forming dough into a loaf, baking it, slicing the loaf into oblong cookies and baking again. Apparently these crunchy cookies were popular in Eastern Europe among Jews and merchants as a staple dessert that kept well. Mom's recipe, as I imagine most, is extremely easy to follow and only allows for 30 minutes baking time. While many people like to add nuts or raisins to the mix, I played it safe and used chocolate chips. Just two … [Read more...]
Matzoh Bark
April 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment
With Passover around the corner, try this recipe for Matzoh Bark (aka Chocolate Covered Matzoh). It's the perfect activity with your children as who doesn't like pouring melted chocolate over salted matzoh. You can even get creative with your "toppings." We've used dried cranberries, pistachio bits, shaved coconuts in our past batches of our favorite Passover snack that will last well beyond the 8 days of Passover. Simply place your finished pieces in an airtight container and refrigerate until serving and after serving. Once you try … [Read more...]
Homemade Challah in a Bag
March 30, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Maybe it's because my kids are on spring break that this recipe for homemade Challah piqued my interest. Seriously. Can one make homemade Challah in a bag? It's the lazy person's way to make Challah and I LOVE IT. I admit, I was dubious when we initially watched the video but, I set out with my son to try to recreate this science experiment, ahem, homemade Challah recipe. Yes, we might have been using outdated yeast and, yes we only watched the video and followed the written directions on the screen. I would recommend watching … [Read more...]
Potato Latkes
December 24, 2016 By Leave a Comment
While I like to say Hanukkah is my kids’ favorite Jewish holiday, I’ve never really admitted it’s mine too. I truly enjoy turning out the lights after dinner to light the candles of the menorah and to sing the festive holiday songs. Not surprisingly, my kids adore the holiday for the gift-giving. We aspire to give a little gift every night. Once annually I make our favorite Potato Latkes recipe from Fairway Market. This recipe is so easy and takes very little culinary skill. But, there are just a few additional suggestions I’d make … [Read more...]
