You don’t have to celebrate Hanukkah to love latkes, also known as potato pancakes. What could be better than lacy potatoes and onions made crispy in oil? I think they’re as delicious as the next person but I do not love standing over the stove making them. They’re pretty labor-intensive and they make the house (and my hair) smell like fried food. I have a solution – The Skillet Latke!Continue reading
I get more requests for sheet pan meals than anything else! I love them too. I taught this one last year and I still make it regularly, varying the vegetables and even swapping in chicken or fish. (See the bottom of the post for substitutions.) This recipe would be great for a weeknight, but also terrific for serving vegetarians, plant-based eaters, and omnivores who are happy to eat plant-based once in a while. Continue reading
This is not the first time I have published a recipe featuring celery root. I have a lovely soup in Kitchen Matters with spinach, broccoli and celery root. Celery root is a non-starchy vegetable with a light celery flavor. It looks super ugly and intimidating, but once you peel away the outside, the inside is white and easy to cut, much like a potato. Watch my reel on Instagram for a video on how to peel it. It’s easier than it looks. I’m posting this Celery Root Puree this week in anticipation of Easter and Passover since it is light, spring-like and would complement any traditional holiday entree.Continue reading
There are two ways I go on St. Patrick’s Day – an Irish-inspired meal and/or food that is (naturally) green. I had to laugh when I read that in Ireland, since St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday, people often get take-out, like pizza. Why in the States are we guzzling green beer with our corned beef and eating green-dyed bagels? That said, I have always wanted to post a twist on the traditional Irish dish Colcannon.Continue reading
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw that I was using a continuous glucose monitor for 14 days through a company called Zoe. This is not sponsored; I was just doing an experiment and I wanted to see what types of foods, in what combinations, and when, had what kind of effects on my blood sugar. This is a post about the most delicious potatoes I have eaten in a long while, not really about continuous glucose monitors. BUT, I have been interested in “resistant starch,” and how it affects blood sugar and that does relate to this type of recipe.Continue reading
This recipe is not a recipe and more an idea that I hope you can take for inspiration without needing a recipe. I hope that makes sense! We are not having a Super Bowl party inasmuch as a mini Super Bowl gathering with a few friends. The big news is that my daughter Emma will be visiting from Dallas and I could not be more excited! Continue reading
If you’ve been hanging out here long enough, you know that my favorite night of the year is Christmas Eve at my Aunt Sheila’s house with my dad’s family – all 100+ of us. It’s a fun night with all the traditions I grew up with: a million fish dishes, carols being sung while waiting for Santa to come down the stairs, dozens of gifts flying everywhere, chocolates and panettone and espresso to round out the evening. Well, I know what you’re thinking. That’s a super spreader event that is NOT happening this year.Continue reading
Let the Thanksgiving countdown begin! So what that I am not having my typical 28-person dinner this year. We’ll be a more intimate group of 10-ish and outdoors, but I am still doing it up! Turkey, gravy, side dishes, pies, the whole works. And, I’ve actually already gotten started. Uh huh! And to help YOU get started, my new 2020 updated Thanksgiving E-book will be available for purchase THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, exactly 4 weeks before Thanksgiving!Continue reading
