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Monthly Archives: August 2012
A Sandwich to Beat the Lunchtime Blues
Lunch has never been my favorite meal. Don’t get me wrong: I love sandwiches and salads as much as the next person, and when I was still working I counted down the minutes until my 12 o’clock lunch break. But … Continue reading
Chocolate Rugelach from Marzipan Bakery
I finally managed to track down a picture of the infamous, life-changing chocolate rugelach from Marzipan Bakery in Jerusalem. Many thanks to Alex, my friend from Israel Outdoors who promised to get some good photographs of our rugelach feast. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Restaurant Reviews, Traveling, Uncategorized
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“Dangerous” Challah (Egg Bread)
Growing up, my siblings and I couldn’t get enough of Challah. For those of you who don’t know, Challah is a slightly sweet, eggy, and delightfully sinful bread. Traditionally, Challah is served on Shabbat (the Jewish sabbath) and on many … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Uncategorized
Tagged baking, challah, egg bread, eggs, grape juice, jewish, jewish holidays, manischewitz, Shabbat, special occasions, sugar, tradition
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Brown Sugar-Peach Ice Cream
I’ve been craving peaches lately, and especially peach-related desserts. At work a few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a co-worker about peaches and brown sugar. My co-worker said her father’s favorite dessert growing up was warm, oven-roasted peaches, … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Ice Cream, Uncategorized
Tagged brown sugar, brown sugar-peach ice cream, cream, dessert, eggs, Ice Cream, ice cream machine, lemon juice, milk, peaches, summer, vanilla, whipping cream
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Pomodoro Sauce, Our Way
Awhile back, my younger sister Mollie and I tried our hand at creating our very own Pomodoro sauce. If I had to guess, I’d say I was about eighteen or nineteen, and she was still in high school. The only … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Lunch, Uncategorized
Tagged cooking, farmer, fresh ground pepper, garlic, grape tomatoes, lunch, minced garlic, olive oil, onion, overripe tomatoes, pasta, pasta sauce, penne, pomodoro, pomodoro sauce, salt, sisters, skillet, tomato, white onion
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Chocolate Brownie Cookies and Emergency Blog Posts
This post is what I would like to call an “emergency blog post.” Emergency as in, I still haven’t bought a new camera, I just finished two slightly insane weeks at work, and have been running around crazy trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Uncategorized
Tagged baking, bittersweet chocolate, bittersweet chocolate chunks, brownie, Chocolate, chocolate brownie cookies with white chocolate and roasted macadamia nuts, cookies, delicious, dessert, emergency, gooey, instant coffee, instant coffee powder, macadamia nuts, roasted macadamia nuts, stress, white chocolate, white chocolate chips
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Israel
Perhaps some of you noticed that I’ve been MIA the past couple of weeks. No, I didn’t go into a sugar-induced food coma from all the ice cream I was churning out. Nor did I spontaneously apparate to France sans … Continue reading
Posted in Traveling, Uncategorized
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