Apple and Walnut Charoset

Happy Passover!!  I know it’s a bit belated, but I still managed to sneak in this recipe before the end of Passover. Passover is one of my favorite Jewish holidays; actually one of my favorite holidays, period.  I love how it centers around family ritual and retelling the story of Moses and the early Israelites.  Plus there are many ways to tie…

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Sweet Potato Fries with Creamy Cilantro Dip

Hello!  Sorry about the lapse between posts.  We were enjoying a two-week adventure in Iceland.  Unbelievable scenery – glaciers, mountains, basalt cliffs, bubbling mud pools, a geyser, geothermal pools, whales, dolphins, lava formations – and some of the freshest fish, lobster and lamb I’ve ever had. But I can say I didn’t see a single sweet potato…take that back, we did…

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Sticky Glazed Chicken Wings

I would be remiss if this week’s entry didn’t involve Super Bowl-appropriate nibbles for the big game this Sunday.  So here it is, America’s favorite bar food:  chicken wings. Though I’ve partaken of my fair share of wings, I’d never attempted fixing them myself.  I looked through recipe after recipe with endless variations – baked, fried, slow cooker, buffalo, Korean, etc. –…

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Scrambled Egg Muffins

It’s my one year blogging birthday!!  One year and 50+ recipes later, I’m still chugging away and you’re still reading my posts and trying out these recipes.  Thank you!!! Today I’m posting Scrambled Egg Muffins.  Sorry it’s not a birthday cake or some other witty tie-in with my blogging anniversary. These muffins fall into the “easy-and-healthy-after-school snack” category as well as the “protein-packed…

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Potato and Zucchini Latkes

Tonight we light the candles and celebrate the first night of Chanukah.  Chanukah is an eight-day Jewish celebration of a miracle when oil that was only supposed to provide light in the temple for one day lasted for eight days.  So fried foods are consumed during Chanukah, in honor of that oil, and latkes are one of the most popular of those fried…

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Pomegranate Mint Crostini

Today was the first of two Holiday Appetizers cooking classes in my Two Aprons kitchen, otherwise known as my London basement.  The classes are such a joy to teach – I can’t believe I get to cook and talk about food for two hours straight!  On the menu were Pear Ginger Toddies (good way to start off the class, especially as some were nursing…

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Spinach Bars

Hungry kids after school?  Check.  Superfast homemade snack?  Check.  Late-night snack for the adults?  Check.  This recipe ticks all those boxes.  In less time than it takes to make a trip to the store, these spinach bars will be baking away in the oven.  I first made this recipe while doing one of my “quick-fire challenges”.  For those of you who’ve watched “Top…

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