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Challah that won't make you feel guilty

Wow, it has been a long time since I have been active here! With starting a full-time job and still keeping up with Joodiethefoodie on Instagram almost every night, I haven't found a lot of time...  Continue reading →

Fig Challah: there are no words. Okay, maybe a few.  You all know by now that I have an obsession with figs. I don't know if it's because they're such an elusive fruit, available only...  Continue reading →

What a Purim it was! A complete turnaround for me from years past. To be honest, until yesterday I never really looked forward to Purim. I dreaded dressing up. And until we made Aliya, we didn't feel so...  Continue reading →

You may have noticed that most of my hamantaschen ideas are of the savory sort. I’ve got triangular dinners, appetizers, and sides covered, but I don’t really touch on the desserts. It’s probably because I myself...  Continue reading →

Call me old-fashioned, but the first thing I wanted to learn to make as a new Jewish wife was challah. I would try all kinds of recipes week after week, but none of them blew me...  Continue reading →

When beautiful strawberries — your absolute favorite fruit — are just 99¢ a box in the winter, you just have to buy three boxes! You might remember from all the way back in October that...  Continue reading →

My siblings and I are different in almost every way: interests, appearances, professions, worldviews, you name it. But there has always been one thing that we all agree on: our mom makes the best cheesecake!...  Continue reading →