With the Jewish New Year around the corner, my mind is focused on holiday inspired recipes. One of the traditional Jewish New Year fruits is the pomegranate. I happen to love snacking on these sweet red jewels year round but…
Three Easy Summer Salad Recipes
I’m a salad lover regardless of the season, but come warm weather and I serve summer salads in abundance. I always think light, flavorful with minimal preparation. During summer months, when corn and tomatoes are at their peak, I take…
3 Lite Bite Ideas for Summer Entertaining
Summer entertaining equals good friends to share laughs with, chilled rose, tequila on the rocks and savory lite bites to accompany the cocktails. Crudités, cherries, sliced peaches, nuts, olives and cubed parmesan are always my easy entertaining go- to’s. I…
3 Skinny Cocktails for Summer
Cocktails are definitely a spirited part of the summer entertaining scene and with Memorial Day just behind us, I got a little taste of what is yet to come (minus the dreary weather hopefully). I typically opt for clean cocktails…
3 Flavorful Fish Recipes
If you think there’s something fishy going on with this post, you’re right on. Nothing like a little bit of cheese on a Monday morning. I’m always on the lookout for tasty and easy to follow fish recipes. I gravitate…
My New Favorite Cookbook for Healthy Recipes
I came across Kitchen Matters, a fabulous cookbook full of healthy recipes by Pamela Salzman on Mama and Tata’s Instagram feed a little over a month ago. The author is an educator and cooking instructor that was raised on produce…
Seven New Cookbooks to Own
I am always on the hunt for a good cookbook and am very particular which ones I add to my collection. Over the past 2 months I have purchased seven new cookbooks. That’s a lot of cookbooks, I know… I…
Breakfast of Champions
While everyone was feasting on turkey, gravy and all the stuffings over this past Thanksgiving weekend, I was in Israel devouring all the hummus, tahini and fried falafels I could get my hands on. It was heaven on earth…pure bliss….
Well Dressed
A well dressed salad is similar to a well dressed person, they both make a statement! No salad is complete without the perfect dressing to compliment only the freshest ingredients. I don’t understand how anyone can enjoy any type of…
Sweet Treats
In honor of what I hope will be a sweet new year, I gathered 5 delicious desserts for the perfect sweet ending to holiday meals. For the purists who will not abandon their waistline watch, I have incorporated some healthy…
Sip and Sun
My pool became that much cooler (love me a pun!) when I purchased a few whimsical pool floats. I decided to stick with a theme of fruit, namely pineapples and watermelons as I thought they would be the perfect compliment…
Summer Frittata Recipes
Frittatas are hot in more ways than one. They’re my summer entertaining staple as they require a few fresh ingredients and very little prep time when I have last minute guests. Everyone seems to love them (or so they say)…
