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Cereal Muffins Part 2
Due to the interest, and despite the fact that Passover just started (and during Passover religious Jews don’t eat any leavened bread or bread products), I have received a lot of emails asking for LEFTOVER CEREAL MUFFINS. This is the recipe for a large crowd (aka my family) – they also freeze very well. Feel… Read more
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Passover, Freedom, Matzo Ball Soup, Goodbye
When I was pregnant with my first child, my grandfather used to meet me for breakfast or lunch at a slightly grungy diner up the street. Even if we met for breakfast, I’d order soup. “You’re a cheap date,” he’d say. “That’s what I hear,” I’d reply and scoop up broth, carrots, and celery. I… Read more
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What’s for breakfast?
Thick-cut challah bread with triple berry jam. Apples baked with brown sugar and cinnamon topped with Cinnamon-Pear sauce. Upside down French Toast with Strawberry-Vanilla Jam for dipping. Buckwheat waffles with organic, local homemade blueberry syrup (rhubarb for the friend who takes umbrage with berries). Feel free to stop by. Read more
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Jams & Spring
As we head into spring…think about custom gift baskets from EMMA’s PANTRY or select items for Mother’s Day. Today’s batch includes a new flavor: Triple Berry Jam – the depth of blackberries matched with the tang of blueberries and the sweetness of strawberries. Available for shipping or local delivery. Ask about custom flavors or dietary… Read more
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Marbled Berry Cake for Passover and Honey Cake, too
Confession: I’m not a huge cake-lover. My husband grew up on sheet cakes and still gravitates towards their slightly plastic frosting. If I eat cake, it’s more apt to be a coffee cake (my brothers and I used to fight over the crumb topping) or one that somehow beats a great cookie. I love the… Read more
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Mummy, why are you blushing? AKA I have a past…
You might be one of the six people who read my first novel, Liner Notes. If you were, then you know how I soundtrack much of my life. I use “soundtrack” as a verb because it’s an active process for me; I’ve always navigated using music as the backdrop, much the same way film uses… Read more
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Real 30-Minute Meals
The Real Deal about 30-Minute Meals You can’t turn a page or flip a channel these days without being bombarded by a barrage of ever-decreasing cooking times for whole meals. Dinner in under an hour has turned to the thirty-minute meal. Soon we’ll be cooking for eight in under eight. For starters, let’s be honest.… Read more
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Cooking with Leftovers
Waste Not, Want Lots –Or, How I Emptied the Fridge for My Spring Vacation Bizarre child that I was, I loved clipping coupons. I’d grab the shiny inserts from the Sunday papers, cut them with my mother’s special scissors, and arrange them in neat stacks on the counter where my parents would promptly ignore them… Read more
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Blueberry Jam, Whole Wheat Spaetzle with Caramelized Onions, Spinach, and Leeks
To celebrate the launch of EMMA’S PANTRY, my line of organic jams, syrups, pickles, relishes, and granolas, I’ve been letting the kids try each new flavor as I make it. They have their stand-by favorites. Jamie’s a fan of the Apricot Butter, Daniel can eat a jar of Strawberry-Vanilla all by himself (yes, he has),… Read more
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Scrambled, Preserved, Fried, and Cured: Culinary Adventures at Home and Around the Globe – 1 Mom, 4 kids, 82,000 miles, and 102 New Recipes
“If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.” – Carl Sagan “Mummy? Would you ever eat an insect?” This from my seven-year-old, Daniel, who is going through a fascination with all things winged or crawly. “You mean on purpose? Probably not,” I answer. “I did. I mean,… Read more