This is a recipe that I first created during a low-fat challenge for kids on Top Chef. The fat and calories in these cupcakes have been reduced by over half. When the judges tasted them they couldn’t believe they were light and had beets in them! Since then, this...
This is one of my favorite ways to serve a salad. It’s simple. Everyone gets involved, building their own, which takes some of the pressure off of getting dinner ready. Plus, the alphabet croutons are always a big hit with the kids. Suddenly, salad for dinner doesn’t...
On Sunday mornings Tal, Talya, and I often go to the farmer’s market. Last week we picked up a jar of local honey and several baskets of gorgeous blackberries and strawberries. We ate half the berries before we even got home. They were so deliciously sweet. I decided...
When I was a child, Jell-O pudding pops were one of my favorite desserts. Frozen pudding on a stick. What child wouldn’t love that? Sadly, they stopped making Jell-O pudding pops years ago. Luckily they’re quite easy to make. Now, Talya can enjoy one of my favorite...
Not long ago I wrote an article for Prepared Foods Magazine. The feature. The Future of Desserts, was about upcoming culinary trends. As I did my research I kept coming across rye flour, specifically in cookies. At first I was surprised. After all, rye bread is...
I recently took Talya to a fair being held at a local preschool. Much to my delight, they had a bake sale setup. It took me back to my early school days. I still remember my first cakewalk. It was set up on the stage in the school gymnasium, where rows of cakes were...
