Roasted Zucchini & Eggplant Salsa Recipe

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Today’s recipe comes courtesy of Rivki at Kosher Cooking for Ordinary People (and Healthy Eating for Ordinary People.) I can’t say enough good things about Rivki’s recipes. And her lovely photos. Makes me want to invite myself over for diner (and never leave!). There are some foods that taste great no matter what you do [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange: Summer Soup (Chilled Mixed Berry Soup)

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It is so terribly hot here in Kansas, that the thought of cooking is just too much to bear. Enter: The summer soup recipe exchange. A (long) while ago, I shared my rather surprising gazpacho soup recipe, which remains a perennial favorite. But today, I wanted to share with you an up-and-coming Top 10′er, which [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange: Muffins (Lemon Poppyseed Muffins)

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I am a huge fan of muffins. So are my kids. I’ve even been know to bake kugel in muffin tins, tell them it’s muffins, and watch them go to town. Baked in a 9×11 pyrex, that same kugel would be scoffed at. But muffins are more than just good marketing. They are a quick [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange: Brunch Recipes (Overnight Cinnamon Raisin French Toast)

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Today I am excited to welcome Rochel from Barefoot and Cooking for a special KOAB Recipe Exchange on brunch recipes. My mouth is already watering… Let’s talk Brunch – which, incidentally, is my absolute favorite meal. First of all, I love that brunch means I don’t have to wake up early enough to make breakfast. [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange: Potatoes (Smashed Spuds)

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I love potatoes. I think they might be my most favorite food. They are flexible and adaptable, which are great qualities in a vegetable (or in a spouse). They perfect so many recipes – from a sublime potato and leek soup to a fattening worth-every-calorie potato and kale gratin. Plus, spuds are inexpensive, hardy and [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange: BBQ Dishes (Peanut Noodle Salad)

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I have fallen off the bandwagon with our Friday recipe exchanges. Forgive me. Sundays are BBQ nights at our house, according to my new theme menu plan (which, by the way, is working out smashingly). For us, that usually means either burgers or dogs. But sometimes we get fancy and make chicken shishlik… or steak [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange: Shavuot! (Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies)

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We are rapidly closing in on my all-time favorite holiday: Shavuot. As I confessed last week, the reasons for my love are largely gastronomical: I am ALL about the dairy, so Shavuot is a special kind of heaven for me. When it comes to dessert, my husband sadly doesn’t like cheese cake (I know, the [...]

KOAB Recipe Exchange: Kid Friendly Lunch Ideas

As if my 5 year old would ever eat a stuffed pepper for lunch!

The end of school is right around the corner. There are many things to look forward to about the summer. But there’s one thing that I’m definitely dreading: Lunch time. Yeah. If I dread packing lunch (and yes, unless we have left-overs, I definitely dread packing the kids’ lunches, which is why I’ve dumped that [...]