I used to love puttering around the kitchen -- dicing, mixing, measuring, making roux. (Yes, I made roux.) Sometime between the first kid and the third, I gave up my love of puttering. Now I love easy. Quick. Simple. Of course, I don't want to … [Read more...]
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In the Slow Cooker | Unstuffed Cabbage (Sweet & Sour Cabbage and Meatballs)
Posted on October 5, 2012 by
Stuffed cabbage is delicious and it's the quintessential Shabbat food. The only thing I don't love about it is that it takes for.ever to make. Clean, steam, trim, saute, stuff, cook. Frankly, it's way too labor-intensive for me. That's why I am … [Read more...]
In the Slow Cooker | Coffee Braised Pot Roast
Posted on December 5, 2011 by
PHOTO CREDIT Since deciding to switch Slow Cooker Day from Sunday to Friday, I've ended up making a lot more meat dishes than I had originally planned for this In the Slow Cooker series. I promise, there will be a dairy recipe coming soon. For … [Read more...]
In the Slow Cooker | Chicken with Leeks and Walnut Sauce
Posted on November 14, 2011 by
This past Friday, I made Chicken and Leeks in Walnut Sauce from The Healthy Slow Cooker. If you read my original In the Slow Cooker post, you know that I was going to make Sunday slow cooker day. Well, in typical Mara fashion, I'm tweaking … [Read more...]
In the Slow Cooker: Cookbooks & November’s Plan
Posted on November 4, 2011 by
A few weeks ago, I asked on Facebook if you would be interested in a weekly feature called "In the Crockpot". The response was pretty overwhelming - and an obsession was born. My obsession, that is. With crockpot cookbooks. Based on some of … [Read more...]
36 Apple Recipes for Rosh Hashana
Posted on September 3, 2015 by
Apples and honey are the ultimate Rosh Hashana tradition. But if you want to spice things up this yomtov, why not try one of these 36 mouth-watering apple recipes? I'm reprising this post two years ago, since it's still the best source I've got for … [Read more...]
Passover Menu Plan 2014
Posted on April 7, 2014 by
One week from tonight, we'll be sitting down to our seder. Despite having a mostly clean-for-Pesach house (minus the kitchen - which, of course, is 75% of the work, anyway!), I still feel ill-prepared for the next week's worth of activity. Come to … [Read more...]
Whole30 Week 4 Food Journal + Day 31 Thoughts
Posted on March 14, 2014 by
Today's the day I've been counting down toward for the last month: Day 31 of my Whole30. After spending a month eating only meat, chicken, eggs, veggies and fruit, and some nuts and seeds, the training wheels are coming off today! (If you’re … [Read more...]
My Whole 30 Week 1 Review
Posted on February 19, 2014 by
Update: Because I just got a very sweet email from a reader who was worried about me experiencing the detoxing symptoms I've shared below, I wanted to reassure you that all of this is very, very normal. After eating a "standard American diet" of … [Read more...]
