Quick & Easy Pumpkin Coffee Cake

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Mara Strom

'Tis the season for all things pumpkin. Although the truth is that I cook with pumpkin year-round -- from pumpkin soup to pumpkin bread to mini pumpkin muffins for Shabbat. Last week, I had the crazy idea to turn my regular pumpkin bread recipe … [Read more...]

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Easy 3-Ingredient Baked Orzo

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Mara Strom

Sometimes I wonder if it's redundant of me to put the word "easy" in a recipe title on my blog. I mean, by now, you guys know that I'm all about easy recipes. I just don't do complicated anymore. Once upon a time, before I had kids, I embraced … [Read more...]

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17 Sweet & Savory Hamantaschen Recipes

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Mara Strom

I was never a huge fan of hamantaschen as a kid. I just couldn't understand the appeal of prune filling -- or worse, poppyseed! -- folded inside a dry, crumbly cookie. In the last ten years, however, hamantaschen have been enjoying a revival: … [Read more...]

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Easy Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Mara Strom

Growing up, I thought brussels sprouts were dis.gus.ting. While I'm confessing, I might as well tell you that I didn't like avocados either. Clearly, the first 16 years of my life were an epicurean wasteland. It turns out that my problem … [Read more...]

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7 FREE Chic Made Simple Recipes

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Mara Strom

Want to get a "taste" of the recipes from the new cookbook, CHIC Made Simple? Go like the Feldheim Publishing page on Facebook and you will be able to download seven delectable recipes from CHIC. … [Read more...]

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Summer Potato Kale Gratin

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Mara Strom

Oh happy day - my CSA started up again this week! The first few weeks of the season are usually quite leafy green-heavy. This is, of course, very healthy, but after the third week of kale and spinach, it starts to present a bit of a culinary … [Read more...]

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KOAB Recipe Exchange: Inspire Me!

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Mara Strom

I am in a rut, people. A total cooking rut. Our weekday dinners are boring. Even our Shabbat meals have been boring lately. They're fine. Well-balanced. Tasty, even. But boooring. (Or could it be that I am bored with cooking?) I had a theme … [Read more...]

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