Happy New Year! I still cannot believe 2016 is here already! After an unseasonably warm holiday season, it is finally getting cold here in New Jersey. Womp womp. Now begins the several months of this California
Autumnal
BAKE ME: Thanksgiving Pumpkin Bread Muffins
Thanksgiving is one of my FAVORITE holidays. It is a time to relax, eat, enjoy and spend with your family. What is not to like? We always spend Thanksgiving in Los Angeles with my extended
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CROCKPOT COOKIN’: Pumpkin Beer N' Beef
Taco Tuesday E loves beer. He is ALWAYS sending me recipes that include beer but never one that really spoke to me. This past weekend we were at Total Wine picking up some of E’s favorite beer, Founders
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Apples
FALL: Homemade Pear Applesauce with Vanilla Bean Joe Joe's
Freshly Picked #thumbosunite One of my favorite things to do in the fall is to go apple picking. We have been getting an amazing variety of apples and pears for the last couple weeks in
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SOUP: Easy Turkey Chili and Pumpkin Cornbread
The temperatures are coming down and the leaves are turning colors here in New Jersey. For me that means, it is time to clean out the garden plot, time to start wearing fall colors and
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IN TIME FOR SHABBOS: Harvest Challah
September and now October have been INSANELY busy with the high holidays and work etc. that I have not had the time to blog. But don’t worry. I have been cooking and baking up a
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SOUP: Creamy Potato Soup
I cannot believe that it is the beginning of September already. Where did the summer go?! Growing up in Los Angeles, we didn’t have much of an autumn or fall. Living on the east coast
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Apples
SWEET: Sautéed Apples with Rosemary, Thyme and Cinnamon
I love sweets, desserts, chocolate, brownies, cakes, and donuts. Especially donuts. They are my number one weakness! We have been trying to steer clear of these kinds of desserts, substituting fruit instead. Sliced strawberries, while
