LOCAL: Brunch at White Maple Cafe in Ridgewood

Breakfast

LOCAL: Brunch at White Maple Cafe in Ridgewood

A few weekends ago I had brunch with Ilona, of Truffles and Tassels, at the White Maple Cafe in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Ilona and her photographer husband, Boris, had eaten appetizers there previously, and she was

Avocado

BREAKFAST: Eggy Avocado Toast

What I would give for a piece of avocado toast right now… I know. How basic can I get?! Right now, we are in the middle of Passover and ALL I WANT is BREAD! Unfortunately,

Breakfast

BREAKFAST: Over Easy Eggs with Spicy Tomato Sauce

Sunday morning rolled around, and E and I couldn’t decide what we wanted for breakfast. Since we did Blue Apron the previous week, the fridge was looking rather sparse. I did, however, still have tons

Adventure

LOCAL: Sunday Brunch at The Corner

A few weekends ago, one of my closest friends from our time up in Boston came down to visit. After a long day at the pool and a fun Indian wedding in the evening on Saturday,

Broccoli

CHEESY: Easy Broccoli Quiche

This past weekend we celebrated the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. This holiday commemorates when G-d gave the Torah to the Jewish people at Mt. Sinai. For more on Shavuot click HERE. It is customary to

Asian

VEGGIES: Cauliflower Fried Rice

I love carbs. All of the carbs. But they aren’t very good for me. Except for the donut ones of course… We have been trying to cut carbs out of our diet where we can.

Egg

SAUCES AND SPREADS: Homemade Baba Ganoush

Last week’s farm share from Stony Hill Farms included a HUGE purple eggplant. We weren’t in the mood for our usual favorites – eggplant pizza melts or curried sauteed eggplant. I was struggling to come

Adventure

BREAKFAST: Fried Egg, Garlic Sauteed Collard Greens, and Cheesy Egg Scramble on a Montreal Bagel

It is FINALLY Friday aka jeans day! My favorite day of the week. Who is pumped for the weekend?? ME! The weekend is the perfect time for fancy decadent breakfast. During the week I eat

Egg

SUMMER: Mint Simple Syrup

Jars: Ball Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazing weekend! I don’t know about you but I LOVE summer. Maybe it is because here in New Jersey we suffer through a horrendous winter. Or maybe

Bake Me

IN TIME FOR SHABBOS: (Whole Wheat) Challah Back Girl

Homemade challah is one of my favorite things. While it bakes, it makes the house smell like shabbos, aka heaven! Unfortunately making challah by hand is a rather time consuming process. Kneading the dough over

Breakfast