BAKE ME: Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

“pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man…bake me a cake as fast as you can…” Last week, we were invited to a friends home for Friday night dinner. I wanted to bring dessert but didn’t want anything too

PASTA: Garlicky Tomato Basil Spaghetti

There is a kosher restaurant in Los Angeles called Chick N’ Chow, that serves the BEST tomato basil pasta. Not something you would expect them to serve, but still absolutely delicious. We used to pick up

Food

SOUP: Spicy Vegetable Soup

A few weeks ago, I came down with a HORRIBLE cold. The kind of cold that keeps you home from work. I was in desperate need of some Jewish penicillin, aka chicken soup. Unfortunately, I

Easy

SAUCES AND SPREADS: Olive Tapenade

I LIVE on Trader Joe’s olive tapenade. I eat it by itself, or on just about anything. Challah, potato chips, crackers etc. I may or may not go through an entire container a week. This weekend,

Olive Oil

VEGGIES: Tahini Green Beans

I don’t know about you, but the last thing I want to do during the summer is turn on the oven. Whenever I do, it makes my apartment feel like a sauna! Every Sunday, as I

Canon SL1

BEEF: Bolognese with Quinoa

Sometimes you just want a warm hearty meal for dinner…even if it is 91 degrees and 100% humidity outside. My favorite warm hearty meal is my beef bolognese sauce. We had 1 pound of extra

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.

Avocado

CELEBRATE: Easy Guacamole for Cinco De Mayo

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO! I don’t know about you but I will be celebrating with a Corona and lime in hand and cheesy quesadillas with salsa and fresh guacamole. Avocados are one of my favorite things to

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VEGGIES: Roasted Za’atar Spiced Cauliflower

A couple weeks ago there was a Blue Apron recipe that used Za’atar. Za’atar is a Middle Eastern spice blend. E and I had never had it before! Blue Apron really has pushed us out

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BAKE ME: Orange Olive Oil Cake

We are now the proud owners of a REAL dining room table! Thank you Emmor Works! Now that we have a dining room table we can host dinner parties! A few weeks ago we had

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