Pass on the pumpkin spice. This season, bite into something real. Autumn means fresh apples. Apples bring sweetness naturally, so they’re naturally a Rosh Hashanah favorite. We celebrate the Jewish new year with sweetness in the hope of a sweet year to come. In many Jewish families, this means apples and honey. My apple cake…
Summer Blueberry Loaf for a Sweet and Endless Summer
Eating seasonally has its rewards. Fresh blueberries are at their summer peak, so stock up and make a loaf of blueberry quick bread. Muffins are wonderful, but a quick bread loaf bursting with blueberries means you can cut the slices as skinny — or as generous — as you like. I make fruit-packed quick bread…
Summer Fruit Kuchen
Start the season sweet with summer fruit kuchen. Kuchen, German for cake, belongs to the family of cobblers, slumps, grunts, buckles, betties, and all those homey fruit and batter desserts with unlovely names. Here, the batter’s on the bottom, ripe seasonal fruit goes on the top, and you pop the whole thing into the oven,…
Christmas Gingerbread | Caribbean Gingerbread
Adorable gingerbread angels and elaborate gingerbread houses are a beloved Christmas tradition. But gingerbread isn’t just for decoration, it’s delicious. And it’s not just for Christmas. Ginger is a tropical rhizome (not a root, a rhizome) so fuss-free and hearty, even I can grow it. Fresh ginger is used all over the Caribbean to punch…
Year-End Special — Rosh Hashanah Apple Cake
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year starts today at sundown, and man, are we all ready for a new year, a fresh start. We observe Rosh Hashanah by tasting something sweet, to start the new year with sweetness. Traditionally, this means apples and honey. We’re keeping the tradition, keeping the apples, but losing the…
My Favorite People, My Favorite Recipes — Rice Pudding and Other Surprises
If you are craving comfort foods, this creamy and velvety rice pudding may be just what you need. I don’t need to tell you the coronavirus has upended everything — everything, I hope, except your health and spirits. But it’s affecting everyone, including the fabulous person slated to be featured in today’s My Favorite People,…
Red Velvet Cake (Vegan Chocolate Beet Cake)
Two celebrations, one dessert — red velvet cake. This year, Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, falls on the 19th, and Father’s Day on the 20th. Red velvet cake is a sweet Juneteenth tradition, and my father went for anything sweet. Enjoy a sweet taste of freedom this weekend, and check out the Netflix series, “High…
Mexican Chocolate Love Bites
Cinco de Mayo has come and gone, so why am I posting this recipe? Because today is the tax deadline, and my exhausted CPA husband wants 1) chocolate and 2) energy. These Mexican Love Bite treats are raw, doable in minutes, provide good fuel by way of dates and nuts and offer chocolate delivery, plus…
Three Reasons to Celebrate – One Great Chocolate Guinness Cake
Hey, kids, watch as I weave together St. Patrick’s Day, Women’s History Month and Whole Grains Sampling Day to prove that Guinness is good for you. Hang in there; there’s chocolate at the end. Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day, the magical day when we all become Irish, so remember — Guinness is good for you…
Minnie’s Cookies, Vegan Edition
Looking for a little holiday cheer? Try these vegan cookies and maybe make a batch for a neighbor who could use some joy and light. Usually, by November, I’m just gushing gratitude for all the gifts in my life and bubbly about the whole holiday season. This year, not so much. 2020’s been heavy lifting…
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