Mushroom Bourguignon (Vegan)

Mushroom Bourguignon (Vegan)

I grew up on traditional beef burgundy (or, as Julia would have it, Boeuf Bourguignon). My mother would make it and I gobbled it up. Over Manischewitz Extra Wide Egg Noodles, of course. With butter. But in healthier times, as we’re trying to save our own health...
Instant Pot Brisket, It’s What’s For Comfort

Instant Pot Brisket, It’s What’s For Comfort

As some of you may know, it’s been a tough month. I found out that I have to do some medication tweaking for my epilepsy and probably some dietary tweaking as well. Both my father-in-law and my uncle died within 48 hours. So, being a good Jewish girl, I decided...
Cranberry Apple Butter

Cranberry Apple Butter

I love cranberries. LOVE THEM. There’s pretty much nothing you can do to a cranberry that I won’t eat. Years ago, I started making cranberry applesauce for a friend who was diagnosed with diabetes. She couldn’t have sugar, but she wanted something to...
Roasted Garlic Chocolate Truffles

Roasted Garlic Chocolate Truffles

I can hear you now. “Say what?” But truly, these are delicious. And unless you tell people about the garlic, they’ll never know. It’s  fun party game — “what’s in these truffles that you would never believe?” Ingredients...

The Cheesiest Giveaway!

If you follow me on social media at all, you probably know two things: first, that I love cheese in all its many forms and second, that my new book, Echoes, comes out tomorrow. You may think these two things have nothing in common. However, Echoes is set partially on...