Caramel Apple Pear Cobbler

Ignore the semi-burnt pecans and let me tell you about this cobbler. It has an oatmeal cookie-slash-muffin-hybrid cobbler topping, amazing homemade caramel and just delicious apple and pears. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and maybe some tea and you’ve got yourself one of the best fall desserts. Or, you could bring this to a [...]

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Fruit and Nut Oatmeal Muffins

Not too sweet, not too big, just right for a morning boost. As much as I adore granola bars for breakfast, it’s nice to mix it up with some healthy-tasting muffins. Plus, making muffins at home is significantly cheaper than buying them from a coffee shop. Although I did find this bakery by the metro [...]

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Matzo Ball Soup

I’ve talked a lot about matzo ball soup. It’s at (almost) every Jewish holiday dinner and so homey as the evenings get colder. We ate this three nights in a row — mainly because we had so much of it — and enjoyed every bite!
Ingredients
Source: Me, my mom, tradition
1 packet matzo ball mix
2-3 pieces [...]

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Rosh Hashanah Jam Cake

L’Shana Tova! We’re celebrating 5770 — wow! That’s another thing I love about fall, the High Holidays mark the changing of the seasons and the beginning of a new year. More than my birthday or New Year’s Eve, the High Holidays are when I reflect on the past year and look ahead to the next. [...]

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Apple Almond Coffee Cake

It’s that time of year where we can fall asleep with the window open and the air conditioning off; where you need a sweater in the morning and a cup of hot tea in the afternoon to stay warm in the office. And a few other things I love about fall: trouser socks, puffy vests, [...]

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Vegetable Potstickers

Some nights, dinner in our house is a bit of a mish-mosh of eating what we have in the house. Recently, we had grilled hot dogs (with the works — relish, mustard and ketchup) served in homemade challah with these potstickers on the side! Perhaps not the most usual combination of side dish and entree, [...]

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Strawberry Banana Bread

It’s hard taking photographs of quick breads because they all kind of look the same. I tried cutting pieces, placing the bread out on different counters in my house; then I even wrapped it in saran wrap and put a funky little bow on it — still nothing. You can put lipstick on a pig [...]

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Orange Oatmeal Currant Scones

I’m pretty sure this is my favorite scone recipe yet. They’re not too big and keep their flavor over a few days, instead of turning into big morning cakes where they’re too doughy and dense. The recipe also seems flexible enough in terms of leaving out the orange and currants and adding your own twist [...]

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