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Babka Buns That Should Be Baking in Your Oven Right Now

by | September 08, 2016 | 15 comment(s)

So you thought babka needs to be sliced? This babka is simply pull, pull, pulled…and then poof…it’s gone. When I was growing up, I took my mother’s cooking for granted. She has always liked experimenting with new recipes and unique ingredients. Looking back, I think she was a bit of a foodie before it was…

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Why You Should Own a Cheese Board, Even If You Do Not Like Cheese

by | August 31, 2016 | 1 comment(s)

Three fab uses of a Cheese Board that go way beyond cheese and grapes. I picked up this porcelain cheese board at Crate & Barrel. It’s large, heavy, and I paid $29.99. Sure, I thought I’d use it as a prop for food-styling. Guess what. I ended up using it constantly. For all kinds of…

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One Pan Dinner: Kim’s Weeknight Chicken and Potatoes

by | August 27, 2016 | 0 comment(s)

Kim’s kids love this chicken & potatoes the most Below is an original recipe that will appear in my next cookbook! This is a one-pot dinner recipe that my children call their “favorite.” Instead of roasting the chicken whole, I like splitting the chicken into 2 halves as this speeds up the cooking time and…

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5 Things I Always Have in My Freezer

by | August 25, 2016 | 17 comment(s)

Because life’s just smoother when dinner is as easy as preheating an oven. The saddest sight, for me, is an empty freezer. I rely on my freezer. It’s always there, bailing me out when I need it most. True, there’s the constant restocking to think of, but that becomes sort of a habit. Here are…

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What Can Be Better Than Easy Schnitzel?

by | August 18, 2016 | 22 comment(s)

That’s schnitzel that takes half the time to prepare. This is the easiest and quickest way to get crispy baked chicken schnitzel on the table. I think that schnitzel must be the all-around favorite dinner. But the only thing that’s better than schnitzel (assuming you’re baking your schnitzel) is fried schnitzel. So why put that…

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Vacation in a Kitchen-Less Hotel. Now What?

by | August 15, 2016 | 10 comment(s)

One week. 2 adults. 5 kids. 21 meals. No kitchen. Seriously? Yes, seriously. Hotel cooking is doable, all you need is a bit of planning and a sink. Also a sandwich maker. Maybe an electric burner. Preferably a hot water kettle. And, of course, a Betty Crocker. But there’s a whole separate post devoted to…

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Fruit Pie, Fruit Galette, Fruit Tart.

by | August 04, 2016 | 13 comment(s)

This is one of the easiest things I’ve ever made. On one cold wintery Friday night, I served a fresh summer-fruit galette. My guest casually asked me where I was able to get fresh plums out of season. How strange would it have been to tell my guests that this galette was sitting in my…

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