Sour cream and butter, what can go wrong? Not much. Start brewing some coffee because this is the type of cake you will want to have with your morning cup of Joe. Dense and flavorful, this is a pound cake dream. The dairy flavors meld with the cocoa, but it’s not overwhelmingly dairy or heavy….
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Knafeh: the Syrian Answer to Cheesecake
You can make the best of Israeli shuk street food in your own kitchen. Editor’s note: A few years ago on a trip to Israel, I took a tour of the Machane Yehuda shuk with Tova In Israel. She introduced us to this most incredible dish and there was no turning back. Every time I…
Two Easy Steps: Turn A Basic Meringue into a Special Treat
Even your kids can take on this job! These meringues are great to have around (read freezer). Just a simple addition elevates these to a treat to serve guests alongside a cup of tea or as dessert. You’ll need: 1 3.5 ounce bar of dark chocolate, melted (see here how to melt chocolate) ½ cup…
Chocolate Cookies for all the Chocoholics to Enjoy on Pesach
Why mess around with extras when all you really need is chocolate?? 5.0 from 1 reviews Pesach Chocolate Cookies Save Print Cook time 12 mins Total time 12 mins Ingredients 1 ½ cups sugar 4 eggs 4 tablespoons oil ¼ tsp coffee dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water pinch salt ½ cup potato…
The Mango Dessert That Everyone Has Room For
Refreshing. Light. Easy to prepare. Pretty. Can be prepared in advance. This mango coulis recipe is a keeper. Let’s face it. Yom Tov meals are heavy. Matzos are heavy. A nice refreshing dessert is always welcome. We posted our coulis recipe (see here). for Succos and it was such a huge hit we decided we…
This Is the Best Pesach Apple Crumble We Ever Tried
Make sure to double your crumbs…you’ll want to use them on top of everything. We love these crumbs. We make a big batch and use them on everything (stay tuned for more ways to use them!). But, first, why not use them in the most obvious, basic way? On top of an apple crumble, of…
Basics: How to Make Perfect Meringues
If I don’t make any other sweet thing on Pesach, I will make meringues…the melt-in-your-mouth perfect little sweet treat. Let’s get a few things straight. I don’t leave my meringues in the oven overnight. We like them crisp on the outside, and chewy on the inside. And you can accomplish that simply by baking for…
The Gooey Chocolate Cookie Dough Dessert Hack
You’re only two steps away to one amazing chocolate cookie dough dessert cupcake that everyone will love. Last May, we posted this dessert hack by Chantzy Weinstein, combining brownie mix, store-bought cookie dough, and lotus butter…5 minutes, three ingredients (sort of), barely any work, and you have these really delicious sweet treats. It was so…
How to Serve Chocolate Fondue for a Shabbos Dessert
We love chocolate, we love fruit and we love an easy dessert! Melted chocolate makes any fruit into dessert, and it’s literally the simplest thing you can prepare for a Friday night treat. Pour a bag of chocolate chips into a quart-size freezer Ziploc bag and seal. Place that bag into a small aluminum pan…
Basics: One Bowl No Mixer Cupcakes
There is one basic every family needs. Why cupcakes? Because cupcakes are always a last minute thing. Need to send something to school party? Forgot someone’s birthday is coming up? Kids bored on Sunday? Cupcakes always come to the rescue. When we decided we needed a cupcake recipe for BCP I didn’t have to go…
