“Tastes like Rita’s”–that’s what my kids said when I gave them a cold cup of freshly blended frozen drink. Yay! Moms, if you cringe at the amount of sugar consumption in the summer and wish refreshing treats could be wholesome, you’re going to love this recipe. There’s some technique here, so pay attention the first…
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Cilantro Lime Roasted Corn & Avocado Salad
This one uses canned corn, but you’d never know. I have so many things to say about this recipe! First, I know that cilantro usually has a “Ew we don’t eat that” type of reputation in some cooking circles and I was also totally like “I’ll sub parsley or basil” (which you totally could) too…
Baby Corn Riblets
This restaurant favorite just might become your family’s favorite way to enjoy corn. We’re a family that loves anything corn. Corn muffins are #1. We also love Corn Soup (check out the recipe in Dinner Done). And Corn Puree–see Best of Kosher for our favorite sea bass recipe. So, when we came home from Miami,…
Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream
We all need these easy, refreshing dessert hacks in the summertime. This one is vintage. It’s exactly the kind of dessert you want to start making and serving right about now. For us, this is a long time family favorite. How long? Do you remember these containers of orange juice concentrate? Yes, you might need…
Plastic Spoon Salmon
Because sometimes you really need a no-dish dish. Sometimes, you have a very specific need when you need to prepare a dish. And sometimes, that need is to make a grownup dish (perhaps it’s a night when the kids are having pizza or pasta) and you can’t think about taking out a real bowl or…
Balsamic Dill Salmon
This one has become one of my go-to easy Shabbos day salmon recipes. With fresh herbs and served cold, it’s light, bright and perfect for a summer lunch. I was trying to track down the origin of this recipe, so I could share it with all of you. I’ve been making it for years and…
Coulis with Cheesecake Cream
Change up your coulis with a creamy, dairy addition. Ever since Renee and Leah wrote this recipe, it’s been hard for me to look past coulis when serving dessert on any Yom Tov. I use both the fruit version and the mango version as a base, and build the dessert up from there, making lots…
Basics: Homemade Caramel Sauce
Sure, you can buy it. But a homemade caramel sauce is just so good and satisfying. (Plus! No special equipment needed.) When you make caramel by yourself, you can taste the simplicity and purity. Plus: Caramel lasts a long time in the fridge, so you can even make it now for Shavuos. First, combine the…
Easy Summer Corn and Feta Salad
Enjoy it for Shavuos and then again and again all summer long. This fresh and bright salad will become a shalosh seudos favorite! We love corn on the cob in my house. And sometimes we buy too much of it. One Friday last summer we had a few extra ears that had to be cooked…
Hot Dog Burnt Ends
This checks all the boxes: family-friendly, quick-to-prep, cost-effective…and best of all, deliciously smokey. I’m not sure if it’s just food people (food writers, avid cooks… ) that go through food phases. One example might be obsessing over a particular salad combination and making it over and over again. Or creating different variations of a similar…
