I have to admit to having flipped out just a little bit when I discovered that Thanksgiving falls on the first day of Chanukah, this year. For all of its funkiness, using the lunar calendar, and always having Jewish holidays fall on different days every year, nothing this weird has ever happened in my…
Thanksgiving
Kasha Pilaf Varnishkes for Share Our Holiday Table
This post is part of Share Our Holiday Table, a seven-day, online progressive dinner series that we hope will encourage you to support and donate to Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign during this critical holiday period. I’m honored to be one of more than 50 bloggers who are participating. If you’ve been following…
Coffee Chocolate Chip Mini Cheesecakes & Mini Nutella Cheesecakes
I recently began cooking and writing occasional mini-reviews for Cooks & Books & Recipes, an awesome website that focuses exclusively on reviews of the latest cookbooks, featuring a sample recipe from each one. Okay, I’ve done two, so far. But if you’re thinking of buying any of the new cookbooks coming out, be sure to…