There is no real recipe for this wonderful breakfast and it differs slightly every week. The challah itself changes in consistency week to week which affects the outcome of the…
Josh’s Challah French Toast
One-Bowl Devil’s Food Layer Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting
This devilish cake is as black as sin, loaded with coffee, chocolate, cocoa and butterscotchy brown sugar. The acidity of these deliciously dark ingredients provokes an intensely fizzy reaction from…
Labneh Ice Cream with Pistachio-Sesame Brittle
I’ve been eternally fond of Middle Eastern food ever since my hippie days of spreading hummus on honey-sweetened whole wheat pita bread topped with alfalfa sprouts. Once I discovered the…
Tahini and Halva Brownies
Because of the combination of tahini, halva and chocolate is great, it will be difficult to eat just one of these brownies. In order to achieve the perfect balance of…
Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake (National Trust Cake)
However ambitious and discerning Helen’s palate, this light lemon cake is the one she’d take with her to a desert island if she could only choose one. It’s much simpler…
Gianduja Gelato
On my first visit to Torino, Italy, I arrived in rabid pursuit of gianduja, a confection made from local hazelnuts ground with milk chocolate that is a specialty of the…
Roasted Swiss Chard with Feta
Some recipes are a total surprise. When my friend (and Once Upon a Chef right hand) Betsy Goldstein told me about this dish, I thought it seemed really odd. But…
Springtime Sautéed Asparagus & Peas
There’s a useful adage: what grows together goes together. In other words, if fruits and vegetables grow in the same season and region, they’ll taste great together. Think tomatoes and…
Whole Lemon Bar
When life gives you lemons…make lemon bars! These lemon bars require no juicing; just put the whole lemon in and don’t forget the sugar. They’re perfect for a party or…
Schav (Sour Grass)
Recipe from Rae Keller, Congressman Jared Polis’ late great-grandmother, reprinted from the 1974 The International Grandmothers’ Cookbook: Favorite Recipes of Grandmothers from Around the World by Eileen Weppner.
