It's a Chrismukkah miracle! Can you tell that I am half Jewish? But not even, really. My dad is of Jewish decent, but I grew up celebrating Christmas. Alex, on the other hand, is fully Jewish. Now that we have Owen, we are trying to find a middle road. We celebrate both holidays, but we try ...
Cinnamon Apple Turnip Soup
This soup is all about turnip deliciousness. Um, you guys? I'm embarrassed. I realized the other day that I didn't have a single recipe for turnips on my blog. Hello? It's my namesake vegetable. But even besides that, I love turnips. They have a really fresh, sweet, almost minty ...
Cornbread Coffee Cake
Are there two more beautiful words together than coffee and cake? I honestly can't think of any. I'm pretty much always in the mood for one or the other, or both. Let's talk specifically about this coffee cake, which is a mashup of two of my favorite things. First up, cornbread. When I ...
Five Ingredient Spiced Pear Bellini
In my whole life, I've lived alone for exactly one month. I was 25 and had just quit my job and moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn, leaving behind my tight-knit group of girlfriends to strike out on my own in a new borough. I moved in with a girl I barely knew; I met her through Craigslist when she ...