I don’t claim to be a knife expert, but I do know when I’m hungry, I want things to be chopped and diced as fast as possible. I made chicken marsala for dinner the other night, and needed to dice up a shallot for the recipe. If you’re looking to cut down on prep time,…
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Moroccan Chicken Stew
This is a one-pot meal (my favorite weekday dish) and requires very few ingredients to get a flavorful, nutrient-rich dinner on the table in 30 minutes. Moroccan Chicken Stew Adapted from Women’s Health / 4 servings / Prep time: 5-10 min / Cook time: 25 min Ingredients: 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 green pepper (chop 3/4…
A little bit about me…
When I was in middle school, I won the Halloween costume competition by impersonating Julia Child. I wore a white apron with a rubber chicken and a wooden spoon inside and walked around throwing flour at people and saying “some for the chicken, and some for meee!” as I mimed pouring wine.
A Milestone Day
I feel like my blog learned how to stand up today. I submitted some photos to the Serious Eats photograzing site, and they put up my tuna salad in lettuce cups picture! Check it out hereThe main photograzing page is here, and if you scroll down, you’ll see it.
Mini Potato Gratins
These are are the top two things I like about making single-size servings of food: They look like you put way more work into them than you actually did You can control your portion size With that in mind, I made miniature potato gratins tonight! I created 2 different recipes. One of them involves Italian-flavored…
Chocolate Caramel Matzoh Crunch
I’m going to a potluck Passover dinner tonight at a friend’s house, and am bringing dessert. I used David Lebovitz’s recipe for Chocolate-Covered Caramelized Matzoh Crunch. His recipe is fast & easy and requires minimal effort…but the results are utterly decadent. Jewish or not – grab a box of matzoh and cook up a…
Passover Apple Cake
I have my family’s copy of The Jewish Woman’s Cookbook from 1968! I’ve always wanted to make something from it, and this year I decided to go for it. You can’t use flour or any leavening agents like baking powder or soda in Passover desserts; so, this cake is kind of spongy and fluffy. You…
Caroline is a freelance writer, nutrition communication consultant, and counselor with a holistic approach to healthy living. 
