5 Tips for Better Salad Dressing
Salad dressing can sometimes seem like an afterthought, something to quickly pick up at the supermarket while we focus more on the greens and toppings. But think about it this way: Dressing is like the music score to a movie, the undercurrent that weaves its way through the entire experience. A good dressing, like a good music score, works with every part of the salad and rounds everything out into a complete package, so it’s worth a little bit more attention.
Jul 31, 2015
I Made My Niece’s Wedding Cake and Survived to Tell the Tale
When my niece announced her wedding date, I knew I wanted to give her an extra-special gift. Without thinking too much about it, I called her up and volunteered to make her wedding cake. She was thrilled, and we immediately began to discuss possibilities, but when I hung up the phone 10 minutes later, my first thought was, “What I have I gotten myself into?” My impulse to offer the cake was pure, but the reality and responsibility of making a wedding cake hit me like a ton of bricks.
Jul 31, 2015
How Many Times Can I Reheat Food?
If you have a big pot of soup or a lot of leftover casserole, you can pat yourself on the back that you’ve now got a quick meal waiting in the fridge. But just how many times can you reheat those leftovers safely? As long as you reheat the leftovers to at least 165°F each time, the food’s technically safe to eat.
Jul 31, 2015
5 Menu Swaps to Make Your Shabbat Dinner Suited for Summer
Most of the best — and best-known — dishes in the Eastern European Jewish cannon are heavy, rib-sticking things. They are delicious, to be sure, but not exactly foods you want to eat on a sweltering Friday night. This summer, break out of the traditional Shabbat dinner mold by swapping the classics with fresher, lighter fare that keeps the spirit of the holiday without weighing you down. Here are a few suggestions pulled from my new book, Modern Jewish Cooking.
Jul 31, 2015
10 Delicious Things to Watch on Netflix This Summer
Don’t have any weekend plans? Now you do. Stay inside, blast the AC, make a whole bunch of snacks, and watch these food-centric films, series, and documentaries on Netflix. From a documentary on the man behind General Tso’s chicken to a heart-warmer like Chef, you have plenty of options to choose from. Go ahead and cross these off your summer bucket list. We did a post on what to stream on Netflix last year, and we wanted to explore the newer options that have since been released.
Jul 31, 2015
What Are Some Good Cake Decorating Resources?
Q: As someone who has always been pastry bag-phobic, I have had a few occasions to use one in the last month and have been pleasantly surprised at the results. I’m now thinking I’d like to be able to create a nice-looking birthday cake, or something on that level. I browsed some cake decorating blogs, but what I found wasn’t to my taste and/or skill level.
Jul 31, 2015
Peach Plum Sangria is Summer in a Glass
Jul 31, 2015