Category: Desserts
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Sara’s Zara Shower and Edible Handbags
I have been trying to accumulate less “stuff” and instead, build more memories. So, instead of getting another gift for Sara, Leah and I decided to go all out and host a memorable shower for Sara.
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Aufruf Rice Krispies Treat Cake
Candle lighting was at 4:12 PM. And, there was so much to get done. Thankfully, we had an aufruf to look forward to attending Shabbos morning.
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Marshmallow Tulips
The flowers were colorful and gorgeous. They piqued my interest because they were so simple and yet so beautiful. Their beauty belies the unity of the ingredients and the simplicity of their design. And, yet, these flowers transport me instantly to that special place in Jerusalem that, for me, represents unity and beauty.
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Basic Rice Krispies Treats
INGREDIENTS 1 large jar of marshmallow fluff 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 box of Rice Krispies cereal DIRECTIONS Over low heat in a large pot, melt butter or margarine. Add marshmallow fluff and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. Add Rice Krispies, 2 cups at a time. Using a firm spatula, stir until…
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A No-Bake Wedding Cake
The task was simple. I repurposed a rose-shaped silicone mold. Davida prepared a batch of Rice Krispies Treats and I packed the batter firmly into the pan. After a short few minutes, I inverted the mold onto some wax paper. I pressed the love birds and the embellshment into the cake and the SimpletoWow wedding cake was…
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Pink Baby Carriage Cookies: Simple to Wow
For Charley’s kiddush, Davida prepared these adorable carriage cookies. They really were Simple to Wow! INGREDIENTS Hadar-Tirosh chocolate half-moon biscuits Paskesz mini Oreo cookies frosting Pink piping or frosting DIRECTIONS Using a small spatula coated with frosting, adhere two half-moon cookies together at right angles to create base of carriage. Since these cookies are double-sided, …
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Marshmallow Ballerinas for Kiddush
We hope and pray that Charley fulfills the potential in her name. May she steer her own family through life’s travails and dance through life’s simchas (joys). To celebrate this special occasion, I created a stage of spinning ballerinas with the help of June, Scotty’s mother. It was an adorable centerpiece that really was simple to…
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DIY Sanding Sugar
Sanding sugar adds a wow to so many of my simplest desserts. While some recipes call for sanding sugar in colors that are impossible to find, others call for such minute or such immense quantity that it makes no sense to purchase. And, sanding sugar is so simple to create in exactly the hue that…
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Tisha B’Av: The Sour and the Sweet
On Tisha B’Av, we shed tears over what we had and what we have lost. However, we must find hope in our sadness, sweetness in the sourness of the past tragedies. Our tears should not be the pessimistic tears cried by our ancestors on the night the spies returned. They should be meaningful tears based upon…
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Baby Stroller Fruit Display
So, I took matters into my own hands. Actually, I took matters into the capable hands of my youngest daughter, Davida. And, of course, I wasn’t disappointed. Davida carved a watermelon into this baby stroller complete with a nectarine baby sipping his bottle. It was not too complicated to prepare and it really created a…
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5-Ingredient Cheesecake Brownie Bites
Cheesecake and brownies. Brownies and cheesecake. Two delicious and decadent desserts that deserve each other. This recipe is simple and oh, so delicious. It is the perfect combination of these two classic dessert flavors. The recipe begins with brownie mix and end up as the perfect combination of brownies and cheesecake, marbled to perfection. It…
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A Bouquet of Cupcakes with Purpose
Davida volunteered to host a Shavuos bake sale at our home next Wednesday night, May 16th, 2018 from 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM. It comes right on the heels of Mother’s Day and right before the Jewish holiday of Shavuos. Both Mother’s Day and Shavuos are days associated with flowers, so Davida and I prepared a…
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Simple Cranberry Sorbet
I’ll share a secret with you. My Purim seuda (feast) menu is designed around the chametz (leavened products) that I must use up before Pesach (Passover). This year, I found myself with lots of frozen challah, hence the stuffed chicken breasts and meatballs. I found that I had three bags of fine egg noodles, and thus yerushalmi kugel was…
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Belgian Waffles for a Crowd
I made three batches of our favorite waffle recipe and stored them in mason jars. I set up the waffle maker, the waffle batter, a small measuring cup, cooking spray and an assortment of toppings.
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Nearly No-Carb Cheesecake with Mom’s Voice
Don brother, Mordechai, is on board with this new plan. For this trip, he will be traveling without the love of his life, Yael. But, he doesn’t want to give up another love of his life. Cheesecake. Don told Mordechai that we will find a way for him to have his cheesecake and eat it,…
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Cranberry Pears on Blankets
This dessert is just that, simple, gorgeous and not too sweet. The contrast of flavors and textures between the pastry, pears, cranberries and dates is incredible. The puffed pastry outlines the natural shape of the pears and the pastry leaves add dimension and flair.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Drumsticks for Dessert
This dessert is simple, adorable and delicious. It is the perfect dessert to bring the turkey to your Thanksgiving table, even if you opt out of Thanksgiving turkey as we are this year.
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Avigail’s Simple Pilgrim Hats
With no green vegetables left to recreate the Thanksgiving turkey, I had to try something else. So, I opted to reintroduce Thanksgiving to our meal with these adorable Pilgrim hats. The good news is..they are so simple that my four year old granddaughter made them with a bit of assistance from Davida, my youngest daughter. …
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Simple No-Bake Sorbet cakes
Desperate times call for desperate measures. A few weeks ago, I had finished preparing a simple Shabbos menu when we found out that we were about to have a houseful of Shabbos company. I had plenty of real food, but I needed to create an impressive dessert…quickly and with ingredients already on hand.
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German Chocolate Cake for Mordy
Last week, my brother, Mordy, celebrated his birthday. Growing up, nobody made much of a deal about birthdays and that has become part of my DNA. Most of the time, we forget each others birthdays and I have been know to forget my own birthday and anniversary. Thankfully, my brother, Itzy, often calls, texts…
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Machzor Cupcakes
So much of the Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) holidays are spent in shul (synagogue). The prayer service follows an order of prayers delineated in the respective machzor (prayer book) for each of these holidays. In preparation for Rosh Hashana and Staci Segals’ charity bake sale, I prepared some cupcakes…
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Upside-Down Apple Nut Beehive
This cake is both creative and delicious. The upside-down cake is simple to prepare and can be served as is. For a Rosh Hashana twist, I surrounded the cake with a chocolate honeycomb and some candy bees.
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Simply Perfect and Healthier Cheesecake
Shavuos is the holiday that we literally count the days toward its arrival. We count 49 days (seven weeks) from Pesach (Passover) to Shavuos, blessing the sefira (counting) every evening from the second night of Pesach until Shavuos begins. From a culinary perspective, many of us count the days until we can enjoy the delicious…
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Charoset Ices
Last year in Israel, we discovered that Ben and Jerry’s manufactures Charoset ice cream for Pesach (Passover). We bought it at the Israel supermarket for its Passover-themed value but we devoured it for its delicious taste. After all, charoset is a traditional dip consumed at the Passover Seder. It is typically prepared with chopped apples, nuts, cinnamon…
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Pomegranate Truffles
There is something about pomegranate seeds that are oh, so delicious and create such a taste and texture sensation. The soft outside and the pop in your mouth juiciness is something so unique and so wonderful. The bright red color is reminiscent of a red heart and what better ingredient to pair with pomegranate seeds than…
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The Blessing and Renewal of Tu Beshvat
Tu B’Shevat reminds us of the dormant potential in the trees and in each one of us. Just as the trees and their seeds lie dormant during the harsh and cold winter months, often we have times of dormancy. Our hope is that we recognize the potential in ourselves, our children and those around us,…
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Don’s Birthday Ice Cream Cake
For Don’s birthday every year, I prepare a birthday cake for him. It doesn’t need to be fancy or fussy. It just needs to contain lots and lots of his favorite ice cream….Baskin Robbins Jamoca Almond Fudge. To Don, there is nothing quite like this flavor. Because…Don knows what he likes in ice cream. In…
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Leah’s Awesome Pareve Chocolate Chip Cookies
Leah’s reputation in our kitchen as a salad maker is legendary. She is known for her creative and unique salad ingredient combinations. For years, we have referred to Leah as our salad queen and we still often append “primavera” to her name just for fun. So, we were all a bit surprised when Leah decided…
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Strawberry and Brownie Mini Trifles
INGREDIENTS oneFlourless Chocolate Cake or brownie recipe, cut into small cubes whipped cream 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar strawberries, diced decorative cookie (optional) DIRECTIONS Soak, wash and dry strawberries well. Using a paring knife, create one strawberry rose for each mini trifle. For each rose, slice thin petals from close to the top of the…
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Simply Perfect Sufganiot in a Zipper Bag
I like to stay close to the latest trends in cooking and design. One trendy and helpful technique in preparing dough is to use a zipper bag for preparing and kneading the dough. It is a great idea for most dough and really reduces the cleanup. Best of all, since the zipper bag can be discarded…
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That Turkey! Baked Apple
I love warm baked apples. There is something simple about the flavor and preparation, yet it is one of those recipes that never seems to get old. For Thanksgiving, I decided to dress up my Simply Delicious Baked Apples and create a Thanksgiving-inspired baked apple turkey. It really was simple. Oh, and whimsical. And, of…