Category: Holiday Recipes

Beef Wrapped Gai Lan

So, last week I made a delicious noodle dish for the Lunar New Year thanks to some amazing produce from the folks at Melissa’s Produce. Well, I’m back this week with another awesome Asian-inspired dish. This week we use beef and gai lan! Now, I love a good shrimp recipe. But my first love when… Continue reading Beef Wrapped Gai Lan

Shrimp & Bok Choy Stir-fried with Noodles

The Lunar New Year started on Sunday and goes through February 15th. It’s a time of celebration all over the world. There are wishes to be made, food to be enjoyed, and plenty of hope and good fortune for the new year. During the new year, you’ll see red envelopes covered with gold writing, red… Continue reading Shrimp & Bok Choy Stir-fried with Noodles

Blueberry French Toast Casserole

Cinco de Mayo may be tomorrow, but there’s another holiday right around the corner: Mother’s Day! Yes, that very important holiday where we celebrate the women in our lives. The women who took care of us from birth through those awful teenage years and yes, even into adulthood. I mean, let’s be honest, don’t you… Continue reading Blueberry French Toast Casserole

Greek Lamb Pita Pockets

With Easter and Passover coming up, it’s all about spring recipes, and have a I got a few. There’s lamb, egg, lemons… so many options, and all of them are great choices for the spring holidays. Better yet, all of them coming up over the next few weeks. While red meat and bread aren’t usually… Continue reading Greek Lamb Pita Pockets

Peppermint Blondies

Yes, it’s another cookie recipe. But can you blame me? I mean, it’s cookie season. Okay, every season is cookie season in this house. But this is the ultimate cookie season, because this is the time of year when there are cookie swaps and cookie bags and plenty of gifts that are in the cookie… Continue reading Peppermint Blondies

Zucchini Pancakes

Tonight is the 4th night of Hanukkah which means we’re right in the middle of the festive holiday. By now you’ve gotten a few presents and have probably eaten plenty of latkes, brisket and sufganiyot (jelly filled donuts). I love this time of year because it’s eight nights of delicious food, driedel, celebration and food!… Continue reading Zucchini Pancakes

Double Cranberry Sauce

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and by now you should have your menu all planned, and you may have even started making some dishes to prepare for the big feast. There’s the turkey, stuffing and gravy. There’s a potato dish as well as a vegetable, and of course there’s dessert. But there’s another smaller dish that’s just… Continue reading Double Cranberry Sauce

Bloody Mule

Sunday is Halloween, so I wanted to get one more creepy cocktail in before the month ended. Halloween drinks are big this time of year. I mean, Halloween is a great time to party (especially after last year), the drinks come in a variety of liquors and in every color under the full moon from… Continue reading Bloody Mule