Central Mexican Guacamole and Chili-Pineapple Margarita
Oh guacamole. You are so embedded into American food culture that we have formed strong, chili-like opinions about the best, the most authentic and the most worthy recipes. Because we need more stuff to fight about. According to Milk Street, the version out of...
Tahini Swirl Brownies
For anyone familiar with Halvah, adding tahini to brownies is a no-brainer, in fact, what took us so long??? And if Halvah is good enough for Suleiman the Magnificent who are we to question it? For those unfamiliar, it brilliantly transforms what can be a...
Basic Challah and Za’atar Monkey Bread with Garlic and Onion Labneh
Just like pictures of myself, I’m only going to post the most flattering one of my challah. You know, thinner, younger and generally more attractive than it actually is: But I admit that it was a little wonky looking. Turns out braiding thick, heavy, sticky...
Hummus and Pita
It’s not difficult to understand the crazy popularity of hummus. Easy to make (with ingredients found almost anywhere), vaguely healthy, cheap, and versatile. But like many popular things, it has strayed very far from authenticity. People have added all...
Funfetti Cake
Unlike Molly, and maybe many of you, this was not an “iconic cake of my childhood” mainly because I was a child in the 1960s and cake innovation technology just wasn’t there yet. But even without the strong pull of nostalgia, how can you not be drawn to this cake? It’s got “fun” right in the title for crying out loud!
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