Today's the last day of winter break for me. I know the next few days are going to be hectic and crazy and the last thing I'm going to feel like doing when I come home will be cooking. I'll likely be so exhausted that the most I'll be able to do is grun...

Sausage and cabbage for New Year's Eve with a wonderful Spanish wine from Jinny. I bought way too many apples last week and I've been trying to figure out what to do with them that didn't involve a dessert. This is actually really easy to make, particul...

Eric is upset because I told all of our facebook friends that he couldn't cook. I apologize and would like to clarify: Eric can cook some things quite well, but these are limited to eggs (poached, sunny-side up, scrambled, you name it), bacon, and mashed ...

The first time I ever had a kugel was at a funeral. The whole affair was a whirlwind that I don't remember much of anything except taking pictures of paintings in order to avoid listening to Eric and his brothers argue. This was also, I should mention, t...

I love my potato latkes, and so does Eric, but I always feel that there are so many options to play with besides the old stand-by, Mr. Potato. Each year, Eric sits in our breakfast nook, peeling 10 pounds of potatoes, then has to stop because he is sure ...