Top 10 Viewed Recipes in 2025!

Here are the 10 Top Viewed Recipes of 2025!

I love seeing what posts people love! There are so many on this blog! I think for 2026 I am going to revisit them and update them!

Let me know in the comments if you have tried any of these!

Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares

This is one of the easiest desserts to make! Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares. No-bake & 5 ingredients! My sister was making this one day & so I had her tell me how to make it! She found out from her friend so I do not know where this recipe originated from but it is delish!…

Chopped Broccoli Salad

I had some broccoli crowns in the fridge, some carrots and purple cabbage so I decided to make it all into a salad. It turned out really nicely. The key, Murray says, is to cut the broccoli up into small pieces. The dressing is slightly sweet with the addition of maple syrup. I have changed the…

Blue Crinkle Cookies

These sweet little Blue Crinkle Cookies are easy to make & very pretty! Coloured Blue for Chanukah but you could add any food colour to make these anyway you want!! You could use red ones & green ones for Christmas… Pink for Valentines Day or someones favourite colour for a special occasion! Gel food colour…

Meringue Cake with Dates, Nuts & Chocolate

I made this cake for Passover but I know it will be good anytime of the year so am posting it in dessert dishes!! The recipe is from BALABOOSTA.COM, DATE,CHCOLATE & WALNUT TORTE  This dessert is crunchy, sweet & satisfying. It would be appropriate served anytime, after dinner, at a bridal  shower…thats a good idea…I…

Chocolate Chip Cookie & Kahlua Torte

This recipe is inspired by Norene Gilletz’s Tia Maria Torte, in her The Pleasures of Your Processor: By Norene GilletzThe pleasures of your processor: By Norene GilletzTHE PLEASURES OF YOUR PROCESSOR BY NORENE GILLETZ.  I have only changed some things..so it is her recipe with a few changes This is such a great dessert to have…

Corn Muffins..recipe from the Purity Corn Meal bag!

I find that sometimes the recipes on the back of the package of ingredients are really good! For example, the recipe for corn muffins on the back of the the Purity Corn Meal bag! I love corn muffins…anyway I can have them 🙂 I like then as a side with chili..that is what I made…

Banana Bread with Maple Frosting

Tired of banana bread with chocolate? I just wanted to switch it up a bit My fruit bowl had some bananas that were getting over-ripe and of course I decided to bake a banana bread, but without chocolate. This recipe is from my aunt & she grates chocolate into it, which is really good. But…

Oven Roasted Pickled Brisket

This is my go-to pickled brisket dish. I have boiled pickled briskets & I have made them in an InstaPot My New Instant Pot! Corned Beef & Cabbage, bur my very favourite way to cook & eat a picked brisket is this way! The recipe is from THE PLEASURES OF YOUR PROCESSOR BY NORENE GILLETZ. Here…

Noodles & Cottage Cheese

Cottage Cheese is having a ‘day’ on social media lately! We have been eating Noodles & Cottage Cheese forever!! Mac & Cheese needs to step aside while you all try this comforting delicious pasta dish! Uncomplicated to make yet one of the best things you can eat! Noodles & Cottage Cheese is a meal that…

TikTok Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls with Cream

I really enjoy looking at food TikTok. Some of the things on there I would never make & some I love to try. This TikTok “recipe’ is one I thought we all might like! The ingredients are … store-bought cinnamon bun dough in a tube, 1 cup of heavy cream & then you need butter,…

Top 10 Viewed Recipes in 2025!

Here are the 10 Top Viewed Recipes of 2025! I love seeing what posts people love! There are so many on this blog! I think for 2026 I am going to revisit them and update them! Let me know in the comments if you have tried any of these!

Happy New Year 2026

I wish all of you a very Happy New Year! May your New Year bring you everything you hope for, good health & happiness! Thank you for following this blog. I hope to have many new recipes to post in the coming year!! Here are some recipes for dinner tonight. I am a bit late…

Praline Oven French Toast

We went to spend some time with my sister & brother-in-law in Palm Springs & my sister made this Oven French Toast for us & some other guests! It is really simple to prepare & so delicious. The recipe is from KosherEye.com. Baked French Toast with Praline Topping…. my sister was inspired by this recipe…

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Happy New Year 2026

I wish all of you a very Happy New Year! May your New Year bring you everything you hope for, good health & happiness! Thank you for following this blog. I hope to have many new recipes to post in the coming year!!

Here are some recipes for dinner tonight. I am a bit late posting for dinner so here are some recipes that you can just pop into a grocery store, get what you need & still have time to make for dinner! Have a nice Spanish Coffee after dinner! Forgot to put the roast in so it is after dessert!

Imitation Crab Salad

I love imitation crab…. keeping a Kosher kitchen i can not use real crab meat so this is a delicious alternative for us! This is so quick it is almost impossible to believe it can be as good as it is!!! I love to make this salad, I use it as a dip or in…

Smoked Salmon Spread

Well, this was delicious!  Smoked salmon, cream cheese, mayo, horseradish, capers and parsley to garnish. It was all I could do but not eat the whole bowl at one time. Seriously!! In November I was in Toronto and had a smoked salmon sandwich on a bagel at the restaurant Schmaltz Appetizing, 414 Dupont St., and they had horseradish…

Chopped Broccoli Salad

I had some broccoli crowns in the fridge, some carrots and purple cabbage so I decided to make it all into a salad. It turned out really nicely. The key, Murray says, is to cut the broccoli up into small pieces. The dressing is slightly sweet with the addition of maple syrup. I have changed the…

BEST-EVER SCALLOPED POTATOES recipe by Norene Gilletz

This recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks. A perfect side dish anytime, creamy without cream, I bake mine until the top slices of potato are nice and crispy! I originally posted this recipe in 2018 & have made a few edits to it. THE PLEASURES OF YOUR PROCESSOR BY NORENE GILLETZ. My cookbook…

No Bake Chocolate Corn Flake Cookies

Could there be a simpler cookie? Maybe, but this recipe is one of them! I love them! I wanted  something chocolate that was non-dairy for dessert to go along side the coffee cake I was serving & didn’t really have time to bake, so remembered this recipe & it was perfect! Also, it is difficult…

Standing Rib Roast – a very easy method. ( Prime Rib)

Murray & I love a Standing Rib Roast! I do not make it very often but when I do it is a special treat! This is a post from 2018 but I thought it was a good idea to remind everyone about this delicious dish! I told my friend that I was going to make…

Praline Oven French Toast

We went to spend some time with my sister & brother-in-law in Palm Springs & my sister made this Oven French Toast for us & some other guests! It is really simple to prepare & so delicious.

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Enjoy the Holidays!

Here are some really delicious recipes to enjoy over the holidays!

I love to have a full fridge so everyone can open the door, look around & find something to eat in there.

Some dips, some snacks, some salads some desserts. Here are a few recipes that everyone can enjoy!

Classic Cheese Ball

Another recipe the I have has around for many years but have not made for a very long time! This Classic Cheese Ball is mild in flavour and perfect for any cracker or flatbread! Many years ago I sold a product called Linens & Lace at home parties. At one of the parties, I do…

Cheezies….An Appetizer

This recipe was from my aunt, Marilyn Lyman. I was going through her recipes one day & came across this typewritten recipe for Cheezies… they are a homemade cheese kind of cracker ….The image I get when I think of these is having them at a cocktail party, with the men & woman dressed to…

Cheddar Cheese Crackers with Pimento

OK… I buy crackers….but, I saw this recipe from bon appetit…& just had to try them. There is a huge problem though…they are soooo delicious that it is hard not to eat all of them at one time! They were surprisingly easy to make. The dough has to chill for at least 4 hours or…

Antipasto

This is my Aunt Marilyn Lyman’s recipe. I remember her making this & she gave me the recipe aver 30 years ago…. The recipe is just a bunch of jarred pickles, olives, tuna….& a few other ingredients…chopped up, mixed together & wow is it good!My aunt used to chop all fo the ingredients by hand but…

Orzo Salad with Imitation Crab

What a delicious idea! This orzo salad is like a deconstructed California roll! It can be eaten warm or cold & makes a good side dish or a stand-alone dish as well…I liked it the next day for dinner.   I made this when we had company over for & everyone really enjoyed it. Orzo,…

Smoked Salmon Spread

Well, this was delicious!  Smoked salmon, cream cheese, mayo, horseradish, capers and parsley to garnish. It was all I could do but not eat the whole bowl at one time. Seriously!! In November I was in Toronto and had a smoked salmon sandwich on a bagel at the restaurant Schmaltz Appetizing, 414 Dupont St., and they had horseradish…

Brussels Sprout & Kale Slaw

Brussels Sprouts are not my favourite vegetable by any means. Sometimes if they are roasted & seasoned with maple syrup….haha….I can eat them! But I do like them raw in this salad. I posted this recipe last year…. The original recipe has the kale & brussels sprouts cut thinly, but I like a quick prep…

Quick Creamy Coleslaw

I just love a creamy coleslaw! I never used to actually but since I use this delish dressing now it has become my favorite! Quick Creamy Coleslaw! I like to make this salad at least an hour before we are going to eat it. The softens up the cabbage a bit. Also, this is really…

Chocolate Walnut Marshmallow Fudge

Chocolate Walnut Marshmallow Fudge! This fudge is just so easy to make! Perfect to take as a gift, just put the fudge into a tin or a lovely dish & there you have it! This will be a well appreciated gift for everyone! My fav fudge has nuts in it so this recipe is a…

S’more Squares

I know S’mores are kind of a ‘summer’ thing but these are so delicious & maybe it is good to think about summer when it is winter! I first tasted these when my niece’s sister made them for a party & they are delicious. There recipe is from Betty Crocker Golden Grahams S’mores Recipe .…

Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookie

I found this recipe on Bon Appetit. It looked very interesting… shortbread, chocolate chunks, rolled in sugar & sprinkled with flakey sea salt… what would be wrong with this?Not one thing!!! The recipe is pretty simple. Once the cookie dough is made it is rolled into logs & cooled in the fridge for a bit.…

Gingerbread Cake

I not only love the taste of this Gingerbread Cake, but the smell of it baking is amazing. I especially love this cake when it is chilly outside but if you live in a warm climate you still need to have this cake! My husband and I  lived in Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories in…

Ginger Cookies…it’s always time for ginger cookies!

I have updated a few things in this blog post, December 2022! New pictures & a couple times! My friend Rhonda gave me this for Ginger Cookies recipe many years ago when our kids were just little. Rhonda made these Ginger Cookies for us to eat when our 2 families went on a trip to Calgary.…

Chocolate Cherry Cake

This Chocolate Cherry Cake takes only minutes to mix up & it is delicious! Only 4 ingredients!1 The recipe is from a cookbook from 1991. California Kosher. This book is a collection of recipes form the Women’s League of a synagogue in North Hollywood Califiornia I have made several recipes from this book but have…

Latkes…so many kinds!! Here are a few recipes

Do you like grated potato latkes? Puréed potato latkas? Sweet potato latkas? Or grated vegetable latkas? I love them all!

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Sugar Cookies Iced with Royal Icing

My friend Billie invited me over to ice some Sugar Cookies with her & a few other people! I was thrilled to be invited & eager to go! 

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Making Latkes with a Carrot in the Pan!

I saw.this hack on the internet somewhere and do not remember where! Wish I could give credit tot he person who posted this!

Putting a carrot in the frying pan while you are frying your lattes is genius! I did not really understand how it could help but it stops the oil from splattering and from burning! At least it did for me! Just discard the carrot when you are finished!

Latkes…so many kinds!! Here are a few recipes

Do you like grated potato latkes? Puréed potato latkas? Sweet potato latkas? Or grated vegetable latkas? I love them all!

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My Latest Substack Post!

All of the recipes are on this blog but I gathered them together in this Substack Post

https://substack.com/home/post/p-179393996?source=queue

If you celebrate American Thanksgiving or you don’t these recipes are always delish!

I don’t often post on. Substack but you can hit the subscribe button on the post is you want to follow me there!

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BEST-EVER SCALLOPED POTATOES recipe by Norene Gilletz

This recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks. A perfect side dish anytime, creamy without cream, I bake mine until the top slices of potato are nice and crispy! I originally posted this recipe in 2018 & have made a few edits to it.

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