This recipe is very similar to a Pecan Pie but a bit different! Walnut Whiskey Pie. The addition of the whiskey is great!
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Break your Fast with these recipes!
We always break our fast with our extended family and we usually have the same menu every year!
We start with a piece of Honey Cake & a cup of tea then we dig in to the delicious food on the table. We all contribute a dish or two to the meal.
Here is our usual menu with the recipes below
Salmon of some kind, usually roasted
Caesar Salad or a regular green salad
Cabbage Salad
Quinoa Salad with fruit
Cottage Cheese Muffins with sour cream & berries
Hash Brown Casserole
Cut up veg, cucumbers, carrots & broccoli & cauliflower with a dip of some kind
Egg Salad & Tuna Salad ( usually just basic made with mayo)
Fruit Plate & a variety of desserts. Usually Brownies & Cookies
Crusted Baked Salmon
This salmon is coated with a very tasty home-made crumb mixture then baked until crispy! A new cookbook that I was given. the new kosher by KIM KUSHNER, has some great looking recipes in it & I plan to cook my way through it! This salmon recipe is the second thing I have made, the…
Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Crumbs
Wow! I do not think I will every use croutons again! I loved this Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Crumbs so much! I saw a picture of a Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Cumbs and knew I had to try it. You can use any Caesar Salad recipe you like but I will post the…
Purple Cabbage Slaw
I picked up a beautiful purple cabbage at my local farmers market. It is small which is just the right size for Murray & I Inspired by the Purple Cabbage Salad in the Kosher By Design Cookbook by Susie Fishbein, I made a purple cabbage slaw. It is delicious! Different from the one in the…
Asian Coleslaw with Ichiban Noodles
An old favourite salad recipe that I forget about! With all of the new recipes I look at everyday & the new ‘trendy’ way to eat vegetables…kale, shaved brussels sprouts… it is nice to turn back & re-visit some past favs The original recipe was a bit different then the one I make. I have…
Cottage Cheese Muffins
I love these cottage cheese muffins. The recipe is from over 40 years ago! Our family has been making them forever! I think the original recipe was given to my mom by a friend of hers. Sometimes I would play majong with my mom’s group & this friend of hers would make the cheese muffins…
Hash Brown Casserole
This recipe is one of our family favourites at any buffet meal! This is an old recipe probably from over 25 years ago that I got from a friend of mine. Always a hit with everyone! The only confusing thing about this recipe is the size of the bag of frozen hash browns.. since the…
Brownies
These brownies are rich, dark & delicious. Made with Hershey’s cocoa, the recipe is from the Hershey Chocolate Company. I have s 2-sided piece of paper with the BEST recipes on it! I must have gotten this sheet paper over 30 years ago!! The brownie recipe is called Deep-Dish Brownie …the recipe is pretty straight…
My Most Loved Apple Cake Recipe
This recipe for my Mom’s Apple Cake is one of the most popular and viewed recipes on my site! It is a delicious cake, moist & tender studded with pieces of apple.
Perfect for the Jewish Holidays in the fall. Apples are one of the traditional foods people eat at Rosh Hashanah. Apples are dipped in honey & baked into strudels & cakes!
This cake freezes really well so it is perfect to make ahead. Wrap it up tightly in plastic wrap & I always use foil over it as well to ensure the cake stays nice and fresh. Cool completely before wrapping & freezing .
Mom’s Apple Cake isn’t just for the holidays! It is a great cake to use up some apples from trees in the yard or farmers markets! Great all year round you are really going to love this cake!

Peaches!
We have been going to Kelowna BC every summer for over 36 years. This year, we are not going & for many reasons I feel sad about that. We always bought Peaches at a local orchard in West Bank call Paynters. Since we will not be doing there this year I bought some Peaches at Costco. They were delicious. I stored them in the original box for 2 days to ripen up. Then I kept them in the fridge so they did not all get ripe at the same time. I like the Peaches cold from the fridge & Murray likes them room temp so he takes out some to eat & I eat them right from the fridge!
Here are some recipes using Peaches.
Fresh Peach Cobbler
Pick up some fresh peaches at the market & make this delicious Peach Cobbler! It is simple & very good. Serve it with ice cream or not….. This recipe was given to me by a lady I knew …she told me that this recipe was good & I believed her & asked her for the…
Peach Raspberry Pie
Do you have any peaches? Raspberries? If you do …you should make this pie..if you don’t you should go get some!!! The easy thing about this pie is that the crust is a ‘press in’ crust..no rolling! The filling is delicious…& I liked the crumb top so it is win win! The recipe is from…
PEACH CRISP- Vegan/Parve
We were just in Kelowna B.C. & picked up a case of peaches are our favourite orchard in West Kelowna. Paynters. We have been getting our fruit there for many years! This year they did not have any of their own peaches but they had so many from other orchards in the Okanagan. Now the…
Blueberries are on sale everywhere here! So lets get Baking!!
Here are 11 of my favourite recipes using Blueberries!! If you can’t find delish fresh blueberries you can use frozen ones for any of these recipes!
Blueberry Galette
I just love Blueberry Pie & this Blueberry Galette is just as good…it is easy to make so you should make it soon! The recipe is from Bon Appetit Blueberry-Pecan Galette The crust is made with pecans, it is really easy to handle so even a novice pie maker can feel good about making this!…
Blueberry Crisp
The fresh blueberries are so delicious now…plump & juicy! There were a lot of emails going around with blueberry recipes last week, so I wanted to join in. I just needed a small dessert & happened to have the right amount of fresh blueberries in my fridge for this recipe! The recipe is from marthastewart.com Blueberry…
Lemon Blueberry Scones
I love scones…pretty much any kind of scones.. I have 2 favourite places to buy them.. one here in Edmonton & one place in Toronto I like scones to be crispy on the outside, soft & flakey & tender inside. The 2 places I love to buy scones at is The Duchess Bake Shop in…
Blueberry Rhubarb Crisp
Rhubarb Blueberry Crisp Vegan dessert
Blueberry Labneh Cheesecake
I used homemade Labneh in a cheesecake instead of cream cheese & it was delicious! Replacing the cream cheese in the cheesecake worked out really well. I worked out the calories on an online site for the same recipe with cream cheese & then using the Labneh…. there was a big difference…the one with the…
Lemon Blueberry Icebox Cake
Well, this was delicious! The recipe is from Bon Appetit & i just love the recipes on that site! We had company coming for dinner & I did not feel like baking anything.. I was hoping for a warm evening so I thought If I had a frozen dessert .. maybe it would inspire the…
Blueberry Pie
Blueberries are everywhere & I am pretty happy about that! There are several recipes I love with blueberries & one of them is this blueberry pie. Just a basic blueberry pie, nothing fancy. I used a recipe from Martha Stewart. The fresh blueberries I used were not very sweet so the pie wasn’t either. Some…
Norene Gilletz Blueberry Muffins
I always made these muffins when my children were young.. they loved them! Simple to make & perfect! I made these muffins with fresh blueberries—they are juicy & burst inside the muffin…& ooze out of them a bit… just beautiful …but these ar equally as good with frozen blueberries too! Making them with the frozen…
Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes
I love making ‘breakfast/brunch’ on the weekends. Whether it is eggs, french toast, waffles, the delicious list of breakfast foods goes on & on. I saw this recipe on bon appetit & had to make them. A soft, light in texture pancake studded with blueberries & topped with a delicious blueberry-lemon compote. Honestly, you must…
Blueberry Hand Pies
This recipe is from King Arthur Flour. They have a bake along series & this is the first recipe I have tried from this series. These Blueberry Hand Pies are delicious & quite easy to make. I did not put enough filling in the hand pies. It looks like I put in the same amount…
Blueberry Pudding
This delicious Blueberry Pudding is a lovely dessert. I have the recipe in my recipe binders], but I do not know where I got it from! I cut it out of a magazine years ago. It is one of the recipes I saw one time, & thought it would be good- then did not make…
Blueberry Pudding
This delicious Blueberry Pudding is a lovely dessert.
I have the recipe in my recipe binders], but I do not know where I got it from! I cut it out of a magazine years ago. It is one of the recipes I saw one time, & thought it would be good- then did not make it! I have to say that I missed out on years of enjoying this Blueberry Pudding!
This Blueberry Pudding has a cake-like texture studded with blueberries, not too sweet which is perfect so you get the real taste of the blueberries.
Very easy to make with few ingredients. You can use fresh or frozen blueberries, though the original recipe calls for frozen blueberries. I like to bake with frozen blueberries to save time.. otherwise I wash & dry the blueberries then sort through to make sure none of the fresh blueberries are moldy, so I prefer to use frozen ones! And, if you keep a bag of frozen blueberries in the freezer you can make anything whenever you want! like these Blueberry Muffins or Blueberry Galette
You can serve this with some ice cream or whipped cream is delicious. On its own is great too ( I sprinkled it with some icing sugar but it quickly got absorbed into the Blueberry Pudding!)
A few recipe notes- This overflows a bit so the bottom of the oven will get some butter on it… my suggestion would be to but a foil lined baking sheet on the oven rack below the baking dish to catch any spills ( I always forget to do this & then regret it!!_. Also note that there is melted butter on the top of this when it comes out of the oven & this is puffed up a bit…as it cools the butter soaks into the pudding & it deflates…
Here is the recipe
Ingredients
4 cups blueberries, frozen
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tbsp + 1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter, cut into small cubes
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
2 tsp grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Method
Preheat oven to 350f
Grease a 9 inch round pie plate and the batter filled it up to the top! So next time I am going to use a bit of a deeper dish
1. Put the blueberries into a bowl, add 1/4 cup brown sugar sugar & 1 tbsp of flour. Mix to coat all of the berries
2. Put the blueberry mixture into the prepared baking dish
3. In a bowl, combine the remaining 1 cup of flour with the butter until it resembles a coarse meal. You can use your fingers for this, 2 knives or a pastry cutter. If you want to use a food processor, just pulse until it is to the texture you want & not too fine.
4. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of brown sugar, milk, egg, lemon peel & vanilla. Mix to combine.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish
6. Bake for about 55 minutes until it is firm in the centre & golden brown. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving. You can eat this warm or room temperature. If you want, you can warm up leftovers in the microwave briefly.
Enjoy!






Double Iced Brownies
Double Iced Brownies… just delicious. Brownies are good iced or not but these take Brownies to the next level!
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Here are several recipes for delicious Cheesecake
Cheesecake….. this one is light & fluffy!
So many cheesecake recipes… I won’t be trying them all :)) but this recipe looked so delicious I had to make it! The next one I am going to try .. .I am going to replace the cream cheese with homemade Labneh… if it works I will blog it! The recipe is from The Nosher…
Kraft No-Bake Cool Whip Cheesecake
This was just so quick & easy. Sometimes we just need this!!!Delicious simple dessert! I was doing a Zoom cooking demo for some seniors and thought they might like this dessert. It is just so simple! The crust is a pre-made graham crust! I have never bought one before but it is really good. Tehn…
Blueberry Labneh Cheesecake
I used homemade Labneh in a cheesecake instead of cream cheese & it was delicious! Replacing the cream cheese in the cheesecake worked out really well. I worked out the calories on an online site for the same recipe with cream cheese & then using the Labneh…. there was a big difference…the one with the…
Sprinkle Cheesecake
This is a no bake cheesecake recipe! Comes together quickly & is really pretty! The recipe is from the web site The Nosher No-Bake Funfetti Cheesecake Recipe It is really delicious. It was so good we did not want to eat it all so Murray took it the office ….and everyone could enjoy it! The…
Cheese Cake with Raisins
I know if you are in the ‘I don’t like raisin camp’ you may disregard this post but you shouldn’t! This recipe is so delicious I am sure you can leave the raisins out if you do not like them & still have a very yummy cake! The recipe is from Carine Goren.. TRADITIONAL Jewish…
Cheese & Crumb Cake
We watched the tv show Shtisei & they ate a delicious looking cheesecake… I think this recipe might be close to that? Even if the recipe here is not the same as the one we saw on tv… how could it be really? I don’t know anything about that tv cheesecake but I do know…
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! Melted chocolate chips, butterscotch chips & peanut butter mixed together, then you add some peanuts & mini marshmallows. Chill, cut & enjoy! I used smooth peanut butter but you can use crunchy peanut butter if you prefer! I cut this into squares & then froze them! They were good frozen but did not take long to soften up if you do not like to eat frozen treats!
Here is the recipe
Ingredients
1 bag of chocolate chips
1 bag of butterscotch chips
1 cup peanut butter
1/2-1 cup peanuts
mini marshmallows, you can use as much as you want! 1/2 – 1 full bag
Method
1 9 x13 pan Spray with non-stick spray
- In a large bowl, melt the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips & peanut butter together. Mix together until well combined
- Add the peanuts, mix
- Add the marshmallows & stir them in until all of the marshmallows are coated with the peanut butter mixture
- Pour into the greased pan
- Chill in the refrigerater until firm
- Cut into squares, any size you want!
Enjoy!
Lazy Dazy Cake
Lazy Day Cake is a simple white cake with a sweet crispy coconut topping & it is delicious! One of my favourite cake recipes!
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7 Fantastic Loaf Cakes Recipes!
Olive Oil Lemon Loaf
Murray picked a ton of fresh strawberries from the garden & I knew a lemon loaf would be a delicious accompaniment to those sweet tender strawberries! I wanted to make a non-dairy lemon loaf so I substituted olive oil for the butter & water for the milk! Turned out great! The recipe I used, whisk…
Pineapple Rum Loaf Cake
The other day Murray said he wanted cake, and oddly I did not have any…none on the counter & none in the freezer…so it was time to make a cake! And…he likes rum so I have adapted a cake recipe of my mom’s & have made a Pineapple Rum Loaf cake. I did not want…
Coffee Cake Loaf
This coffee cake is a delicious recipe that is made in a loaf pan, so it is perfect if you want just a small coffee cake!! I just had some with my morning coffee & it is a perfect cake! The recipe is from the cookbook Second Helpings Please & is called Streusel Coffee Cake.…
Pumpkin Loaf
I have no idea who gave me this recipe… it is just written down on an index card….but it it is a really good recipe. Dense & delicious. You can make this with or without added raisins…nuts…plain is great…you can adapt it to your taste. This recipe makes 2 loaves so I made one with…
Another Banana Loaf/Bread!
This banana loaf has added pineapple & honestly…this cake is so moist & delicious that it might me the only one I bake anymore I used to make this cake years ago & the recipe got set aside for other banana cakes, breads, loaves…whatever banana baked goods are called!! What makes them a bread? a…
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…
One Bowl Banana Bread made with Olive Oil
This is so quick to make & really delish! One Bowl Banana Bread made with Olive Oil I have a recipe for Banana Bread that I have been making often but with the price of butter I decided to change the recipe & use olive oil instead of the butter. Also, since I do not…
Chocolate & Halva Hamantaschen
I have been making Hamantaschen for so many years now & this year I have made some with a Chocolate & Halva filling!
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