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…

Some Recipes for Mother’s Day

Here are a few of my favourite brunch/ideas. I have no ideal what people will be doing this year, getting together or not, but good food can be enjoyed always! I hope whatever you do tomorrow, with or without other people you have a lovely day!

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Xmas Morning Or the Day After…. make it easy with these recipes!

Make some of these ahead & pop them in the freezer to take out when ready to eat them! Or prepare the night before so you can just pop it in the oven for breakfast!

J & M Cinnamon Buns

My daughter Jacki & I collaborated on this recipe & I think we came up with the MOST delicious cinnamon bun recipe ever!! While Jacki has been working from home in Los Angeles we have found the time to be in the kitchen together on several occasions. Thankfully with Facetime and Zoom the miles apart…

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,…

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…

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 mahjong with my mom’s group & her friend  would make the Cottage Cheese Muffins to eat…

Cheddar Cheese Puff

I first posted this recipe for Cheddar Cheese Puff n 2017! I used to make this wonderful dish whenever we would have company over for brunch. Sometimes I would make it for pot-luck dinners…it is great on a buffet table. Eggy, Cheesy, Crisp around the edges, this is so good you will ba making it…

Breakfast Bread Pudding

I love bread pudding! I used half of a left-over Challah to make this Breakfast Bread Pudding.  I put this together Saturday afternoon to  bake Sunday morning. Sometimes I do not want to have to wait while a Breakfast Bread Pudding sits overnight in the fridge before baking. This would work if you can let…

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…

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 mahjong with my mom’s group & her friend  would make the Cottage Cheese Muffins to eat at the game. I always looked forward to them & playing with this group of lovely ladies.  Her name was Ronnie & I think of her fondly whenever I make these Cottage Cheese Muffins 

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Some Mother’s Day Recipes!

Here are a few of my favourite brunch/ideas. I have no ideal what people will be doing this year, getting together or not, but good food can be enjoyed always! I hope whatever you do tomorrow, with or without other people you have a lovely day!

Continue reading “Some Mother’s Day Recipes!”

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 to eat at the game. I always looked forward to them & never hesitated to play there.  I think of her fondly whenever I make them.

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