These crescent rolls are light, fluffy, and perfect addition to a family dinner table.  Serve them for family dinners, Thanksgiving, or the holidays. Growing up seeing crescent rolls advertised on tv around the holidays always made me want to try them.  Same thing goes for green bean casserole actually… I was really excited to make crescent …

Dairy Free Green Bean Casserole is made without milk is nice to eat throughout the year but is especially popular during Thanksgiving and for the holidays. Green bean casserole was created in 1955 by the Campbell Soup Company and was originally called “Green Bean Bake.”  The idea was “to create a quick and easy recipe …

This Apple Spinach Salad is perfect for any autumn day and especially Thanksgiving! Serve on its own or as a starter to your Thanksgiving feast. Apples are both an iconic part of American culture and the fall.  While only crab apples are originally native to America soon after settlers planted seeds they brought with them …

Green beans, almonds, and cranberries makes a great light side dish and a snap to put together while adding both flavor and color to your table. Serve alongside chicken during the week and Turkey on Thanksgiving! And don’t forget the mashed potatoes. The first time I had green beans with almonds and cranberries for Thanksgiving …

Mixed mashed potatoes use both white potatoes and sweet potatoes giving not only a great flavor and but a wonderful touch of color to your table. I love mashed potatoes but I hate all the calories that come with them.  Add cream, butter, and even cheese and you go from a relatively low calorie side …

This butternut squash pie is as smooth and flavorful as pumpkin pie but with the addition of brown sugar and vanilla it brings something different to the table. I started making butternut squash pie after moving to Israel when I was desperate for a replacement to canned pumpkin pie filling. After some research I discovered …

These dairy free pumpkin muffins are moist and topped with a cinnamon and brown sugar strussel topped with a drizzle of maple icing.  They are the perfect touch to your fall morning. After moving to Israel I become terribly homesick every autumn.  I become miserable knowing that I’m missing the leaves turning and the pumpkin …

Sweet cornbread muffins are the Northern counterpart of Southern savory cornbread muffins.  While not as popular as those in the South, these sweet cornbread muffins can still be enjoyed all year round.  Sweet cornbread muffins are the state muffin of Massachusetts. Since they are a staple of New England cooking, school children petitioned and the …

Cloverleaf rolls are rolls that have three parts making them look like clover leafs.   They are perfect to serve at dinner or to have for breakfast with your favorite spread. Cloverleaf rolls originate from and are popular dinner rolls in the United States.  Unlike most breads which describe a particular recipe, these are named because …

Baba Ganoush is a popular Middle Eastern dish which is served with pita as an appetizer or a slide salad. In Israel it is called eggplant salad with tehina. In Israel there are two versions of this dish, this one which is made with tehina and one that is made with mayonnaise. It is usually …

Kasha varnishkes, or kasha varnishka is my family calls them, is a staple in Jewish-Ashkenazi cuisine. This dish is one of the many Jewish comfort foods that exist in both Ashkenazi and Sphardic cuisine. Originally, kasha varnishkes was made with homemade egg noodles and may have been stuffed with kasha (buckwheat groats). In fact, varnishkes may …

These dairy free chicken recipes are easy and perfect for dinner. What I like best about these dairy free chicken recipes is how simple yet full of flavor they are.

Cast Iron Cinnamon Rolls are made in a cast iron skillet. They easy to make and taste absolutely delicious. Making cinnamon rolls in a cast iron skillet is one of my favorite ways to make cinnamon rolls. There is something nice and rustic about it. Also, the cast iron helps them stay warmer longer which …

These dairy free dinner rolls are light and fluffy. They are perfect for any family gathering from Sunday dinner to Thanksgiving. One of my favorite foods is bread. While it is a humble food, there are few things more comforting than fresh baked bread warm from the oven. The bread I usually make is challah …

These fluffy matzo balls are just like the ones you get out of the box but made from scratch. These matzo balls are also very simple to make and can be thrown together easily. My family is pretty big on soups and matzo ball soup is one of our favorites. Growing up my Mom used …

This dairy free Alfredo sauce is made without milk, without butter, without cheese, and without cream. Instead it uses coconut milk and almond cooking milk to get it’s creaminess. Fettuccine Alfredo is a beloved Italian-American dish. It’s actually a richer version of the Italian fettuccine al burro. Fettuccine al burro, meaning fettuccine with butter, is …

This cast iron cornbread is you classic Southern styled skillet cornbread with a perfect crust but extra moist. Serve as a side dish. This cast iron cornbread is baked in a cast iron skillet. This is common practice in the South. Southern cornbread is more savory than sweet cornbread which is popular in the North. …

Greek Lemon Chicken and potatoes is a popular family dinner dish in Greece. This one pan recipe is easy to make and filled with lemony flavor. My family lives in a neighborhood with streets lined with lemons so I’m always looking for new lemon recipes to try in addition to Lemon Bars and Lemon Meringue …

Maryland Fried Chicken is juicy and tender, due to being fried and steamed, and is smothered in white gravy and served with mashed potatoes. Maryland fried chicken is a beloved dish of the state. They say every family Maryland has their own heirloom and it’s a regional specialty in Eastern Shore restaurants. Like Southern Fried Chicken, this …