cooked mushroom and caramelized onion salad

cooked mushroom and caramelized onion salad

If there’s one thing all Jewish families have in common no matter their origin, it’s our love for food. We always tend to overcook and have leftovers for days, which is not a bad thing, since we end up having lots of meals in the freezer 

quick coconut granola

quick coconut granola

Sleep deprivation is really tough. So tough, but worth every lost second of sleep when I see our beautiful Gabriel smile and grow by the minute. If you believe that a baby sleeping a long 6-hour stretch at night qualifies as “sleeping through the night”, 

cashew peanut butter energy balls (+ big news!)

cashew peanut butter energy balls (+ big news!)

First post of 2017…and my first post as a Mommy! I couldn’t be more excited to share the news with you and start this new year as a family of 3. Something tells me that it’s going to be an amazing year — yes, one 

sweet potato and red lentil coconut curry

sweet potato and red lentil coconut curry

Dearest readers, I have not forgotten about you, I promise. I know I haven’t been posting regularly, but I’ve been busy cooking freezer-friendly meals to heat up when the baby arrives, most of which I’ve also been photographing to publish on the blog. So now I have 

healthy apple oat pancakes

healthy apple oat pancakes

Sundays rhyme with pancakes. Okay, not really, but you get what I mean; there’s nothing like the smell of homemade pancakes filling up your kitchen on a Sunday morning. Although I have to admit that it’s hard to beat Aunt Jemima’s Original Pancake Mix, homemade pancake 

roasted eggplant tomato and arugula gratin

roasted eggplant tomato and arugula gratin

Whenever I’m craving cheesy pasta but want something lighter, I make a vegetable gratin. Less caloric (because there’s no pasta) but cheesy and full of flavor nonetheless, vegetable gratins make great lunches with a light salad or can also be served as a side dish for dinner. 

healthier apple cinnamon bread

healthier apple cinnamon bread

I can’t believe how quickly 2016 is passing by. It feels like yesterday that I was preparing our first Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) dinner at home, cooking up a storm including this unbelievable roasted chicken dish and this apple crumble pie among tons of other 

spinach pesto and mozzarella pasta bake

spinach pesto and mozzarella pasta bake

Creamy mac n cheese was one of my favorite meals as a kid, but now that I’m all grown up, I’m so much more careful about being healthy and nourishing my body with the best foods. I have to admit that I do cave into my cravings