Archive for the ‘Desserts’ Category

Carrot Ginger Muffins with Pecans

Muffins are very clever because they are really dessert masquerading as breakfast. It would seem a bit inappropriate to eat cookies and cakes for breakfast…but muffins? No way. Also, you can’t eat five cupcakes without being known as a fatty, but you can eat as many muffins as humanely possible and no one would yell [...]

My Sister’s Wedding!

My family’s Labor Day Monday was full of fun and celebrations. My older sister got married to the best guy ever at the beautiful Pleasantdale Chateau, in West Orange, NJ. The food was catered by the AMAZING Main Event Caterers who are based out of Englewood, NJ. I don’t have many food pics [...]

Challah Making 101 (first guest post on Chef Monsta!)

This post was written by my best bud, Jessica. I have been harassing her for a while to share her voice on my blog and she finally ceded!
Gila (aka Chefmonsta) has been asking me to blog my challah recipe since I first made it, so here’s my foray into the world of guest-blogging. Why, [...]

Mom’s Easy Summer Cake

I use the term “Summer Cake” very loosely, as my family eats this cake year round. But it really does scream summer. You can swap in any fruits you like, customizing it to your palette. How many cakes can do that, hmmm? Yeah, that’s what I thought.
If you bake this cake, I promise, whoever you [...]

Best Banana Bread

One of my oldest friends finally gave me this recipe. Her mom used to make it every week and the highlight of going over to her house to play when we were in grade school was having banana bread as a snack. This recipe instantly reminds me of my childhood! The adult in me (she [...]