The Yellow Apron

The Simanim are a set of foods for the Jewish High Holy Days.  Like any traditional new year's food, they are symbolic of the hopes for ...

I did all that elaborate cooking for Purim, and now Seder is reruns.  I decided to go easy on my guests (and myself) this year and keep it b...

I don't usually make such an elaborate spread for Purim.  Ok, yes I do, but it doesn't always get its own post.  We're still on ...

For once, Chanukah was not the same week as another holiday.  I hosted a dinner on the last night, which also happened to be the Winter Sols...

I'm still trying to cook using pantry items first, and following a reduced-carb Mediterranean template.  However, holiday meals tend to ...

I got some lamb "kabob" meat, then had to figure out what to do with it.  I considered Stoo , harira , a chunky shepherd's pie...

I picked up a 12 pound turkey after Thanksgiving and sank it in the bottom corner of the chest freezer to camp out until now.  Turkey is a c...

It is so rare to have Chanukah start on Christmas Day, but it was convenient not to have to ask for the day off.  My decorations were very c...

I've quietly been preparing for the end-of-year holidays for months.  I can't remember when I bought the ingredients for the green b...

There was a pretty good sale on cherries, and I just ordered a ridiculous number of canning lids.  What I need to get are more jars. Brandie...

This year, I decided to cook like there were a lot more people coming and freeze leftovers that didn't get taken home.  It may have gott...

I was scheduled to bake the morning of the 26th, which meant I couldn't do an evening dinner party on Christmas.  And I closed the store...

  This is kind of why I did dairy for Passover.  I really wanted to be able to have a dairy dessert.  And for something that has to be made ...

  I have two fondue pots, a Crockpot, and something called a "cheese baker", which is a crock that fits over a tea light stand.  I...

I decided to make a dairy Seder this year.  No particular reason except I was considering a dairy dessert.  I've done it once before as ...

Now I know why people go out for dim sum.  I loved the idea of pulling from a huge variety of Asian cultures for this party.  What I didn...