Everywhere I look (or go) these days all I see are holiday decorations, and all I hear are Christmas carols. There are even radio stations that only play “holiday music” from Thanksgiving until the new year. Some of them are…
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Los Angeles is a weird place. We’ll have days and days… and days of sunshine and hot weather and then suddenly, without warning the temperature drops and the skies open up. For the past week it’s been in the mid-50’s…
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Growing up, there was one thing I could always depend on at Hanukkah: latkes. At least once during the holiday, my mother would get several pounds of potatoes and shred them so that she could make latkes. We always loved…
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I’ve never been a big brandy fan. I’ve had brandy of course, but it’s usually in the form of a mixed cocktail: drinks like Egg Nog or Brandy Alexanders or even a Julep or two. But I’ve never understood the…
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Whenever the Jewish holidays come around there’s one thing I start thinking about: the food. Growing up in a Jewish household I learned to love all kinds of food. But my favorites were always the ones served during Rosh Hashana…
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I love cranberries. They’re tart and red and absolutely delicious! Every year when those awesome little red berries show up at supermarkets I buy at least three bags. One to use now and two to use some time later in…
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I just got off the phone with my mom. Every year we go up to Northern California for Thanksgiving and every year we come up with a menu for the big day. While we could make the same thing year…
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A few weeks ago I introduced you to the classic 50’s cocktail, the Smith & Kearns. It’s a drink that’s light on alcohol but big on flavor thanks to the cremé de cacao, cream and bubbles. This drink has all…
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Everywhere I look these days, all I see is pumpkin. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin pasta, pumpkin soup, even pumpkin oatmeal. It’s a lot… especially for someone who’s not a big pumpkin fan. I know… I know… I may be appalling some…
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I love Halloween. I love dressing up in costume, taking the kids trick-or-treating and of course the candy. But I’m not the only one who loves candy. My boys do, too, not that that’s a surprise. I mean, who doesn’t…
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I recently discovered a very old liqueur called Strega. It’s an herbal liqueur from 1860 that resembles Chartreuse and has flavors of cinnamon and saffron. It’s really good! But the reason I chose to introduce you to it today is…
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