Archive For The “Snacks” Category

Coconut chocolate chip muff-cakes

By | July 19, 2012

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People tell me all the time that they only bake pareve. Most of the time, it’s because they only bake for Shabbos, and so by default any baked goods will have to be pareve. I get it, I really do. But it always seems like a shame. Butter really is better than oil or margarine. [...]

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Kitchen Tips: Stove top popcorn

By | May 29, 2012

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How do you take your popcorn? With butter? Seasoning? A hefty dose of chemicals? You know what I mean about the chemicals. Microwave popcorn always leaves me feeling like I just ate something that can’t quite be classified as food. And that’s really not the reaction you want from a snack. But stove top popcorn? [...]

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Peanut butter chocolate chip muffins

By | February 6, 2012

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How did I not think of this myself? Peanut butter. Chocolate. MUFFINS. And yet, although I’ve combined the two many times, it never occurred to me to combine them in a muffin. I have to say, I’m kind of embarrassed. Not for long, though. The point is that I made them. And ate them. And [...]

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Homemade Wheat Thins

By | November 29, 2011

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Usually, when you make a homemade version of something you’d ordinarily buy, it tastes good but not exactly the same. Take homemade Oreos, for example. They’re really delicious, and (with a group of friends) we finished them at an alarming rate, but you can’t really say they taste just like the originals. Same thing with [...]

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