Every Jewish woman should have a noodle kugel, brisket, and matzo ball soup in her arsenal. These dishes go a long way toward filling the table with nostalgic, traditional holiday dishes. My mom and aunts all made the same noodle kugel recipe for most holidays. It was the star of the meal as far as I was concerned. I like the sweet kugel, which is a dish of egg noodles coated in a luscious, sweet dairy sauce and held together by eggs. Kugel is comfort food at its best and a special holiday treat.
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Butternut Squash Soup with Apple, Sage & Nutmeg and Pinterest
Today is cold and rainy in Los Angeles, a rare day. I want to make a butternut squash soup recipe that I made once before. This soup is spiced, warm, and comforting. The nutmeg and sage in the soup just say winter to me. It’s the kind of soup I want to eat curled up […]

Chicken Salad Cones
These cones were a big hit with my kids. I didn’t know what to make for dinner tonight, so I elicited input from my kids. For inspiration we looked in a new cookbook that we bought on vacation in Montreal. The cookbook is Life’s A Cottage by Laurent Godbout. We all really enjoyed having dinner […]
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