My first blog for The Nosher, My Jewish Learning

See below for my first blog for My Jewish Learning’s The Nosher Blog. Maple Squash Pudding When I first tasted the delicious, and later ubiquitous, butternut squash kugel, I thought I was eating something healthy. However, there is a reason it tasted like cake: It was cake. My Shabbat host readily admitted that that kugel …

Healthy Comfort Food and 5 Easy Weeknight Meals!

Are you planning an Academy Awards party? Complete with popcorn, chicken wings, nachos? I’m actually not quite sure what people usually make for these things since I’ve never eaten much of this type of food. I guess there are benefits to having a somewhat sensitive stomach. When I would try to eat the cafeteria food …

Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff, Guilt-Free and Delicious!

Want to enjoy a rich bowl of pasta, sans guilt, cream, and meat? Enjoy this recipe for vegan mushroom stroganoff! Ingredients 0.5 oz dried mushrooms (I used chanterelle) 1 package Nasoya Pasta Zero Plus noodles (or similar brand) 1 tsp coconut oil or spread 1/8-1/4 cup vegan parmesan A couple shakes (to taste) of garlic powder, sea …

Recipe: Vegan Brownies, Caramel Banana Milk Chocolate Brownies

Hello, Healthy Family, Healthy You Folks!
Out of eggs? Trapped in by the snow and still want to use your brownie mix (I used Duncan Hines Milk Chocolate Brownie Mix)? Or, like me, you just don’t see the need to add half a cup of oil to any recipe that goes into your body…?
Say “Hello” to Vegan, Caramel Banana “Milk” Chocolate Brownies!

Tasha’s Tips and Tricks: Sneak Preview from the HFHY Book!

Alright, my friends, you asked for some of my healthy, vegan shortcuts and secrets. I won’t make you guys wait for the Healthy Family Healthy You book to come out in the beginning of 2014. I’ll give you some scintillating previews now…

A Healthy, Vegan Thanksgivu​kkah

Planning a healthy and vegan Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Xmas, Thanksgivukkah? You’re also invited to read this post if you do plan to eat turkey for Thanksgiving (or even ham for Xmas!). At my family’s table, I’ll be the only one not eating the turkey at Thanksgiving. All of my energy is going to go into making sure that everything else on the table is healthy, delicious, and relatively guilt-free! Also, I guarantee, having skipped the turkey and it’s “snoozey” effects, I’ll be the only one with energy AFTER the meal! If you want energy too, keep reading for recipe ideas!

Low down cheatin’ cholent – Easiest vegetarian cholent recipe ever

Can you open cans and bags and pour ingredients in? Congratulations! You can make my short cut cholent! Prepare to be liberated from chopping, peeling, crying from onions…!

Newly Published Jewish Food Experience Article/Recipes

Drumroll…I’m back with lots of new writing to come…
Go to Jewish Food Experience dot com to hear about “Foraging in my Suburban Garden.”
There are two original recipes of mine to accompany the story… Both perfect for late summer, early autumn!