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Don’t forget to vote for My Judy the Foodie in the Top 25 Foodie Moms 2013 Contest. You can vote 1x per 24-hour time period until 6/4/13!! So, go ahead spread the word and, vote here! Memorial Day weekend is upon us! Hopefully you’ll be able to enjoy some fresh-grilled meats or veggies at [...]
Don’t forget to vote for My Judy the Foodie in the Top 25 Foodie Moms 2013 Contest. You can vote 1x per 24-hour time period until 6/4/13!! So, go ahead spread the word and, vote here! It’s almost officially SUMMERTIME! School is winding down and my kids are ready to take full advantage of [...]
The type of pudding I remember eating as a child came directly from those square plastic containers that probably sat on the shelves of the supermarket for weeks. This same pudding was endorsed ad nauseum in the 1980′s by Bill Cosby in those iconic commercial’s where he’s featured licking the chocolate Jello “puddin’” off his [...]
It’s been an exciting winter and spring as a contributor for P&G Everyday and P&G Home Made Simple. I’ve had such a blast developing recipes and writing about topics that are near and dear to my heart as I try to navigate the minefields of the food landscape for myself and my family. If you’ve [...]
Sometimes when you are around food all day, even worms soaking in the spring sun begin to look like pretzels….
It’s Seriously Soup day today, featuring one of my favorite bloggers, Serena, who authors a blog called Seriously Soupy. Serena started Seriously Soupy as a creative outlet for herself after her first daughter was born, which combined her passion for cooking with an interest in learning more about soups and soup making. Since it started, [...]
Let’s face it, dinnertime can become so tedious and routine sometimes. However, last week our mealtime became fun time. I’m a Flatout Flatbread Blog Ambassador and received my samples of Flatout Thin Crust Flatbreads Artisan Pizza! The Thin Crust Flatbread Artisan Pizza comes in four different varieties: Rustic White, Spicy Italian, Heritage Wheat, and Rosemary [...]
Mother’s Day has become bittersweet for me. There’s not a single day that passes by without missing Mom and thinking about the impact she had (and still has) on my life. My Judy the Foodie keeps Mom’s memory alive and vibrant in my kitchen. Her heart beats with every pot that boils. Her smile widens [...]
Summer is around the corner. It’s getting warm outside. With the sticky weather, I’ve been searching for light, refreshing dishes to make for my family. Whether I’m blending smoothies, mixing salads, or whipping puddings, the operative word is “light.” So, even though the crock pot was my soulmate this past fall-spring, I’m stowing it away [...]
Ever cooked with Wheat Berry before? I was intrigued a few months ago at the health food store and bought a bag of wheat berry that wound up getting pushed to the back of my pantry and later hidden behind the cereal. That bag was rediscovered this past weekend and I swore to myself to [...]
photo courtesy of Domestic Fits The other day I had a full head of broccoli that I needed to use before it started to turn. And, with Cinco de Mayo on my brain, I figured I’d try to make a nice dip for some blue corn tortilla chips. My household is certainly obsessed with anything [...]
Gone are the days of leisurely thumbing through tome-sized cooked books in search for that perfect recipe. Sadly, it seems like cookbooks are becoming relics used more often as coffee table books or as decorative pieces that simply adorn our kitchen shelves (although, I’m in the minority and still love to go through my [...]
Today is one of my favorite days of the month, my Secret Recipe Club reveal day for April! I’m honored to be a part of this diverse international group of food bloggers. In case you forgot, everyone in the Secret Recipe Club gets assigned a blog from which we are supposed to pick a dish [...]
Picture courtesy of NatureBox (my photos didn’t come out nearly as good) We love our Quinoa. And why shouldn’t we? It’s a nutritious carbohydrate that has definitely maximized our energy levels. I’ve only recently been experimenting with this whole grain in the kitchen (Mom’s didn’t have any quinoa-based recipes in her archives) and it’s immediately [...]
After attending the Family Dinner Conference last week at New York University, I was even more motivated to continue my quest to serve home cooked meals for dinnertime. But, I can’t argue, it’s hard work and sometimes a huge pain. And, even though I meal plan for the week on Sunday evenings, there are [...]
I don’t remember ever eating Orzo as a child. But, I did find a recipe in Mom’s collection for this rice-shaped pasta (otherwise known as risoni). And, knowing that my kids LOVE rice and pasta independently, I sensed orzo would soon be a big hit and a regular on our dinner rotation. I couldn’t wait [...]
Yesterday I attended the Family Dinner Conference at NYU hosted by Blog for Family Dinner dedicated to creating a community of people who care about food, family, health and the environment and who believe that family dinner is a powerful force for good. Blog for Family Dinner is a collaborative project between the blogs: Dinner [...]
photo courtesy of P&G Everyday If you’ve been following this blog, you know that avocados have taken center stage in our house this year. Now that I’ve learned how to select ripe avocados in the supermarket and how to safely cut them open, I’ve become obsessed with making homemade guacamole (watch my step-by-step video). In [...]
For 10 summers at camp, I’d wake up every Sunday morning and head to the dining hall where I’d indulge in a vast buffet boasting the most amazing coffee cake. It was served warm, super moist, with a sinfully sweet crumbly cake topping. It was so good, you simply could not eat just one [...]
To celebrate the launch of Jennifer Perillo’s amazing new cookbook, Homemade with Love, my daughter and I were invited an exclusive cooking party hosted by Kidzvuz and Chef Tony’s Cooking Adventures on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Well before meeting Jennie in real life, I had been a dedicated virtual fan of Jennie’s blog, [...]
When I first started sorting through Mom’s recipes, I circled all of the words that (at the time) were completely meaningless to me. Among them: parboiled, pin prick, blanched and CLAFOUTIS. Almost two years later, I’ve since parboiled, pin pricked, blanched and just yesterday, made my first clafoutis! How exciting. In my kitchen-clueless mind, Clafloutis [...]
I had an aha moment the other morning when I was scratching my head trying to figure out what to make for dinner. I wanted to make something meat-based since we over-indulged on pasta every night on our family vacation. However, I knew I’d have no time to get to the market for any fresh [...]
photo courtesy of P&G Home Made Simple We love avocados in my house and we try to incorporate them to any dish whenever we can. Hopefully you’ve already watched my video on how to make the best homemade guacamole. And, for the BEST avocado-based recipes, you must check out my new article over at [...]
Today’s guest post is from Erika Katz. Erika is the celebrated author of Bonding Over Beauty, a comprehensive guide to get you through the tween and early teen years. You can also enjoy her website geared for mothers tackling the drama of the ‘tween years at Bonding Over Beauty. if reading this through RSS feed [...]
Have you ever eaten POPOVERS? Have you ever eaten POPOVERS and thought, “there’s no way I could make these at home, they’re probably so difficult to make?” I’m happy to share with you my latest article over at P&G’s Home Made Simple site where I not only demystify POPOVER baking but, also share a bevvy [...]
Ahem. Take one look at these brownies and you tell me….do they look kosher for Passover to you? How can you tell they don’t contain any flour or baking powder? Well, you can’t tell… Absolutely NOTHING in these brownies is sacrificed. Not looks. Not even taste. That’s right my friends. Another simple, easy, Passover dessert [...]
I loved Passover as a child. To me, the holiday represented the most beautiful traditions of faith and family. At one point in time, our Passover Seder boasted 4-generations of family (sometimes upwards of 35 people) sitting around the festive table, singing, celebrating, questioning our Jewish heritage. The abundance Jewish holiday food was just as [...]
Haroseth is a chopped nut and fruit mixture served during the Passover seder. It’s usually eaten between two pieces of matzoh, to represent the mortar used by Jews in building palaces and pyramids of Egypt during their slavery. I simply cannot figure out why I eat this amazingly flavorful fruit dish only two days out [...]
Yay, it’s one of my favorite days of the month, my Secret Recipe Club reveal day for March! I’m honored to be a part of this diverse international group of food bloggers. In case you forgot, everyone in the Secret Recipe Club gets “assigned” a blog from which we are supposed to pick a dish [...]
Let’s face it, most desserts that are kosher for Passover don’t seem that appealing. How good could they be without flour and baking soda and baking powder? After just getting back from a week long vacation in Italy, it’s the same as eating a pizza without the tomato sauce— you’re more aware of what’s missing [...]
While Kugel has been a staple of Jewish cooking for centuries, this is only my very first year experimenting with Mom’s kugel recipes (definitely check out Mom’s Noodle Pudding). Served hot or cold- as a side, or, for the sweeter versions, as a dessert-most people characterize kugel as a type of casserole or pudding [...]
photo courtesy photo courtesy of Amazon.com There are a couple of appliances and kitchen gadgets that I’ve purchased over the year that have completely altered my culinary way of life. My new Soda Stream carbonated water maker is one of them. For years I’ve struggled with drinking the recommended 64 oz. of water a day. [...]
Before having kids and even now as a parent, I’ve always been a big fan of Green Giant products. In fact, if you open my freezer on any given day, you’ll find a generous stash of Green Giant Corn Nibbler’s or Green Giant Anti-oxidant Vegetable Blend, the same stash that lined my freezer in college. [...]
Our fave bread, brought out of the blog archives. What’s a Jewish girl doing with her Mom’s Irish Soda Bread recipe? NOTHING. But, my mom does have an insane amount of generational recipes in the section I cataloged “Jewish Judy.” Some of these recipes are so torn, faded and damaged, it’s as though they survived [...]
The stressful part about dinnertime for me is diversifying our meal options. I’ve gone to great lengths these past two years to try to vary our dishes so we’re not eating chicken with broccoli every night. I’ve also taken a lot of pride in making most of our dinners from scratch. But I must admit, [...]
I think I’m probably out of the norm when I say that I truly enjoy receiving interesting foods to sample and review. My most recent discovery came Friday afternoon in a non-descript white envelope shipped from Freekehlicious LLC. Sounds like a gift from a Halloween novelty shop, right? Au contraire. Inside, instead of scary masks [...]
Angel Food cake is one of my favorite sponge cakes. I adore its light airy texture laced with that hint of sweetness. In fact, to me, it doesn’t taste like cake at all, probably because it’s made from very basic ingredients like whipped egg whites, sugar and flour. Because of it’s angelic name, it [...]
This is one of my favorite recipes on the blog (adapted from Comfy Cuisine). I have so many fond memories of eating rice pudding as a child. We didn’t go out to eat much as a family but when we did we’d often go to Maria’s, a local Italian restaurant in Baltimore. Aside from featuring [...]
Have you ever gone to a restaurant, ordered a fajita platter, and experienced sheer delight when your dish was brought to the table, still musically sizzling from the grill? Ok, fast forward to your own kitchen. How many times have you made sautéed vegetables in a skillet on the stove, had to awkwardly transfer [...]
Your immune system provides your defenses against diseases. However, like anything else, sometimes it fails. Want to find out very simple, practical ways you can actually BOOST your immune system through healthier eating? Check out my latest post published at P&G Everyday, Boost Your Immune System with Healthier Eating: http://mvb.me/s/6149f7 Because, let’s face it, there’s [...]
Are you overwhelmed by all the new monikers placed on food labels? It’s hard to escape the word organic as a consumer in today’s food marketplace. What does organic mean anyway? Check out my latest articled published over at P&G Everyday: The Benefits of Eating Organic. You’ll get some basic, drilled down information on [...]
Hopefully you’ve been to P&G’s Home Made Simple Site to sample my Cheesy Veggie Quinoa recipe that’s featured ? And, maybe you even earmarked it to be cooked? Today,I’m happy to report, I have two new articles featured on P&G Everyday site, both of which I know you’ll enjoy. Ever wondered how many foods you’re [...]
Yay, it’s one of my favorite days of the month, my Secret Recipe Club reveal day for February! I’m honored to be a part of this diverse international group of food bloggers. In case you forgot, everyone in the Secret Recipe Club gets “assigned” a blog from which we are supposed to pick a dish [...]
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ve obviously figured out that we’re on a quinoa kick in my family. I’ve already spoken about some of the health benefits to this super grain. And, I’ve most recently shared our latest Quinoa recipe fave: Cheesy Veggie Quinoa. The best part about our new whole grain discovery? My [...]
If you’re looking for a highly nutritious carbohydrate, that can not only help you stay lean but also helps to maximize your energy levels, then Quinoa (keen-wah) is your answer. Did you know it’s a gluten-free, cholesterol-free whole grain? Did you know it contains more calcium, iron, and protein than wheat, and….quinoa is almost always [...]
Smoothies have become our breakfast au choix in the mornings. They’re fun, beyond easy to make, and the whole family can participate. The best part of smoothie making is watching the most seemingly random ingredients blend together to make the most unusual flavorful drinks. Our new favorite appliance is our handy NutriBullet. We are able [...]
