1980's Apple Kugel
When you need to remember that the best foods start with a can!
Hidden Nutrition Tomato Soup
Trick your friends and family with Tomato Soup!
Irish Soda Bread
Eat this bread fast before your friends realize how good it is!
Moroccan Grilled Cheese
5 Ingredients, 5 Minutes of Prep, 5 Minutes of Bake!
Pantry Pumkin Pasta
Quick and comforting with the flavors of fall in a classic one pot dinner!
Savory Granola
Oats, Millet, Quinoa, Seeds and Spices. Add some taste and crunch to yogurt, soups and salads.
Fall Galette
Sweet Potato, Red Onion, Apple, some seasonings and Pie Dough. So Good!
Creamed Turnips
Turnips, Cream Cheese, Horseradish and Chives. 1 Pan, 15 minutes. Yep. Let me just throw some chicken to roast in the oven and dinner is done!
Kohlrabi Rosti
Kohlrabi and chives in a delicious creamy yet crunchy rosti? Yes, please! Loaded with vitamins and just a tiny bit of butter, this veggie packed cake will change your opinion of stems forever!
Sweet Noodle Kugel
Noodle Kugel loaded with sour cream, cottage cheese, butter, two kinds of sugar and pecans. This will bring comfort to any in despair!
Okonomiyaki
Chewy and tender and full of actually nutritious veggies, these Japanese Cabbage Pancakes are a favorite at our house. Almost any leafy green vegetable will get the job done, plus there are dipping sauces...suddenly healthy is the new fun!
Mexico City Quesadillas
Crunchy and tender and melty and cheesy. Oh my! I think I need a cool drink just saying all of my favorite words. Bring the street food of Mexico City to your house with these amazing Quesadillas!
Broiled Feta & Spring Salad
Eat the Spring any time of year! Pop the feta under the broiler and slice up a quick salad while it gets golden, brown and delicious. Add some toast and a glass of rose. Done and done.
Butternut Phyllos
Tender Butternut Squash, Sweet Caramelized Onions and Tangy Feta make for a Delicious, Flaky Appetizer in my Butternut Phyllo Cigars!
Beef Carbonnade
As summer turns to fall, we crave stew and bread. Here's one of our favorites, Beef Carbonnade. Belgium beef stew with onions and warm spices.
Gnudi
Comforting and shockingly healthy for a Buttery Babe recipe, these ricotta and greens dumplings come together in a few minutes. Perfect for a starter or the main event in a tomato sauce, or made tiny and float them in broth.
Salmon Dinner
Make Date Night at home! Luxurious Mustard and Rosemary Salmon, Glazed Baby Turnips, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes. Perfect for two, but quick and easy enough for entertaining.
Ricotta Gnocchi
Puffy clouds of Ricotta! Lemon Zest! Chives! Butter Sauce! And it comes together in minutes. Light enough for lunch, indulgent enough for entertaining. Ricotta Gnocchi with Lemon Chive Beurre Blanc might just be perfect.
Rosemary Shortbread
Savory herbs and sweet sugar. Plus the star ingredient: Butter! Serve with dessert, cheese, or a delightful glass of wine. Go ahead, have 2 cookies!
Ricotta Gnocchi
Puffy clouds of Ricotta! Lemon Zest! Chives! Butter Sauce! And it comes together in minutes. Light enough for lunch, indulgent enough for entertaining. Ricotta Gnocchi with Lemon Chive Beurre Blanc might just be perfect.
Potato Latkes
Potato, Onion, and Oil. It could be the new hit facial mask! Or just the best potato latke of your life. Enjoy my family recipe. Just don't be stingy with the oil. It is a holiday, y'know!
Sweet Potato Pancakes
Full of fiber and vitamins these pancakes serve double duty of being healthy and helping with the leftovers. But who am I kidding? Enjoy life and slather them in delicious butter and real maple syrup!
Brie Puffs
Yep. I just made fancy appetizers out of leftovers. You should do it too!
Creamed Spinach Grilled Cheese
Vegetables are here - you know, coated in cheese, butter and bread!
"Too Much" Puttanesca
Capers. Anchovy. Olives. Tomato. Pasta. ALL OF THE RED PEPPER FLAKES
Tequila Queso Dip
A garden full of Veggies swimming in Tequila and Cheese!
Halvah Cookies
Brown Sugar Butter Cookies laced with chunks of Sesame Halvah!
Corn & Herb Pasta
Carbs, Cream and Cheese! Pour me some chilled white wine!
Corn Dip
Creamy, cheesy, full of corn and chiles! This will keep the Arctic Vortex at bay!
Artichoke Braid
Golden Puff Pastry, Creamy Cheese, Delicious Artichoke and Hearts of Palm. A great appetizer that is way easier than it looks!
Butternut Squash and Sesame Soup
Smooth and flavorful Butternut Squash Soup with a hint of Tahini. A handful of ingredients and 20 minutes is all you need for a quick dinner.
Napkin Dumplings
Bread, sauteed onions, butter and fresh herbs! All my favorites! In a super cute white napkin package!
Zucchini Frittata
Vietnamese Rice Crepes
Crunchy veggies, meat sizzling rice and coconut crepe. Top with yummy tofu and a spicy sauce! You can't go wrong with this splendid snack.
Baked Brie in a Bread Bowl
Crusty Sourdough, meet my delicious friends - double creme Brie and Fig Jam. Why don't you three hang out in the oven for 20 minutes while I pour a little something cold to drink?
Handmade Corn Tortillas
Nothing gets Taco Tuesday going like fresh tortillas. Okay, a Margarita will also do the trick. But Tequila does not make the house smell good the way toasty corn tortilla do!
Ricotta Fritters
Creamy Ricotta cheese turns into a fluffy batter to hide a delightful nugget of Smoked Gouda! Roll the whole thing in breadcrumbs, fry 'em up and pour yourself a glass of bubbles. So good. So gooey. So crunchy. You can thank me after you wipe your mouth.
Goat Cheese Tempura
Yes, my friends, I have finally done it. I combined creamy, crunchy, salty, sweet and my pepper mill in one perfect bite. Heat up the oil, break out your whisk, and don't think about all of the calories you are about to consume!
Meyer Lemon Curd
The butter...the eggs...the sweet and tart lemon...So dreamy. Plus it's quick and easy. And you don't have to go to a downtown hotel to make all of your tea time dreams come true!
Spaetzle
Spaetzle means little sparrows...these dumplings will fly right into your mouth!
Ras al Hanout Broccoli
Roasted Broccoli, Succulent Dates, Crunchy Pistachios and Warm Spices? Why does healthy sound dull when the nutritionist explains it? Try my version and skip a few sit ups!
Summer Corn Polenta
Make a delicious dinner in a matter of minutes with Summer Corn Polenta. Topped with Fresh Tomato, Herbs and Burrata Cheese, this is sure to please.
Black Pepper Biscuits
So good, right out of the oven and slathered with butter! Great with any roasted meats, a bowl of soup, or some salad (if you must.)
Cranberry Sauce
Nothing beats the sound of cranberry sauce plopping out of the can. But the flavor after the fun is not holiday worthy. Be a culinary badass an make your own cranberry sauce. 'Cause the sound of those little berries boiling away is very rewarding.
Cranberry Bars
Sweater Weather means cookie time! You already made the cranberry sauce, so turn those leftovers into some oat and walnut filled bars of delight!
Butter Cookies
Perfectly Buttery and Crumbly. Whiff of Vanilla. Fascinating back story. And some Nuts. A Cookie...or a Young Hollywood Starlet? Watch my movie and find out!
Cranberry Sauce
Nothing beats the sound of cranberry sauce plopping out of the can. But the flavor after the fun is not holiday worthy. Be a culinary badass an make your own cranberry sauce. 'Cause the sound of those little berries boiling away is very rewarding.
Because You Asked Nicely
Some of my readers may remember a day that you could turn the tv on to watch me bouncing around. Nowadays, you have to search on the "interweb," remember my married name and hope you are going to find me. Like a twisted game of spin the bottle, you may get a different Emily Adler, you know that one who writes books, or the other one that helps people find jobs. As if they were going to teach you how to cook dinner in a low cut top! I have gotten enough requests...here are some links back to my glory days!