https://busyinbrooklyn.com Modernizing traditional food, one dish at a time. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:42:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-site-icon-01-32x32.jpg https://busyinbrooklyn.com 32 32 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/steak-summer-rolls-2/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/steak-summer-rolls-2/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:14:13 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22824 I don’t know if I’m more excited for you to have this recipe, or to share the cookbook that it’s from! My friend Miriam Pascal, of Overtimecook as well as the author of one of my favorite dessert cookbooks, Something Sweet, is releasing her latest cookbook in the “Real Life” series, Real Life Shabbos Cooking. Now let me tell you something...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/steak-summer-rolls-2/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/stuffed-cabbage-meatballs-2/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/stuffed-cabbage-meatballs-2/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:37:12 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22816 Every year on Sukkos, one of the things I look forward to most is my grandmother’s stuffed cabbage, or her beloved cabbage soup. It’s one of those recipes that tastes like home, filled with memories and nostalgia, and no Sukkos feels quite complete without it. This year, I spent Sukkos in Peru, and while it was an incredible experience, I...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/stuffed-cabbage-meatballs-2/feed/ 4 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/mango-curry-crunch-salad/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/mango-curry-crunch-salad/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:37:53 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22806 I don’t think I’ll ever get over the mangoes I had in Peru. They were, hands down, the best mangoes I’ve ever tasted—so incredibly sweet, juicy, and bursting with flavor. I’ll be dreaming about them for a long time! While helping out in the kitchen at Chabad of Cusco in Peru, I wanted to create a salad that really let...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/mango-curry-crunch-salad/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/chicken-gnocchi-shawarma-bake-2/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/chicken-gnocchi-shawarma-bake-2/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:18:23 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22796 When dinner is so good, I forget that the camera eats first! So I need to take a screenshot from my video for my blog (ie please excuse the horrible photo lol!) If you love chicken shawarma and you love a good one-pan dinner, this one’s for you! Pillowy gnocchi gets tossed with juicy tomatoes, red onion, olive oil, and...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/chicken-gnocchi-shawarma-bake-2/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/the-kugel-chronicles-yerushalmi-kugel/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/the-kugel-chronicles-yerushalmi-kugel/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:54:39 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22785 There’s something about the smell of burnt caramel that just screams fall to me. Maybe it’s because, for me, Yerushalmi kugel is wrapped up in memories of Sukkot and Simchas Torah—of growing up in Crown Heights, on the block of 770, the epicenter of Chabad, when thousands of people would come from all over to spend the holidays by the...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/the-kugel-chronicles-yerushalmi-kugel/feed/ 4 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/pepper-crusted-roasted-beef-carpaccio/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/pepper-crusted-roasted-beef-carpaccio/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:34:51 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22774 There’s a misconception when it comes to cooking beef that every roast needs to be braised. We’ve all become so accustomed to brisket—the long, slow cook, lots of liquid, meat that practically falls apart when you look at it—that sometimes we forget there’s a whole other way to cook a roast. And honestly? Some cuts are even better when you...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/pepper-crusted-roasted-beef-carpaccio/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/baharat-braised-roast-with-butternut-squash-dates/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/baharat-braised-roast-with-butternut-squash-dates/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:07:55 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22762 There are certain spices that just smell like comfort to me, and baharat is one of them. Baharat literally means “spices” in Arabic, and it’s a warm, aromatic Middle Eastern blend typically made with spices like cumin, coriander, black pepper, allspice, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Every blend is a little different, but that warm, earthy flavor is exactly what I...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/baharat-braised-roast-with-butternut-squash-dates/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/hot-honey-roasted-carrot-tzimmes-with-orange-date-mint-salad/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/hot-honey-roasted-carrot-tzimmes-with-orange-date-mint-salad/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:46:44 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22759 I have to admit, I’ve never really been a tzimmes person. Growing up, my mother used to make the kind of tzimmes that was cloyingly sweet—soft carrots and sweet potatoes swimming in a sticky, sugary sauce. And listen, I know that’s nostalgic for a lot of people, but it was never really my thing. So I took a minute and...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/hot-honey-roasted-carrot-tzimmes-with-orange-date-mint-salad/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/salted-honey-cookie-ice-cream-sandwiches/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/salted-honey-cookie-ice-cream-sandwiches/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:34:35 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22753 There’s something really special about cooking with someone who just gets the way your brain works in the kitchen. My friend Melinda and I have known each other for years, and we actually started our blogs around the same time—15 years ago! We’ve both watched this whole food blogging world change in ways we never could have imagined back then, and one...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/salted-honey-cookie-ice-cream-sandwiches/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/simanim-coupe-2/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/simanim-coupe-2/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:46:11 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22738 This Rosh Hashanah, I’m putting the Simanim in a coupe—and raising my glass! L’Chaim! I have a soft spot for taking traditional holiday foods and giving them a little bit (or a lot!) of a modern flair. And lately, I’ve been loving the look of appetizers served in coupe glasses. There’s something about taking a beautiful glass and turning it...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/simanim-coupe-2/feed/ 0