https://busyinbrooklyn.com Modernizing traditional food, one dish at a time. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:43:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-site-icon-01-32x32.jpg https://busyinbrooklyn.com 32 32 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 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/granola-honey-cake-2/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/granola-honey-cake-2/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:39:39 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22730 There are some ingredients you buy that you immediately know you need to figure out a way to put them into a recipe. That was me with Trader Joe’s new Granola Butter. I bought a jar, tasted it, and basically couldn’t stop eating it. It’s made with oats and has this delicious maple-vanilla flavor that tastes like the best part...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/granola-honey-cake-2/feed/ 4 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/rosh-hashanah-dipping-oil-2/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/rosh-hashanah-dipping-oil-2/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:03:02 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22720 I’m not usually one to follow trends (I’d rather be a trendsetter!), but anything that’s a vehicle to drive myself through a loaf of crusty sourdough is my jam! Dipping oil was making the rounds a few months back, an Italian verson no less! with olive oil, balsamic, grated tomato and parmesan. I never actually made it, but I did...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/rosh-hashanah-dipping-oil-2/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/how-do-you-put-love-into-a-sandwich/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/how-do-you-put-love-into-a-sandwich/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:06:21 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22715 For my daughter, Esther, who left for seminary yesterday. How do you put love into a sandwich? How do you have it say I’ll miss you more than words Not because of how you help me every Friday Peeling the potatoes or making the basil dip Not because you take your sister to the library after school Or because you...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/how-do-you-put-love-into-a-sandwich/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/the-lamb-chop-that-converted-a-lamb-hater/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/the-lamb-chop-that-converted-a-lamb-hater/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:52:12 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22705 I have never been a lamb person, and if you’ve been here for a bit, you probably know that. The two single foods I have an aversion to? Lamb and goat cheese, and for similar reason – they taste like barn. Yup. BARN. Like one of my followers said: it tastes like licking a barn wall. I get it. I...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/the-lamb-chop-that-converted-a-lamb-hater/feed/ 2 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/celery-tabboule-2/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/celery-tabboule-2/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:30:02 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22697 I bought the most beautiful bunch of celery at the farmers market in Liberty on Friday and, honestly, I had no idea what I was going to do with it. But it had SO many gorgeous celery leaves that I started thinking about tabboule, and suddenly it made perfect sense. I used the celery leaves as the main herb, added the...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/celery-tabboule-2/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/busy-at-the-belvedere-watermelon-tiradito/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/busy-at-the-belvedere-watermelon-tiradito/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:25:15 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22686 This summer, I’ve been doing something completely outside my comfort zone —working at the Belvedere steakhouse in upstate New York. I knew I would be spending my summer upstate, and I like to keep busy so I decided to look for a summer job in a local kosher restaurant, something I had never done before. I heard about this newly...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/busy-at-the-belvedere-watermelon-tiradito/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/sweet-heat-herbs-chicken/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/sweet-heat-herbs-chicken/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:15:13 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22681 It’s been a busy week here so no words of wisdom, just a delicious pan of chicken! Love y’all! Related Recipes: Honey Harissa Corn Ribs with Preserved Lemon Labneh Crispy Rice Salad with Harissa & Preserved Lemon Dressing Apricot Harissa Chicken Maple Harissa Sweet Potato Wedges Post a Comment]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/sweet-heat-herbs-chicken/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/fennel-fig-feta-salad-2/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/fennel-fig-feta-salad-2/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:14:21 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22674 You know I love me a little alliteration! But seriously that only happened by mistake! This recipe came together in the supermarket aisle – which is really how I like to build my salads – seeing what’s available and springboarding off of that! The shelves were freshly stocked with beautiful figs, and I can never resist them, so I decided...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/fennel-fig-feta-salad-2/feed/ 0 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/old-school-macaroni-salad/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/old-school-macaroni-salad/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:21:15 +0000 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/?p=22655 If you’ve been following me for a while, you already know this recipe is completely out of character for me. I spend so much of my time talking about technique—cook your pasta al dente, never rinse it, balance flavors naturally, and definitely don’t add sugar to everything. Then along comes this old-school macaroni salad that breaks every single one of...]]> https://busyinbrooklyn.com/old-school-macaroni-salad/feed/ 0