https://busyinbrooklyn.com Modernizing traditional food, one dish at a time. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:54:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-site-icon-01-32x32.jpg https://busyinbrooklyn.com 32 32 https://busyinbrooklyn.com/the-kugel-chronicles-yerushalmi-kugel/ https://busyinbrooklyn.com/the-kugel-chronicles-yerushalmi-kugel/#respond 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/ 0 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 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