St. Patrick’s Day Irish Hash

  I wanted to share a St. Patrick’s Day Irish Hash recipe created by Pure Organic founder and author of Pure Food, Veronica Bosgraaf. Perfect as a festive meal with friends and family, this recipe is the epitome of comfort food Irish-style. As a mother, Veronica believes in only using the highest-quality yet affordable ingredients to make easy meals at home for her kids. On St. Patrick’s Day, who doesn’t want festive comfort food? This vegan, gluten-free dish works perfectly, and it is so hearty, Veronica promises you won’t miss … [Read more...]

World’s Best Irish Soda Bread

  This recipe is actually an annual re-post but, it’s one of the most requested recipes on the site! 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.”   With Passover right around the corner, I simply can’t wait to roll up my sleeves and start exploring! But, we’re not talking Passover just yet. We’re talking St. Patrick’s Day! And, like I said, I’m Jewish.  Unfortunately for me, Mom has no … [Read more...]

No Bake Strawberry Pie

It's a snow day today and National Pie Day! Translation: stay in to make your favorite pie.  Naturally, I made our favorite No Bake Strawberry Raspberry Pie.  Note, we usually use rhubarb but since it's not in season, we happily substituted with raspberries. Since snow days are synonymous with lazy days in my family, I knew we'd want to enjoy a pie without having to put in all of the effort of actually baking a pie. After all, NO BAKE MEANS NO HEAT and NO HASSLES! I was so happy to have found the ready-made graham … [Read more...]

Sweet Potato Fries

  When I told my kids we were having sweet potato fries at dinner, I got two polar opposite responses. My son was ecstatic at the prospect of eating sweet potatoes again since he always devours the sweet potato and marshmallow casserole I cook for Thanksgiving.  My daughter wasn't at all interested.  Although she sampled the same beloved casserole, its consistency reminded her too much of "baby food." Because of these differing opinions (and the fact that I refuse to be a short order cook) I have to calculate my approaches. My … [Read more...]