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It’s almost August and Kansas City is getting ready for the second annual Kosher BBQ festival.  As exciting as that is, I am thrilled that I stepped down from the judging table this year to...

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8 Travel Tips for the Healthy Foodie

June 3, 2013 | 14 Comments

May was one busy month.  My wife and I both had business-related travel that sent her to New York for a weekend and me to Dallas for two days.  As a family we visited friends...

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Gluten free menu for mother's day picnic

Mother’s day: A Gluten Free Picnic

May 17, 2013 | 12 Comments

The travel season has just begun in our home.  My wife just got back from a weekend in NY and the coming months will see us visiting Nebraska, California, Texas and Washington for a mix...

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As the Kosher Food and Wine Experience slips in to the culinary memories of Foodies across the East Coast, I have returned home, invigorated by the foods I tasted, wines I discovered, and food friends...

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I LOVE NY Snow

Kosher New York City in 50 Hours or Less

February 14, 2013 | 19 Comments

When I arrived in a snow-dusted New York City for the Kosher Food and Wine Experience I had a game plan.  Lots of people to see, lots of places to eat, and lots of things to write...

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Chickpeas

Hummus Recipe Redo

January 24, 2013 | 11 Comments

That whole hummus obsession of mine has returned and although it’s been a number of months since I last wrote about my love of chickpeas, I’m not sharing a new recipe with you today, rather,...

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A couple of weeks a go, my routine email checking became a lot more exciting.  Waiting in my inbox was an email with a subject line that that jumped out grabbed my attention as though...

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Your Gift To Me

December 31, 2012 | 7 Comments

For some reason, this post has proven to be one of the most difficult posts I have ever sat down to write.  I have lost track of the number of drafts that I have copied...

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