Can I be honest?  I was not looking forward to this month’s themed Kosher Connection post when I learned our themed ingredient was apple, but that’s the beauty of our monthly roundups.  They push us to be creative and make something that we may never have thought of.  These turkey apple sausage bites took less...

Julia Child had an amazing way with food, pushing the culinary envelope and social norms.  At a time when convenience foods were on the rise in North America, Julia passionately shared her love for real food from the streets of Paris and took a chance to teach the microwave generation how to keep eating well....

This is the week.  The Kansas City Kosher BBQ Festival is less than a week away and our press release has been distributed, T-shirts ordered, banner tweeted and everything feels like it is coming together.  Our team sponsor, KOL Foods, have been amazingly supportive!  Emails have flown back and forth day and night for the...

I have long been a fan of  Jalapeño peppers, and never done much more with them and roast them in some olive oil and garlic.  They are good as a quick and easy extra thing on the table if you’re serving multiple family-style appetizers, and depending on the crowd, they might start a conversation.  When...

Today’s post comes to you from Sarina’s Sephardic Cuisine.  Sarina and team recently returned from vacation in Morocco on a culinary adventure in their home country.  Cuisine from the Near East and Iberian Peninsula certainly is as to be as rich Judaism is in tradition and they are applying their knowledge and culinary favorites to create a...

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 compete in the event. My team, The Epicurean Bite, is making its debut this year and will be one of...

Yup, the latest addition to my hummus obsession is a grilled avocado hummus.  I can’t take full credit for the dish, after all, this month’s Kosher Connection link up theme lead me to this crazy awesome flavor combo....

In the spirit of BBQ Month here on This American Bite, it's time for something new.  When KOL Foods asked me to smoke a duck and write about it for them, I was equally excited and curious (you can see all my KOL Foods recipes here) and decided this would be the main dish for the Friday night dinner...