Category Archives: Recipes

Covid DeCluttering: Cookie Jar?

Posted on July 7, 2020 by lisakwinkler

Like many during the past several months, I’ve managed to unload a few unused, not needed items. An enormous pot I used to make marmalade. Another one for chili. A glass trifle bowl. Some yarn and needles. I could easily … Continue reading →

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It’s ANZAC Day! Make Anzacs!

Posted on April 25, 2017 by lisakwinkler

It’s ANZAC Day; the holiday that commemorates the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War on April 25, 1915 at Gallipoli. During the summer of 1974, I was … Continue reading →

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MarshaJustWrites: Blog Interview

Posted on June 24, 2016 by lisakwinkler

My interview on MarshaJustWrites blog: Cyclying Grandma Shares Reasons for Self-Publishing

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Prepping for Passover

Posted on April 18, 2016 by lisakwinkler

In kitchens around the world this week people are planning and preparing for their Passover celebrations starting Friday, April 22. The holiday commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. The meal, the Seder, includes the retelling … Continue reading →

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Announcing: A Glub Glub & A Shake Shake: A Cookbook

Posted on November 8, 2015 by lisakwinkler

I was seated on a flight from New Jersey to San Francisco and overhead the attendant asking customers in business class if they wanted blintzes for breakfast. I thought of my mother’s—hand made, light batter, carefully mixed cheeses, lightly fried, … Continue reading →

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Russia #2: Wandering The Hermitage & Mom’s Borscht

Posted on March 20, 2014 by lisakwinkler

From Moscow, we took the high-speed train to St. Petersburg. It’s smaller and more European in style, with lots of canals and bridges throughout.  Cathedrals dot the landscape. We spent practically an entire day at The Hermitage; NYC’s Metropolitan Museum … Continue reading →

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Curing Laryngitis: Silence & Steam; Garlic & Ginger

Posted on October 23, 2013 by lisakwinkler

Feeling sorry for myself, I posted this on Facebook last night. Cures for laryngitis, please. The advice poured in.  It fell into a few categories. Quite a few recommended silence, no talking, not even whispering, that apparently makes it worse. … Continue reading →

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Peace Corps Postcard #3: Where’s Warren?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by lisakwinkler

What makes any experience memorable are the people you meet. My parents are still in touch with several people they met while serving in the Peace Corps. My mother, a justice of the peace, has officiated at a few weddings … Continue reading →

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It’s National Grilled Cheese Month!

Posted on April 3, 2013 by lisakwinkler

What’s for lunch? April is National Grilled Cheese Month. Surely founded by the dairy industry, though no history emerged; it celebrates the simple act of placing a piece of cheese on something and sliding it under the broiler for a … Continue reading →

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Cookbook: Middle East Peace via Hummus?

Posted on December 5, 2012 by lisakwinkler

Could hummus be the dip to Middle East peace? Israeli celebrity chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi would like to think so. With the publication of their new cookbook, Jerusalem, they offer recipes that celebrate both Israel’s agricultural bounty and its … Continue reading →

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