BIZZY BAKES

This month, the Kosher Connection is recognizing the odd combination of Thanksgiving and Chanukah.  It is a once in a lifetime event that the two coincide and people are having a blast preparing food that covers both holidays.  The kosher cooks have their challenge to come up with appropriate food for the holiday.   I made Turkey-Mashed Potato Burgers with Cranberry Stuffing Cups.  That would cover the turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and turkey.  As far as I am concerned, the burgers could have shared the honors with mashed sweet potatoes.   Cranberry Stuffing Cups - Gluten-Free Ingredients: 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped celery 1 - 2 tablespoons oil 6 cups seasoned bread cubes (gluten-free challah or white bread) 1/2 cup dried cranberries ½ teaspoon dried thyme 1 egg, beaten 1 cup organic vegetable broth Salt and pepper to taste  Method: Preheat oven to 350º F. Lightly coat a 12 cup muffin pan with nonstick spra...

Friday is a total cooking day for me.  Well, there is some cleaning in there, too, but it is the cooking, I love to do.  Each Friday, I have the fun of selecting different dishes to make and to scan the cookbooks, magazines of the blogs, looking for something a bit different.  This is a part of the week, I especially enjoy and of course, it is all for our Sabbath (Shabbos). My husband kept asking for rice, potatoes or pasta for dinner but I didn't feel like any of them. So simple when that happens - one of us get his/her way. This time, it is me. I don't think hubby is going to be disappointed with what I ended up making.  Since he was looking for starch, I decided bread would be the right way to go.  I haven't had extra gluten-free bread in the house for months.  Usually, we make a loaf a week and that is fine for hubby.  When I was shopping, I decided to pick up some gluten-free rolls and I had a few packages in the freezer.  Poof, ...