Last year for the first time ever, I made a Kugel for Passover. Click here to see that experience. I enjoyed trying something new, and I decided to make it a tradition.
However, this year I tried it a little different... I found out Kugel is traditionally made with egg noodles and not matzo farfel so I decided to use egg noodles, then I thought, why not use both? So I did!
Introducing:
Aimee's, I Love This Kugel
You will need:
1 10oz package of egg noodles cooked
2 cups of matzo farfel, lightly soaked then set aside
4- 5 large apples peeled and shredded
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup dried cherries
1 cup pineapple tidbits
3 whole eggs
2 egg whites
1/2 cup butter melted
1 cup applesauce unsweetened
1 cup sugar
LOTS of cinnamon
Vanilla
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Here's what you do
Soak the raisins and cherries in hot water for a few minutes to soften them.
Place the shredded apple, pineapple, softened cherries and raisins in a bowl add cooked noodles and softened matzo farful.
In a separate bowl beat together eggs and egg whites. Then add butter, applesauce, lemon juice, vanilla, sugar, and cinnamon.
Add the egg mixture to the noodle mixture, mix well then place in a well greased baking dish. Then lightly sprinkle with a nice mix of cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes, if it browns to fast cover with foil. It's easy and amazing! Let cool and enjoy with others!
This is SO good! No, it's freakin' awesome if I do say so myself!
Happy Passover!!!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Happy Passover
Saturday, April 4, 2009
New Favorite Beach
Aloha! Welcome to
My new favorite beach!
Watch Hill Beach in Rhode Island.
It's the perfect place to have a seat,
Stick your feet in the sand,
Listen to the sound of the waves,
and take in the scenery.
We were so excited to find this beach.
Even though the weather was cloudy, we decided to take the journey all the way down to the end of the beach.
It's a long walk so we had to make a few stops along the way.
We found it was a great time
to practice our balance,
Skip some stones,
and dig for buried treasure.
I found a heart.
and then I found another one.
We finally made it all the way to the end and saw the ocean from the very tip.
After all the excitment we enjoyed the long walk back, and the sun kept shining the rest of the way back.
Sea Treasure
Our new favorite beach was filled with treasures.
which made treasure hunting really fun!
Everywhere we turned,
there was something special.
We had lots of favorites.
This made picking just one favorite really difficult.
but in the end
we found the perfect treasure! Yep! It was definitely a keeper!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Historic Details
This past week I spent some time in Middletown Connecticut.
It was nice to take a closer look
at the historic sites located there.
There is nothing like opening a door,
stepping into the past
and unlocking
all the treasures
historic sites have to offer.
Everywhere I looked,
the details told a story.
And It was very clear,
They don't make things how they used to.
This is the Russel House.
I decided to stop and take a closer look.
Every time I drive by, I notice this gigantic elm tree in the front.
I love this tree.
And the house was amazing too.
Baby, You're Not Lost
The other day while exploring Connecticut I came across this sign.
After exploring further and further, I had no idea where I was.
So I followed the sign's advice. I stopped looked up and said "Well, I would like some direction please."
Just then the song " baby you're not lost" came across the radio.
A minute later I found myself here,
and I figured I was in a good place!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
I'm Seeing Green!
March has inspired me to see the greener side of things.
While eating my "green" breakfast, I looked up green on Wikipedia
and found the following green facts.
The word green is closely related to the Old English verb growan, “to grow”.
Green is life.
Abundant in nature, green signifies growth,
renewal, health, and environment.
Green is restful to the eye.
Green is also associated with regeneration,
fertility and rebirth.
In Hinduism, Green is used to symbolically represent the fourth, heart chakra.
It is often used to describe foliage and the sea,
and has become a symbol of environmentalism.
Lastly, green can communicate safety to proceed, as in traffic lights.
What great reasons to Go Green!