Mia-Rut

To be clear Mia Rut (pronounced root) is one of those double first name deals (or first then middle name) so I'd prefer not to be called Ms. (middle name)

I'm from a seriously bad-ass Christian family (my mom's a minister and my sisters have been missionaries in African countries).  But I'm all but a mikvah away from being a Jew.

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Unemployment Black Bean Brownies

Earlier this week, I was still recovering from the swine flu but dragged myself to…

When Eating Locally Is Bad For You

It’s pretty easy to eat local food in New York City.  Scattered throughout the five…

Meeting My Boyfriend’s Nice Jewish Mother

Seeing that I’ve been dating someone for a respectable amount of time now, and that…

Friends (Chevre) Cheesecake for Shavuot

There is a cheesecake sitting in my (boyfriend’s) refrigerator right now. At some point late…

He Gave Me a Drawer – I Took The Kitchen

I met someone special at Purim this past year.  It wasn’t love at first sight,…

Eating Well For A Good Cause: The Brooklyn Food Conference

I really love it when my boyfriend gets excited about a meal.  He stops, breathes…

Help! I Have Six Pounds of Organic Kosher Brisket, Now What Do I Do!?!

I don’t typically cook a lot of meat.  During my dinner parties I’ll sometimes have…

Regretting St. Patrick’s Day – The Shamrock Shake

Not all family traditions are things you carry with you all of your life. Although…