Cranberries—Mighty Little Healing Powerhouse

By Catharine Kaufman (a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink) Cheers to the power of small things! To autumn’s jewel-like cranberries that pack as much super-food punch in their ruby-red spheres as do blueberries and their other Lilliputian … Read More

Let’s Talk Turkey

By Catharine L. Kaufman—a.k.a. Your Kitchen Shrink (Thought that it would be an appropriate week to reprint Catharines’s 2008 take on the Turkey. Enjoy……Dina!) It’s that time again when turkeys are flying off the supermarket … Read More

Walnut Spiced Apple Cake

­ Yield – 2  9-inch pans 3 cups – fresh, sweet apples, medium diced, peeled 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil (I prefer grapeseed oil) 2 cups white sugar (I prefer brown, raw sugar) 3 cups sifted … Read More

Gynormous Baked Latke Loaf

Note: Recommend using all organic ingredients. One parsnip—washed and peeled One medium size carrot—washed and peeled One small turnip—w & p One small rutabaga—w & p Three medium potatoes—washed, skin-on One medium size garnet yam … Read More

Ole Mole ! May Is One Big Cinco De Mayo Celebration

By Catharine L. Kaufman  —  a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink “Tra-La…It’s May… The lusty month of May…” sings Queen Guenevere in the Lerner and Loewe musical, “Camelot.” While both the song and most people’s fancy turn … Read More

My Mothers’ Day Kitchen Wish List

by Catharine L. Kaufman — a.k.a The Kitchen Shrink “I’d like to be the ideal mother, but I’m too busy raising my kids.” Anonymous “When I was a child, my mother said to me, ‘If … Read More

Friendly Eats For Earth Day

By Catharine L. Kaufman – a.k.a The Kitchen Shrink Every Earth Day, we are reminded that while all of April is dedicated to the global celebration of our Blue Planet home, the 22-nd of the … Read More