Category Archives: Savory

Happy Pi Day!

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Jen's Confectionary

This year’s occurrence of the geeky new tradition, Pi Day, coincided with a rare snow day in the Northeastern U.S. and I had an unlikely opportunity to throw myself into a little baking to celebrate. Cherry Pi’s – As individual, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fruit, Holidays, Other Desserts, Pastry, Savory, Themed | Tagged fancy meat pie, fancy pie, Geek, Holidays, meat pie, Pastry, pi, pi day | 6 Comments

Deep Fried Broccoli – Shockingly Good

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Jen's Confectionary

OK, so maybe this is where the “eight crazy nights” part makes sense. How could something be quick, easy, simple and taste awesome? As I was experimenting with deep frying things, I made a discovery that rocked my little world: … Continue reading →

Posted in Savory, Vegan | Tagged broccoli, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Deep Fat, Fried, Hanukkah, Holidays | Leave a comment

Cheddar BBQ Pockets

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Jen's Confectionary

Lately, I’ve been hugely nomming on the flavor combination of cheddar cheese an barbeque sauce. Since I had both on hand, I just had to extend my won ton wrapper research. These were dazzlingly easy to throw together and make … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Savory | Tagged BBQ, Chanukah, Chanukkah, cheddar, Deep Fat, Fried, Game day, Hanukah, Hanukkah, Holiday, Kosher, Won ton, won ton wrappers | Leave a comment

Fun with Won Ton Wrappers

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Jen's Confectionary

OK, this Hanukah I challenged myself to park the deep fat fryer on my counter and produce *something* fried every day for a week. Much to everyone’s disappointment, donuts/sufganiyot never materialized (that was before my weak aspirations regarding yeasted things … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Savory | Tagged Chanukah, Chanukkah, cream cheese, Deep Fat, Fried, Game day, Hanukah, Hanukkah, Holiday, Holidays, Kosher, Lox, rangoon, rosemary, Salmon, Smoked Salmon, Won ton, won ton wrappers | Leave a comment

Kohlrabi Latkes

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Jen's Confectionary

Something Else to Do with Kohlrabi! Yaaaay! My family actually ate it! OK, so maybe I’m a little enthused over this one. I’ll admit it: I’d never seen a kohlrabi before joining a CSA and it’s been an adventure of … Continue reading →

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Ghoulish Brie en Croute

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Jen's Confectionary

Delayed Gratification I’m a patient person – or else a colossal procrastinator… I’d gotten this cutesy, 3-D lamb cake mold at least 10 years ago now, and always dreamed of doing something, well, different with it for Halloween. For years … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Savory, Themed | Tagged brie, brie en croute, Halloween, lamb cake pan, lamb mold | 1 Comment

That Other Spread

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Jen's Confectionary

For the Heck of It Seeing as I wind up with a free egg white whenever I make my favorite mayonnaise, and seeing as the spouse prefers Miracle Whip anyway, I started experimenting with trying to approximate that tangy spread … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipe, Savory | Tagged Egg whites, Eggs, Mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, recipe | Leave a comment