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North Shore to South Bay

A Jewish baking blog that combines my Midwestern upbringing with my newfound home in Southern California.

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May 4
3 min

Rainbow Cookie Cake

Rainbow cookies grace almost every Shabbat Kiddush lunch dessert tray, but did you know that they actually have their origins in Italian...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Apr 26
2 min

PB&J Babka

One of the first "creative" challah flavors I ever created was a peanut butter and jelly challah. The dough had actual peanut butter in...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Apr 26
2 min

Black & White Cookie Cake

What is the one way that you can improve a black and white cookie? Stack three of them on top of each other, smother them in black and...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Mar 31
2 min

Black Forest Cake Jar for Passover

A couple of years ago one of my friends sent me cake in a jar for my birthday. I had never seen such a thing before and as someone who is...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Mar 30
1 min

Cherry Crumble for Passover

Passover is one of the first signs of spring. The holiday brings with it, the warmer weather, sunshine, and spring/summer fruits! One of...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Mar 29
2 min

Chocolate Orange Mini Sponge Cakes

Every year around the holidays I treat myself to one of those chocolate oranges. You know the ones that you crack open by whacking them...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Mar 29
1 min

Passover Dirt Cups

Dirt Cups are the ultimate nostalgia! They were the treat that we all loved to find when we came home from school but the traditional...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Mar 17
3 min

Charoset Meringue Pie

Okay friends and readers… it is that time of year again… time for the never ending flourless desserts for Passover. The savory food and...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Feb 16
2 min

Beignet "Hamentaschen"

One of the greatest Disney films of all time, in my opinion, is Princess and the Frog. It has incredible jazzy music that makes you want...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Feb 4
3 min

Cinammon Babka

When Noah asked me what I wanted for my birthday this year, I simply replied with “Jewish food”. I have been craving the deli sandwiches...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Jan 30
3 min

Boston Cream Pie Hamentaschen

How many of you also thought that Boston Cream Pie was a pie and not a cake? Literally until I googled the recipe, I thought that I was...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Jan 30
2 min

Knishentaschen

As I was looking at a map of the country trying to figure out what flavors I could create for the different states, I really struggled...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Jan 30
3 min

Black and White Hamentaschen

One of the first recipes that I created for North Shore to South Bay was a black and white cookie recipe. These cookies hold a special...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Jan 28
2 min

Georgia Peach Cobbler Hamentaschen

I struggled with what flavor to create for the state of Georgia. Originally I started testing a diet coke recipe because of the Coke...

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NorthShoreToSouthBay

Jan 28
3 min

Key Lime Hamentaschen

While most of us are stuck in the dreary winter months, we all dream of warmer places and sunshine! Many of my friends and family, around...

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Marissa Wojcik

Growing up in the Midwest, I had a warm childhood centered around family and friends. Many of my first memories center around food and the traditions of family holidays. I was never someone who thought that they would live more than a few hours drive from their family....

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Mom's Sugar Cookies (Recipe Coming Soon!)