Since Israel Independence Day is hot on our heels, the whole country rubs its hands in glee and prepares for a “Mangal”. This is barbecuing Israel style. There are all sorts of inside jokes about how this is done and the proper way to do it (many prepare their feasts in public parks with old […]
Many of us are still recovering from the cooking marathon that usually accompanies a holiday. Passover has come and gone and is remembered with fondness and joy but hey, some of us just wanna throw something easy together. This is the dish. Now I admit, I made my own marmalade from the Chush Chash tree […]
Okay, so we are still brushing the matza crumbs off our laps, I know, but the flour, bread and other non-Passover goodies calls out to us. So I decided to post an old old fave of mine which is a copycat version of coffee cake juniors made by Drake’s that were these adorable little coffee […]
First, truth? I thought I’d take a vacation from posting during the Passover holiday. So what changed, you may ask? I made this cake again. OMG, people, my goal is to share wonderful things to eat and especially special things for holidays. So how could I hold out on you guys? This cake is so […]
Sometimes you want to whip something up and you open your fridge and contemplate the pickings. Hmm, let’s see. So I had cooked, cubed potatoes, spinach in danger of wilting beyond repair and just as I prepare in advance caramelized onions, I had made caramelized onions and mushrooms. Frittata!!! My fridge practically screamed it at […]
I made this for Shabbat and there isn’t a drop left of this delicious salad. Some call it eggplant “caviar” since it has small seeds that can look like caviar but to me this is the most basic of basic eggplant salads, the sort you can pick up in any grocery shop in Israel made […]
Let me start by saying that DH and I have been super super careful this whole year due to Corona/Covid and haven’t eaten at any restaurants or even contemplated hotels. Then, after a coupla lockdowns, we decided to try to book a hotel in Eilat, at that point a “green” city. Suffice it to say […]
Ah childhood memories! Nothing quite like ’em, are there? These cookies evoke a memory of going with my father, of blessed memory, to a bake shop which the whole neighborhood patronized, named Henry’s, where the white bakery boxes were wrapped in green and white string and you took home a heady scented array of goodies. […]