I love hard boiled eggs but I really hate when they overcook and you are left with that nasty greenish yolk. There are times you have a big crowd and you need a walloping load of hard cooked eggs – either for egg salad, deviled eggs or adding to things and are looking for a […]
I’m a cranberry fan and have been for as long as I can remember. I find their tanginess incredibly appealing and of course, when Thanksgiving rolls around, we tend to think of cranberry sauce. I do love the sauce and have an excellent homemade version but I decided that it would be nice to do […]
While generally speaking I prefer my veggies fresh, I have been known to sneak in the occasional frozen or gasp! canned item. This particular soup I’ve always made from canned pumpkin – not Heaven forbid the sweetened stuff but the unadulterated pure pumpkin puree. It’s my gift to myself for when I want a super […]
I have been making granola since my kids were little and I confess I went through a health food nut stage, reading Prevention Magazine and being somewhat obsessed. I’ve since calmed down and although I will still only eat brown rice- even that’s no longer so!, many of my other strictures have gone by the […]
Artichokes are a vegetable with a naturally almost lemony flavor. They are complicated to eat and I don’t have the patience to eat them leaf by leaf. I like to eat the bottom, which I find much easier to just purchase frozen rather than struggle with the whole thing, as well as that being the […]
Much easier than you might think! I think people might see homemade falafel as a daunting task but truly, if you own a food processor, or a blender (just need smaller batches) you can make them with ease. And after you bite into the crunchy golden balls, you will see that it’s a whole ‘nother […]
These are so pretty to look at that you almost don’t want to eat them, but DO! They are beyond yum! I like the bright taste of sour cherries, which give a tangy pop even when you add sugar to the mix. These crisps are very simple to make but require a couple of steps. […]
This is a surprisingly simple recipe, using very basic ingredients, but has endured the test of time. DH, who truly loves and understands me, bought me many years ago for my birthday/anniversary present a 10 week course, of once a week to meet with the head chef of the Hilton hotel in Jerusalem at the […]
Personally, in many ways I prefer gravalax to regular smoked salmon aka lox. It has a less “gushy” texture (sorry for the complicated foodie jargon 🙂 ) is firmer and more meaty. I think people are a little scared of making it themselves but once I nerved myself to trying it and potentially wasting a […]