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 […]
IMHO these really are the best. I got this recipe over 15 years ago from my friend Sharon. It went missing for a time and I tried to find it on the Quaker website but at the time, the recipe was not the same (despite a similar name) and I was despairing. Then I reorganized […]
This is so quick and easy that you can’t quite believe it. Of course, this all started when I spied a package of fully cooked, peeled beets in the refrigerator case and thought, hmm, nutritious and popping with bold color and flavor, let’s add this to the menu. It’s both tart and a bit sweet […]