It’s a good thing that there are usually a couple of months between the Jewish new year and December 31st. While I do get ready for the former (and the 2 Jewish holidays that closely follow it), that preparation manifests…
Savory Winter Fruit Salad
The Trifecta: Red, Green, & Black Lentil Soup
I am totally a fresh veggies salad kinda girl (especially when the salad has got tons of fresh, chopped herbs like mint, parsley, etc.), but sometimes in the winter I really crave something hot and dense. Enter soups! I love soups…
Lentil Siniyah
Have you ever had siniyah? It’s an amazing Palestinian dish that’s basically the Middle-Eastern version of a Shepherd’s Pie.
Lazy-Girl Grilled Veggies for Two
The way I do things in the kitchen could be classified into two (very different) parts. The first approach is the scientific approach. In it I am experimenting with one thing or another, usually trying to “crack” some recipe into…
Juicy Upside-Down Cardamom-Pear Cake
Rosh HaShana (the Jewish new year) is upon us. This has got to be one of my favorite times of the year. The air starts to cool, bringing a much-needed relief from the intense summer Israel hosts here every year……
Healthy Blueberry-Walnut Chocolate Truffles for Tu B’Shvat
It’s that time of year again, when it’s still very much the dead of winter — but Spring is starting to be on our minds.
Cozy Honey-Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
These cookies are extremely easy to make.
Baked Vegan Beer-Battered Onion Rings
Yes, you heard right. Baked. Vegan. Onion rings. BEER-BATTERED.
Cherry-Mint Ice-Cream
Seeing as this is a post that involves CHERRIES, ICE CREAM, and PEPPERMINT, I really wish it could be more fun, bouncy, and carefree. I mean, who doesn’t get a carefree feeling when thinking about stuff like cherries? And ice…
The Perfect Pop
Oh, yeah. I can’t even begin to describe how much I love popcorn. I can eat it forever. It’s fast and easy to make, it’s the perfect cure for the all those times you remember you are “hungry” because you…