Simple Pumpkin Lentil Soup

Yesterday, I accidentally stumbled upon a diary entry from exactly a year ago. It’s in Hebrew, so I translated it for you: Sunday, October 8, 23 (in London at Ruby’s) The situation in Israel is dire. More than 600 people…

Easy Rice Eggplant Pilaf

Pilaf is a rice dish that has been sautéed in fat then cooked in seasoned liquid. I would normally make a pilaf when I don’t have much in the fridge or when I need something healthy and quick, or when…

Simple Split Pea Soup

Hey Autumn, what’s up? When are you coming? With these hot flashes and our newly naked house, summer is unbearable. If you live in a fire-risk zone in California, home insurance companies won’t insure you or they’ll triple your insurance…

25 Salad Ballads Is Available now

My ebook, 25 Salad Ballads, is now available! I can’t believe I did it! Giving birth to my boys was quicker and easier compared to this beautiful bastard. Writing the recipes properly, like my friend, Karen, taught me, and gathering…

Simple Carrot Nectarine Salad

Do I always feel like having a salad? Yes indeed! Do I always feel like making a salad? No, not at all. That’s why most of my salad are 2-5 ingredient salads; steam kale salad, cucumber dill salad, best carrot…

Simple Steamed Kale Salad

Before Leo leaves for college, I would like to equip him with as many dorm-friendly and nutritious recipes like my easy garlicky potato salad, simple cucumber dill salad, and this steamed kale salad. It was his request, I didn’t offer…

Simple cucumber Dill salad

Me: Can I play on the iPad? Can I stay home today? Can I stay up all night?Can we have sushi tonight? Can I go to a friend’s house? Can a friend come over? Can I have something sweet? Can I…

Bread Making Class At LAVC

I’m excited to announce my upcoming bread baking class next month at Los Angeles Valley College. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn the valuable…

Moroccan Tea Cookies With Anise

Every single time I make a batch of these irresistible heroine-biscuits, I swear it’ll be the last time. And I’d probably keep that promise if someone didn’t always beg me to make them. Or if a sudden burst of inspiration…

Easy Garlicky Potato Salad

Did you know that garlic is more than a pungent and medicinal ingredient? It’s also a powerful spiritual symbol. In many cultures, garlic is believed to protect from evil spirits and negative energies. Some cultures and spiritual practices used garlic…

Easy Passover Layered Cake

I’m assuming most of you are already familiar with Passover. In a nutshell, Passover is a major Jewish holiday, one of the three pilgrimage festivals, that celebrates the Biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from slavery in Egypt. Our family…

Salad Inspired By Mexico City

My husband and I just got back from a trip to Mexico City. We flew down there so I can get a dental implant. It is much cheaper there. It’s not something I would normally do but the dentist was…

Easy To Make Spicy Condiment

One of the most annoying things in my work as a recipe developer is titling the recipes—giving them appealing names. Nowadays it’s not enough to call a recipe by its name; you have to add a keyword that will lure…

Beet and Beet leaves soup 

It’s only 10PM but I am drained and tired. Probably from politics, propaganda and worrying. The computer screen hurts my eyes, but before I crawl into bed with Barbara Kingsolver’s book Copperhead Demon let me give you this recipe before…

One-Pot Meals Cooking Class

Next month I will be teaching again at LA Valley College how to prepare unfussy, one-pot meals. If you live in Los Angeles or know someone who lives here who would be interested in taking my class, please forward this…