“Cured” Golden Beets (Gravlax)
I love to treat vegetables like meat. The other day I was curious to see what would happen if I pretended that a bunch of roasted golden beets were raw salmon. I somehow knew that they would resemble cured salmon…
Winter Fruit Salad
The first time I discovered the combination of fruits and rosemary was at Sage, a vegan bistro in Silver Lake. Until then rosemary was something that I used mostly in potato dishes, breads and crackers. Its piney wooden flavor is…
Grain-Free Buns Stuffed with Vegetables
Don’t mention to people that eat gluten that they are grain-free. It would psychologically ruin the flavor for them. That’s what I did with my boys and they ate them with joy and satisfaction. Unlike many gluten-free goods, these don’t…
Yeasted Gluten-Free Bread With Walnuts
Before you start: the bread needs 1 hour to proof, 1 hour to bake and minimum 2 hours to cool down. 4 and a little bit hours in total but worth it. I adapted the recipe from a magnificent cookbook…
Dairy-Free Orange Pancakes
My boys asked if I can make normal pancakes for a change. Normal as with gluten and eggs. This is my most normal pancake recipe. With a small twist but as fluffy and light as classic pancakes. No one complained.…
Lemon Poppy Pancakes (GF + DF)
Does the world need another pancake recipe? Yes, indeed! I rarely make the same pancake recipe. Sometimes I make orange pancakes, blueberry pancakes, pancakes with cardamom. If we don’t have eggs, I make them vegan. If I know that I’ll…
Strawberry Jam With Black Peppercorns
When life gives you mushy and bland strawberries make jam with black peppercorns. Why with black peppercorns? because the peppercorns give a pleasant spicy kick. Homemade jam is easy to make and heartwarming.
Gluten-Free Anise Biscuits (Reifat)
I experimented with my grandmother’s Moroccan Anise Biscuits (Reifat) recipe and came up with a delicious gluten-free version (and can be made vegan). They’re easy to make, only one bowl to wash and contain small amount of sugar (coconut sugar).…
MY SOURDOUGH STARTER IS READY, NOW WHAT?
It’s called sourdough because the process is sour 😉 and long but totally worth it.It takes about 48 hours in total but about 1 hour active and the rest of the time is inactive .After you took as much…
Simple Yeasted Bread
I bake bread on a weekly basis. I make gluten-free sourdough for me, wheat sourdough for my husband and boys, challahs for Shabbat for my guests and simple yeasted bread when I don’t have time or patience to make a…
Banana Bread With Chocolate Chunks
We are still in quarantine, cooking and baking nonstop. Hope you’re all doing well and getting the most out of this situation. Sending my love and strength to anyone who needs it xxs I already posted two or more banana…
Peas, Shiitakes & Spinach Scramble
This is the kind of food that I eat on a daily basis, usually in the winter, when I feel that I’m coming down with something. I also avoid eating sugar and take extra vitamin C and D. It works…
Gluten-Free Starter & Sourdough Bread
STEP BY STEP. This is the second best thing after wheat sourdough. There are tones of sourdough bread recipes on the internet but most of them are long and complicated. Hopefully this one will make it easier for you. FYI…
Dairy-free Banana Bread
NEVER THROW AWAY OVERLY RIPE BANANAS! NEVER!
gluten & grain-free bagels
They are gluten-free, grain-free, plant-based, easy and quick to make and satisfying like their New Yorker relatives.
Baked tomatoes, thyme & feta
Once upon a time we lived in New York City, had no kids and no use for our kitchen. We had all our meals at our favorite places; one of them was Cafe Gitane. We ate there at least three…
Plant-based omelet
There are bunch of very inspiring restaurants and cafes in Tel Aviv. One of them is Anastasia, which is the most popular plant-based cafe in the city. I usually go there for their yummy refined sugar free & gluten free…
Basic Porridge
If you love porridge, great. If you don’t, I would love to change your mind about it. First you should know that I totally get why you don’t like porridge because me too for years until I had a good…
New York Style Bagels
FYI, You do not need New York water to make New York-style bagels. It’s a myth. Any tap water will do. Bagels are not a New York invention. They were made by European Jewish immigrants long before they arrived in…
avocado & beet sandwich
I came back from Larchmont Farmers’ Market starving. I dug out an avocado, watermelon radish and microgreens from my shopping bags and in less then five minutes made myself this beautiful, nutritious sandwich.