I normally make vegan cheese in a cheesecloth. I didn’t think I could bake it into a cheese wheel. In fact, baking speeds up the process and makes the cheese mold-free, if that’s possible. According to Claude the AI, most…
There’s a popular ice cream shop in our neighborhood that makes exquisite dairy ice cream but their vegan ice cream shouldn’t exist. The flavors are fine but the texture, the poor texture, is so flat. Sorbet has more character than…
I have a weakness for stuffed pastries, especially Balkan and Turkish savory pastries such as burek and burekas. While they can be easily made with store-bought filo or puff pastry, I prefer to stay away from these options because they…
Throwing away the beet tops is like tossing a gorgeous strand of human hair instead of donating it. Such a weird analogy but that was the only thing that came to mind. It’s a shame not to cook those Swiss…
Stop and pick the loquats (shesek, nispero, biwa). Those mother-clusters of oval, orange fruits you see everywhere during may and June are edible indeed. If you pick them, make sure to select only the very orange with brown spots, those…
These fragrant Spanish cookies, tortas (cakes) de aceite y anís, remind me of my grandmother’s anise biscuits, Reifat. I often wonder about their origin. Did the exiled Jews brought them to Morocco from Spain? Alternatively, did the Moors introduce them…
The recipe video for this cashew cheese is the most popular video on my instagram. I think the reason is that it’s pretty easy to make, and that it doesn’t require many or weird ingredients. You’re probably asking yourself, “Yes…
It’s been a while since I posted anything. As some of you know – from Instagram – we moved again. This time not too far. To a close by neighborhood with a better public high school. I hope we made…
I always associate the word Turkish with food, good food – even when someone brings up Turkish prisons, Turkish Coffee or the Bride from Istanbul. Unfortunately, I’ve never been to Turkey yet but it’s on the top of my list.…
One day, I got curious what would happen if I treated the beets as if they were salmon, since they both have bright colors and white streaks. I coated the beets in kosher salt, dill, and fennel seeds, wrapped them…
Who was the genius that came up with the idea to infuse oil with spices? Growing up, my mother and grandmother always kept a jar of oil infused with sweet paprika and hot paprika in the fridge. In fact, every…
Before the pandemic I used to make it on a weekly basis to put in my boys’ lunch bags. It’s gluten-free, grain-free, vegan and refined sugar free and delicious and crunchy. I filmed and edited the video for We Are…
In my family and Homeland we have a lot of respect for vegetables. They get more attention than meat. You’ll never hear my mother rave about a steak or sausages. But she’ll always describe to you the perfect green beans…
I remember the night and the place where my husband and I discovered the amazing combination of fruits and rosemary. It was back in 2010 when we moved to Los Angeles from Israel and visited Sage Vegan Bistro in Echo…
Every year for Thanksgiving, I let my American friends to be in charge of the holiday traditional’s dishes while I’m in charge of cooking a few vegetable sides and plant-based mains. The recipes below aren’t fussy or fancy but they’re…
As much as I love desserts and sweets, for some reason I am not a big fan of sweet potatoes on their own. They’re too intense for me. I love them only when their sweetness is balanced with acidic and…
According to Wikipedia, Baba Ganoush is a Levantine dish. According to me, it’s Shabbat at my mother’s. She has been making it every Friday for Shabbat dinner since I was a kid. Some people make their baba G with tahini…
I wonder what was more fun, making them or eating them. I also wonder where I adapted the recipe from. If you make these buns, do me a favor, don’t mention anything about gluten-free unless it is necessary. My husband…
Even as a recipe developer I sometimes don’t know what to make for dinner. When nothing comes to mind I start rinsing and peeling the vegetables I have in hand. And while doing so something interesting happens. I start cooking…
Everyone should learn how to make bread even if you live above a Boulangerie. When I made my first loaf at age 24 I had the same sense of freedom and achievement as when I pass the driving test at…