Mexico City: Shelly’s Humble Kitchen Travel Diary
My tongue keeps touching the screw in my mouth. It’s waiting for a crown. I was supposed to get the crown today but the lab made it too short. So I have to go back tomorrow. My dentist here in…
From NH to NYC: A Travel Rant
Traveling is fun only on Instagram. Thank God, I only have to pack and unpack my carry-on one more time this summer. It was easier in ancient times, when you had someone who schlepped around your luggage. Luckily I travel…
Skillet Cornbread with Nectarine
When the Newmans offer you to stay in their country home on the Lake of Glenville, you don’t think about it and hesitate. You postpone your flight back home, and you stay three more days North Carolina. Even if you’ve…
Druze Pita with Labneh & Za’atar
For those of you who don’t know or who have never been to Israel, not everything Israeli is Jewish and not everything Jewish is Israeli. Einstein was Jewish but not Israeli, and Druze laffa is not Jewish but very Israeli—as…
Shuk Machne Yehuda: Jerusalem’s Most Delicious Market
I can’t believe how time flies. It’s been exactly one year since we left Israel. And God knows when we will be able to travel again. I miss my family and friends, and the food. I took those pictures in…
Tel Aviv, My Favorite Places
There are so many good places to eat in Tel Aviv – but these are the ones that we love, can afford and are always excited to go back to.
Our Family Travels: New York, Copenhagen, Tel Aviv & More
I found a post from three years ago that I somehow forgot to post! The boys were so small and so cute. My god I miss them toddlers, I never thought I would. I already forgot how intense it was to travel with them…
Finca Son Mico, Sóller, Mallorca
Imagine you’re doing a hike when suddenly, in the middle of nowhere, you see a sign: Tartes, Quiches, Zumo, Cafe I don’t know about you but I would be ecstatic. Now that we live in Mallorca, I hike often to Son…
The Highlights of Our Road Trip Through Tuscany
After my mother confirmed that she was coming to visit in July, I immediately started to search for cheap airfare somewhere in Europe (I normally use Google Flights or Skyscanner). It’s been a while since Z and I travelled without our boys. I knew…
Florence, Italy: Our Summer Travel Diary
While browsing my pictures folder, I bumped into the photos from our trip to Florence last summer, which I had completely forgotten about. Although we were there for only a couple of days, we managed to see a lot, eat…
Happy New Year from Mallorca!
Hola everyone, I thought that by the New Year we would be settled down but unfortunately we are not. The apartment we found and rented (through Idealista.com) two months ago in the old town in Palma was only gorgeous at first sight. Two weeks after we moved…
Shelly’s Humble Kitchen Is in Mallorca Now
Research has shown that moving is more stressful than getting a divorce or a new job. So why the f*** do I do it, on average, every three years? Because I always forget how painful it is. For me moving is like giving…
Playa del Carmen, Mexico: Travel Diary
The first time I visited Playa Del Carmen was fifteen years ago (f&#$ I’m getting old!). After spending six months in America on tourist visa, I had to leave in order to extend my stay. In New York I met an…
Paris & Penne with Cashew Cream and Butternut Squash
It’s been a long time… Two days ago I arrived back from a marvelous week in Paris. It was a trip that my mother, older sister and I have been dreaming to do together for years. (Aunt Shuli tagged along.) For my…
Road Trip from LA to San Francisco via Route 1
Last week, we finally made one road trip happen: driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco via Route 1. My husband and I had been talking about it since we moved to Los Angeles from New York two years ago.…
Swanton Berry Farm: Our PCH Road Trip Highlight
Swanton Berry Farm was the highlight of our road trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco via the PCH. To find a place like Swanton – after you’ve had a string of bad meals, and almost given up on finding a…
Exploring the LA Farmers Market
You know what is the best thing about moving to a new city? Discovering new places to eat and buy food, like markets and farmers markets. Like the one I used to go to at Union Square or in Santa Maria, in Mallorca.…