Beet Carpaccio
Yesterday was a fucking, terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. It’s started with a blood test (I hate blood tests, they make me insanely paranoid). It continued with a call to Cigna, our health insurance. I don’t know what…
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Chocolate chip and granola cookies
You must trust me when I tell you that these are the best chocolate chip cookies in the world! Extremely easy to make, about 5 minutes to prepare and 8–10 minutes to bake. The granola is optional…
Curry Noodle Soup With Vegetables
Living in different parts of the world, you quickly realize that access to authentic Asian cuisine varies greatly. When we were in New York and Los Angeles, finding excellent Asian food was never a problem.…
Fig & Lemongrass Jam
After almost three endless months of never-ending summer vacation, Leo finally started school, a new charter school. Frankly, Z and I were excited about it but he wasn’t. He wanted to be excited, but, instead, he was…
Multi-seed Crackers
Don’t listen to anyone who tells you not to play with your food. Play with it when ever is possible.
Strawberry Jam
I never liked strawberry jam until I made my own strawberry jam and fell in love with it.
Alexander’s big book of art
I told you I wouldn’t have time to write anything this month! I have been busy helping Alex to put together his art book. His drawings are sweet and innocent just like him . Take a look Alex’s BIG book of…
Flatbread Sabich
This beautiful flatbread was a last-minute pivot from sabich, a popular Israeli street food: pita stuffed with potatoes, eggplant, hard-boiled egg, salads, and tahini sauce. I knew there was a chance that my American boys…
Blackberry Muffins with Chia seeds
I was debating all morning… Should I tidy the house, or work? Should I go to Nordstrom to buy shoes, or stay at home to work? Should we move to a bigger house, or stay in our…
Quinoa, Beet & Hazelnut Salad
I’m handing the stage to my dear mother-in-law, who introduced me to this beautiful grain fourteen years ago. Thank you, Estee! I appreciate your help. I love every word you wrote. An on-going, exasperating controversy about Quinoa is…
Vegan Date & Chocolate Truffles
No time for BS. Just a quick, sweet recipe that I found in a beautiful cookbook called Vegetarian Everyday, written by a sweet Scandinavian couple. Their blog is Green Kitchen Stories. This exactly the kind of recipe I…
1-Bowl Vegan Chocolate Cake
Three words to describe this cake: moist, dense and rich. It finishes usually in thirty minutes. My husband found the recipe in Martha Stewart’s Living Magazine. The picture and recipe didn’t look exciting but I didn’t have eggs and I was curious. I…